Honda’s best-selling car in the country, the Honda City 2023, has received a mild refresh. This minor update focuses on exterior design and some added features. It isn’t a major redesign, but the new Honda City does look fresher than before.
The 2023 City is now available in three variants – petrol manual, CVT petrol and the e:HEV. The petrol manual offers fun driving with iVTEC while the CVT petrol is a more convenient option for relaxed driving. The e:HEV is a sensible and eco-friendly choice for those looking to save on fuel costs and emissions.
The Honda City’s exterior has been given a light facelift to improve its appeal. The thick chrome strip on top of the front grille is now slimmer and is repositioned to sit closer to the headlights. The bumpers have been tweaked as well and the LED headlights remain unchanged. The rear also gets a minor makeover with new LED tail lights and a blacked-out B-pillar. A shark-fin antenna and front door-mounted ORVMs have been added to the mix as well.
On the inside, the City has been offered with a new dual-tone theme and redesigned upholstery for some of its variants. It continues to offer features like a 7-inch digital driver display, an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system (with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support), automatic climate control, six airbags, rain-sensing wipers, a urethane steering wheel and tilt/telescopic adjustability along with a panoramic sunroof in some of the higher variants. It is offered with a host of driver assistance systems as part of the Honda Sensing suite that include autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, auto high beam, adaptive cruise control with low-speed follow and lead car departure alert.
The Honda City has ditched the Honda City 2023 diesel engine from its line-up to comply with stricter BS6 phase-2 emission standards. It now comes with a 1.5-litre petrol unit that develops 121 bhp and 145 Nm, coupled to either a 6-speed manual or CVT gearbox. The more niche 1.5-litre strong hybrid powertrain is also on offer and has been upgraded to be RDE compliant for use with E20 ethanol fuel. It is powered by an Atkinson cycle petrol engine that’s paired with a front-mounted electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack. It’s capable of producing a combined output of 124 bhp and can run for up to 53 km on electricity alone.
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