My Honda City after 4000kms

Bought the city in Feb2009, the 10th Anniversary edition. My selection narrowed down to city after a month of research and test drive of different C segment cars and SUVs. Reasons for my selection -

Pros:

- Hassle free maintenance

- Decent car for everyday office and occasional highway rides

- Good fuel Economy

- Comfortable Ride.

I recently drove from Bangalore to Hyderabad and enjoyed the drive. The Car is stable at speeds of 140km/hr. It can take unpaved roads with ease. Car is very comfortable in the city. Some of my colleagues from US came for a visit recently, looked at the car and are really impressed about the practicality, build quality and fuel efficiency.

Cons:

The only con I experienced is the ground clearance. The car fully laden tends to scrape the big speed brakers. I felt the ground clearance should have been 170mm and this will also stamp city perfect car for Indian roads. I experienced this difference when returning from Hyderabad. The tire pressure guy set the tire pressure at 40 instead of 32F/30R and I have not noticed this. While there is no noticeable difference in the ride, I felt quite a difference in handling the big speed brakers along the Hyderabad- Bangalore highway. Car even fully laden took the speed breakers with ease. Only at the next tire pressure check in Bangalore, I noticed the pressure set too high. The tire pressure was reset to standard specification as it will not be safer. If Honda can increase the ground clearance, Honda City would be a perfect car for Indian roads.

Overall: Having driven the different cars in US, I enjoy the Honda City GXI now. It is a great car perfect for everyday office if you want a hassle free, fuel efficient and a practical car. The build quality is great and am sure it will last me a number of years. When compared to cars in the same segment, I definitely recommend city if you can live with the ground clearance. Offcourse the positives are huge as well - reliability, build quality, fuel efficiency compared to ground clearance.

Looks premium like a scaled down accord.Ground clearance