Honda City 2020 Launched In India Rivals Hyundai Verna Maruti Suzuki Ciaz VW Vento Skoda Rapid

• 2020 Honda City to be offered in three variants: V, VX and ZX.
• It'll be sold alongside the fourth-generation car.
• Notable features include Honda's LaneWatch camera, a semi-digital instrument cluster and a connected car tech.
• Comes with petrol and diesel engines with manual and automatic transmission options.

in the country today. It'll be offered in three variants with two engine options. Unlike before, the fifth-gen City will be sold alongside the fourth-gen model. Here are the expected prices:

Petrol MT	Fourth-gen City	2020 City (Expected Prices)
SV	Rs 9.91 lakh	NA
V	Rs 10.66 lakh	Rs 10.75 lakh
VX	Rs 11.82 lakh	Rs 11.99 lakh
ZX	Rs 13.01 lakh	Rs 13.40 lakh
Petrol AT
V	Rs 12.01 lakh	Rs 12.20 lakh
VX	Rs 13.12 lakh	Rs 13.50 lakh
ZX	Rs 14.31 lakh	Rs 14.75 lakh
Diesel MT
V	-----	Rs 12 lakh
VX	-----	Rs 13.30 lakh
ZX	-----	Rs 14.70 lakh

All prices, ex-showroom

The 2020 Honda City is more of an evolution rather than a revolution. Honda has played it safe by ironing out the older car's shortcomings and making it an overall complete product. It still rides on an identical 2600mm wheelbase, but the new City is longer and wider, courtesy a heavily revised platform. Here are the dimensions of both cars:

	Fourth-gen City	2020 Honda City	Difference
Length	4440mm	4549mm	109mm
Width	1695mm	1748mm	53mm
Height	1495mm	1489mm	6mm
Wheelbase	2600mm	2600mm	Same

The new City's design looks premium with elements borrowed from the Accord and Civic. Even the interior is more European with a cleaner and simpler design which we really like. Here's a closer look at the City in our.

Honda has also loaded the new City decently. New additions include Honda's LaneWatch Camera (part of blindspot monitoring wherein a camera is placed on the left side outside rearview mirror), a semi-digital instrument cluster with a 7-inch screen, connected car technology with Alexa remote capability, and a tyre pressure monitor. Carryover features include a touchscreen infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, climate control, cruise control, a sunroof, keyless entry with push button start and auto headlamps. Safety features on offer are six airbags, ABS with EBD, parking sensors with a rearview camera and electronic stability control. For a variant-wise feature list, head.

The 2020 City comes with two engine options: a 121PS/145Nm 1.5-litre petrol and a 100PS/200Nm 1.5-litre diesel. While the petrol engine is an i-VTEC unit, the diesel is a DOHC unit, making it more up to date. Both engines are offered with a 6-speed manual gearbox while the petrol engine can be had with a CVT as well.

The 2020 Honda City locks horns with the, Skoda Rapid, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, Hyundai Verna and the Toyota Yaris.

By Aniruthan Srithar July 15, 2020 at 03:28PM

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