Prices have not been announced yet, but company sources hint that the new City will be pegged directly against the Verna. So how will it fare? The fluidic styling has been the Verna's strong point and the new City's design doesn't make a big impact. In fact, the evolutionary styling is one of the big disappointments of the new Honda City and from the front it looks more like a face-lift than an all-new model.
Honda has concentrated its efforts on the interior and in fact has more than made up for the previous car's shortfalls. The mechanical controls for the air-con, which looked so out of place in the old car, have been replaced by a unique touch-screen in the new City. Honda has also listened to customers (and us) and given back a CD player, which was absent in the previous car. Also, the new City is packed with goodies you don't normally expect in a Honda. You get a reverse camera, rear air-con vents, cruise control and four charging sockets in addition to the usual list of equipment.
Honda's intent is clear - for several years, the Japanese carmaker had dominated the midsize segment and now with the new Honda City, it wants to do just that again