New Honda City vs rivals-variant and feature comparison

The all-new Honda City, a car we've eagerly anticipated, has finally reached Honda's showrooms. The City petrol comes with a starting price of Rs 7.42 lakh for the base E MT variant, and rises to Rs 10.98 lakh for the top VX CVT variant. The prices for the diesel City start from Rs 8.62 lakh for the base E variant and go up to Rs 11.10 lakh for the top VX variant.

But, just how well does the new City stack up against its rivals, the Hyundai Verna and Volkswagen Vento, as far as features, variants and prices are concerned? We've made the task of choosing easier. Read on.

Let's start with the prices. Hyundai offers the Verna to buyers with a choice of four engines, with the option of a manual or automatic transmission. The Verna petrol starts from Rs 7.40 lakh for the 1.4-litre five-speed manual GL variant and goes up to Rs 10.37 lakh for the top SX (O) variant, that's powered by a 1.6-litre engine. The prices for the diesel variants start from Rs 8.62 lakh for the 1.4-litre six-speed manual GL variant and the top-of-the-line SX (O) variant that gets a 1.6-litre engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmission is priced at Rs 11.69 lakh . 

The Volkswagen Vento petrol's price range starts from Rs 7.34 lakh for the base Trendline variant and goes up to Rs 8.88 lakh for the top Highline variant. Prices for the diesel Vento are Rs 8.49 lakh for the base Trendline variant, Rs 9.11 lakh for the Comfortline variant and Rs 9.21 lakh for the top Highline variant.

What's clear here is that as far as prices are concerned, the base and top-end versions of the three cars differ only by a few thousand rupees. Naturally, what sets them apart is the features that each car comes equipped with. Continued..