The automobile giant Honda Motors's Honda City has earned laurels through time and continues to dominate the other brand cars that perform in the league. The Japanese manufacturers have forever kept abreast with the latest technologies and have strived to manufacture perfection whenever they take a fresh step ahead. One such production, Honda City, has proved its mettle not just because of the brand image but also by launching a number of models targeting different class of buyers. The models include Exi, Gxi, Zx; Vtec et al. Honda City has come a long way while skilfully carrying out the process of maintaining the legacy through the refreshing style, uniqueness and newness for which the player is known from decades.
.As we go through the features and specifications of the car in comparison with the other brands, the specifications too recite the same story and the outcome favours the favourite. If aspects like engine type,power,torque,valve machanism,fuel system are taken into consideration we can clearly see that Engine typeof Honda City is 1.5L, SOHC, 4-cylinder, i-VTEC whereas on the other hand Ford Fiesta has Duratec,Fiat Linea has Fire(DOHC) and Volkswagen Vento comprises of a 1.6L petrol engine. One can clearly observe that Honda City's engine is sophisticated and advanced.
When it comes to Powerthe facts suggest Honda City's upper hand as City has a power of 118Ps at 6600rpm whereas Ford Fiesta possesses a power of 101Ps at 6500rpm followed by Volkswagen Vento with 105Ps at 5250rpm and Fiat Linea with 90 Ps at 6000 rpm.In addition to this, Torque is another aspect that maintains the lead; torque is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis. Honda City with 146Nm at 4600rpm is followed by Ford Fiesta at 146Nm at 3400rpm and Fiat Linea and Volkswagen Vento at 115Nm at 4500rpm and 153Nm at 3800rpm respectively.
SterringofHonda City consists of Rack and Pinion, Power-assistant, Speed-sensing but Ford Fiesta misses out on Power-assistant, Speed-sensing while Vento has Electronic power steering.
In terms of Wheel SizeHonda City leads with 15x5.5J followed by Ford Fiesta -14inch, Fiat Linea - 15inch and Volkswagen Vento -14inch.
If Valve Mechanism i.e. the intake and discharge of air through the cylinder, is considered, the trend changes with Honda City comprising of a SOHC (Single overhead camshaft) whileFord Fiesta, Fiat Linea and Volkswagen Vento possess a DOHC (Double overhead camshaft).
Fuel System. Also, Honda City comprises of EFI i.e. electronic fuel injection while Ford Fiesta has a SFI i.e. sequential fuel injection.
Thus, covering all the pertinent aspects and angles, one can conclude that Honda City has carved a niche' for itself not just as a brand but also in terms of customer satisfaction and consistency. It has emerged as a name that relates to efficiency ,worthiness and being a user as well as pocket friendly car keeping in mind the feel and the pride it provides. It has been termed as the “Third generation city” at the time when it has launched more improved and appreciable models recently. Not only this, Honda City's new models have been defined as “Slicker, Safer and Sexier”. The world seems to be on a “City” ride with incessant achievements doing the icing on the cake.
