The Honda City 2017 Launch, Specs, Price, Features, Mileage, Pics and Rivals

Despite its amazing looks the Honda City is finding it hard to compete against the Maruti Ciaz. As a result, Honda has decided to  give the City a facelift  in 2017. The facelift would be a first one for the current-generation Honda City. The all new Honda City 2017 will compete directly with the likes of the next generation Hyundai Verna and the Ciaz facelift . The City  would get a host of exterior and interior modifications. It is likely that there would be some mechanical changes too but Honda has not revealed it as of now. Below I am mentioning  all the information available on the new Honda City 2017.

The New Honda City 2017 

The new Honda City 2017 launch in India

Expected Launch Date

March 2017

With 2016 almost at the end, it is quite clear that Honda will bring in the new City in 2017.  The new Honda  City will rival the India bound updated Ciaz and the new generation Verna. Honda would be hoping that the new City goes at the top position in the sales which is currently being held by the Ciaz due to its competitive pricing.

The new Honda City 2017 Specifications

The new Honda City 2017 would offer a better power and torque. The petrol version is likely to get a six speed manual transmission from the BR-V petrol.  Below are the specifications of the new Honda City 2017 in detail.

Engine	1.5 ltr iVTEC Petrol/ 1.5 ltr iDTEC Diesel
Transmission	6 Speed Manual and CVT/ 6 Speed Manual
Power	120 PS/100 PS
Torque	150 Nm/ 205 Nm
Fuel Tank	40 ltrs
Boot Space	510 ltrs
Ground Clearance	165 mm
ABS	Yes
AIrbags	Yes

The new Honda City 2017 mileage

It is almost certain that the new Honda City 2017 will boast of a better mileage than the current one. With Honda bringing in the 6 speed manual transmission the mileage is quite obviously going to increase. Below I am mentioning the expected fuel mileage.

Petrol Version Mileage	17 km/ltr
Diesel Version Mileage	26 km/ltr

The new Honda City 2017 Price

With Honda’s inclination towards quality, it is unlikely that the new Honda City 2017 would be any cheaper than the current one. It is likely to cost more with prices to start with Rs 8.5 lakhs and going upto 13.4 lakhs roughly. You can see below the expected price of of the new Honda City 2017.

Model	Expected Price
Honda City iVTEC E, 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 8.80 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC S, 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 9.50 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC SV, 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 10.10 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC V, 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 10.80 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC VX, 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 11.30 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC SV CVT, 1.5 Petrol, Automatic	Rs 11.80 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC VX (O), 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 12.20 Lakh
Honda City iVTEC VX CVT, 1.5 Petrol, Manual	Rs 13.00 Lakh
Honda City iDTEC E, 1.5 Diesel, Manual	Rs 10.20 Lakh
Honda City iDTEC S, 1.5 Diesel, Manual	Rs 10.80 Lakh
Honda City iDTEC SV, 1.5 Diesel, Manual	Rs 11.30 Lakh
Honda City iDTEC V, 1.5 Diesel, Manual	Rs 12.00 Lakh
Honda City iDTEC VX, 1.5 Diesel, Manual	Rs 13.10 Lakh
Honda City iDTEC VX(O), 1.5 Diesel, Manual	Rs 13.40 Lakh

The new Honda City 2017 features

The new Honda City 2017 will boast a host of improved features like the ones mentioned below-

• Front and Rear AC Vents
• Automatic Climate Control
• CD/Aux-in/Bluetooth Compatibility
• Five-inch LCD Display
• Eight Speakers
• Rear Power Outlets
• LED Daytime Running Lights (DRLs)
• Honda Civic like Wrap-around taillamps
• Projector Headlights
• New Front Bumper
• New Rear Bumper
• Bolder Front Grille
• Rear Parking Sensors with Camera
• New Boot Lid

The new Honda City  2017 Transmission and Engine

Though the new Honda City  2017 will share the engines with it’s current model, both the engines-1.5-litre i-DTEC Diesel and the 1.5-litre, iVTEC Petrol – will get a makeover. The re-tuned Diesel and Petrol engines should produce 100 BHP and 120 BHP respectively. The other major upgradation would be the addition of the 6-Speed Manual Transmission gearbox on the petrol version which would come from the Honda Br-V.

The new Honda City 2017 interiors

The new Honda City interiors would be like a slight makeover of the existing model.  It would come loaded with great features like-

• Front and Rear AC Vents
• Automatic Climate Control
• CD/Aux-in/Bluetooth Compatibility
• Five-inch LCD Display
• Eight Speakers
• Rear Power Outlets

The new Honda City 2017 exteriors

The new Honda City 2017 can be called as a look alike of the  Honda Greiz. The new City will have slight changes to its sheet metal. The size of the car would also be increased. The  length of the car would be 45 mm longer while the width will be 10 mm longer. However, the height which is 1477 mm and the wheelbase, which is 2600 will remain the same. The new features of the exterior are-

• LED Daytime Running Lights (DRLs)
• Honda Civic like Wrap-around taillamps
• Projector Headlights
• New Front Bumper
• New Rear Bumper
• Bolder Front Grille
• Rear Parking Sensors with Camera
• New Boot Lid

The New Honda City 2017 rivals

The new Honda City 2017 will primarily compete primarily with the new facelifted Ciaz and the new Hyudai Verna apart from the Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Vento.

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