Honda plans to launch the fourth generation City on 7th January 2014.It has unveiled the fourth generation City at the last month in India. According to Indian Car Enthusiasts (ICE), the fourth -generation City will be available in five different variants such as E, S, SV, V and VX.
The SV, V and VX variants will come with the automatic climate control air conditioner with touch controls while the other two lower variants will get manual air conditioner only. The top three variants will also include air-con vent for rear seats. The top two variants only get alloy wheels, front fog lamps and power outlets.
The top end variant VX get the features like push-button start/stop switch, smart key, sunroof, chrome door handles and leather upholstery. All variants will include driver side airbag while the passenger side airbag will be available only on the variants such as SV, V and VX.
The top two variants will get the five-inch display, eight-speaker entertainment system with a CD player and reversing camera. The S and SV trims will come with an integrated four-speaker system without a CD player or the camera. Both audio systems offer USB, aux-in, Bluetooth streaming and steering-mounted controls, while the base variant E comes without an audio system.
The fourth generation City will be available in both petrol and diesel engine options. The diesel version will get 1.5 liter, i-DTEC engine which can produce 99bhp of maximum power and 200Nm of maximum torque. The petrol version will get 1.5 litre i-VTEC engine with maximum power of 117 bhp and maximum torque of 145 Nm.
The City Diesel is only available in manual transmission while the petrol version is available with both manual as well as CVT automatic gear box. It is expected that the price of the Honda City in the range between Rs 8lakh to 12 lakh.