2017 Honda City set to launch tomorrow ( February 14)
The one reason why Honda is popular in India and across the globe is because of their best seller sedan – Honda City. City from Honda has defined how a sedan should be and has given sleepless nights to other manufacturers like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors etc.
Honda Cars India Limited is now all set to launch the facelift version of Honda City on 14th February 2017 (tomorrow). The pre-bookings for the new City 2017 is already open since 2 weeks across Honda dealerships in India. One can pre-book the new Honda City by making an upfront payment of INR 21,000.
Details like specifications, trims etc are already out on their official website – only the official launch of City’s 2017 model is pending ( we can also expect change in the pricing)
Honda will be dropping 2 trims and there would be no E and VX(O) trims in the 2017 line-up. The 2017 Honda City will be offered in 5 trim levels –
- S (Manual Transmission)
- SV(Manual Transmission)
- V (Manual Transmission & CVT)
- VX (Manual Transmission & CVT)
- ZX (CVT)
When it comes to technical details, the 2017 facelift of Honda City sedan shall remain the same. The New 2017 City will be too powered by 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol and 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engines.
City’s entry-level S trim would be offered in the petrol powertrain only. The 2017 facelift will be getting 2 transmission options: Manual and CVT.
2017 Honda City petrol version is expected to deliver mileage of 17.4 Kmpl and the CVT automatic version of Honda City will be delivering fuel efficiency averaging 18kmpl.
The all new Honda City powered by diesel engine delivers a fuel efficiency of 25.6kmpl, which is actually excellent in its class.
All variants of 2017 Honda City shall be getting features like LED DRLs ( Day-time running lamps), dual safety airbags, ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) with EBD, ISOFIX child seat mounts and engine immobiliser.
The top trim will be having features like electronic sunroof, leather seats, new 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with navigation and push button start/stop have been reversed for top-level trims.
The Design of all new 2017 Honda City is inspired by other Honda models like Accord and Civic, (Special mention to front fascia of the car).
2017 Honda City Price
The expected price of 2017 Honda City Facelift Petrol version is between INR 9 Lakhs to 14 lakhs ( Ex-showroom Delhi)
The price of diesel variant of 2017 New City is expected to be in between INR 10.8 Lakhs to 13.8 Lakhs ( Ex-showroom Delhi)
As said earlier, the all new 2017 Honda City will be launched on 14th February 2017 ( tomorrow).
Stay tuned with our blog for more coverage on tomorrow’s 2017 Honda City launch.
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