Mumbai: Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in the country, today launched the all-new 4th Generation Honda City for the Western India market. First introduced in India in January 1998, Honda City has brought joy to over 4.3 lakh customers across the country and has been the country’s most successful sedan. The all-new City, developed a s a global sedan, embodies the best of Honda’s technologies to deliver Advanced Sporty Design, Best Comfort and Best Fuel Efficiency which exceeds customer’s expectations and would now be available in both Diesel and Petrol fuel options.
In addition to meaningful technological advancements, the 4th Generation City delivers a new premium look and feel. The all new City adopts the best of Honda’s power trains to achieve a perfect balance of performance and fuel economy. The Diesel City is powered by the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine of Earth Dream Technology series and is the most fuel efficient car in the country with industry best fuel efficiency of 26 kmpl. This engine delivers a maximum power of 100ps@3600 rpm and maximum torque of 200 N-m@1750 rpm. It has been mated to a newly developed 6-speed manual transmission that is light, compact, and attains top class transmission efficiency with wide range and optimized gear ratios to deliver a pleasant, silent and fun to drive experience along with an excellent fuel economy.
The Petrol variant of the City is powered with an improved 1.5L i-VTEC engine that delivers a maximum power of 119 ps@6600 rpm and a torque of 145 N-m@4600 rpm. It has been mated with Honda’s original innovative and advanced CVT that delivers top class fuel efficiencyof18kmpl* along with an effortless driving experience anda5 speed manual transmission that churns out an impressive fuel efficiency of 17.8 kmpl*.