Honda will be launching a CNG version of the City in the last week of October/first week of November. The CNG powered City is Honda’s way of boosting and maintaining sales of the car till the diesel engine arrives next year. The Honda City CNG will be priced between Rs. 8.2 to Rs. 9.6 lakhs. It will have everything similar to the regular City but Honda might offer a higher warranty period on the car. A factory fitted CNG kit has many benefits, with peace of mind being the most important one.
The Honda City has been the leader in its segment for more than a decade, till it was toppled a few years back due to increasing diesel competition. Honda sold just 1843 units of the City last month, while Hyundai managed to sell around 5300 units of the fluidic Verna. Even the Nissan Sunny and Volkswagen Vento out sold the City. The lack of a diesel engine amidst increasing fuel prices has led to the City losing market share in the C-segment.
The Honda City is powered by a 1.5-litre, SOHC, i-VTEC petrol engine. This motor produces a decent 118 PS of power and 146 Nm of torque. Honda offers both manual and automatic transmission on the City, with the latter having steering mounted paddle shifts. The mileage of the manual City is 16.5 km/l, while the automatic variant returns 15.6 km/l (Honda claimed mileage figures). The CNG model will reduce running costs significantly, making the vehicle appeal to a larger section of buyers.
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Adi August 26, 2012 at 6:06 pm
When are honda getting their diesels ? anyone aware ?
Javeid Khan August 27, 2012 at 12:38 am
Adi, Honda is likely to get the Brio in diesel trim by early 2013. The Jazz and City will follow suit soon.
nikhil September 22, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Hi
With respect to recent price hike, price of Premium diesel has increased from Rs 46.23 to Rs 65 (Approx) in Delhi whereas normal diesel has increased from Rs 41 to Rs 46 in Delhi.
I own Hyundai i20 Diesel which I bought in Dec’11 and which has done approx 12,000 KM………..Till now I was buying only Premium Diesel but with sharp increase in Price of Premium Deisel,I am planning to switch over to normal diesel.
Please advice whether there are any major issues involved in using normal diesel vs Premium Deisel.Would really appreciate your quick advice on this one……………..Thanks
Ashish October 24, 2012 at 1:00 am
You should always use the normal diesel/petrol only, there is no proof that the premium version do any good to the engine or mileage, remember it the engine oil not the fuel which is responsible for keeping engine in good condition except the fuel should not be adulterated.
Also even the engine oil should be normal not the synthetic, synthetic version is only good for the areas where temperature dips below zero.
Atul kapur October 14, 2012 at 6:42 pm
It’s going to wear your engine quicker than the premium version will.
Atul kapur October 14, 2012 at 6:45 pm
It’s going to wear your engine quicker than the premium grade would.