Honda City leads sales in mid-size sedan category in India

Honda City has been a popular brand in the Indian automotive market. Honda – a brand known for quality, refinement and reliability has been a popular choice in mid-size sedan category in the country. The quality produce continues to this day, and there is nothing better than getting an upgraded version of your beloved make and model. As per a recent data released from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Honda City crossed 50,000 units sales between January and July, 2014. Whereas, Hyundai's popular Verna has sold about 23,000 units during the same period.

Speaking more on this feat, Puneet Gupta, Principal Analyst, (India Automotive) at IHS Automotive, said: “Apart from the Honda brand being one of the top options for customers, there have been better footfalls at the showrooms since its launch, which Hyundai or Volkswagen could not see.” The recently launched VX variant of City petrol costs about Rs 9.85 lakh, the automatic variant is priced at Rs 10.9 lakh, whereas the diesel City costs about Rs 10.99 lakh (All prices are Ex-showroom Delhi).

The new Honda City Petrol is powered by 1.5 litre i-VTEC engine that generates a modest power output of 119 PS at 6600 rpm and 145 Nm torque at 4600 rpm. Anticipated fuel efficiency for automatic and manual version is approximate 18 kmpl, but it is said that the manual version delivers slightly lower. The new diesel counterpart features a 1.5 litre –DTECH engine that powers the car with an output of 100 PS at 3600 rpm and 200 Nm of Torque at 1750 rpm. The diesel engine is similar to the 6-speed manual transmission engine in the Honda Amaze, but the engine has undergone light modifications to deliver greater mileage. Based on ARAI reports, the Honda City diesel delivers an impressive 26 kmpl.

For the interiors, the car gets an air conditioning vent for rear seat passengers. The new City features an armrest and bottle holder on each rear door for convenience. The sedan is now loaded with interesting features like info-rich instrument cluster, key-less push-button start, a sunroof, rear parking camera and foldable electric ORVM's for its top end version.

Source : HBL