Speaking about popular cars in the affordable luxury sedan segment, Honda City has ruled the market. Owing to its popularity and launch of a diesel trim earlier this year, the demand for the vehicle witnessed a manifold increase and interested buyers had to wait for months to drive home their favorite car. To avoid making customers wait longer, Honda has started operating second shifts at its Tapukara plant in Rajasthan.
The production numbers have doubled-up with the start of a second shift, as it now produces about 10,000 units every month as against 5,000 units that were produced earlier. Speaking on its demand, Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has reported about 18.08% increase with 13,242 units sold in the month of October this year. The company is focussed on ensuring better availability for the city sedan and shall fully utilize the Tapukara plant.
The recently launched new Honda city is available in petrol and diesel trims. Both the trims are powered by a 1.5 Liter engine. The 4 Cylinder, SOHC i-VTEC petrol engine generates a power output of about 119 PS @ 6600, whereas the 4 Cylinder, DOHC i-DTEC engine generates about 100 PS @ 3600. The petrol trim is mated to a five speed gearbox and is also available with an optional CVT transmission. The diesel version is only available in manual with a six speed transmission.
