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Honda city 2011

 Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

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Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

Honda city 2011

With this in mind, I guess I should resist comparing the two review units, as these are on opposite sides of the size spectrum (not extreme, but still opposite). The 2011 Honda City sits smack at the bigger end of the subcompact class and almost nearing the compact class with its dimensions (it measures largest among its contemporaries). And while the City is meant to be a small, fuel-efficient car, it delivers just the right level of performance that you would expect from a car this size. With the City, you won’t be afraid to weave in and out of Metro Manila traffic. But you won’t feel out of place with bigger and more expensive cars on the street, either, with its sporty arrow-inspired look and clean lines.

No curves here. While most of the City’s contemporaries are curvaceous and almost feminine in their styling, there’s something macho that comes with this City’s loks, from the big front grille, to the eagle eye front headlamps, to the almost boxy rear.

There’s nothing fancy, either. While my previous review had all the bells and whistles, the Honda City is still your no-frills compact car. The City’s key has lock/unlock buttons, although the car doesn’t come with an alarm system. The interior is spacious for its class, although — as expected of a subcompact — there’s hard plastic everywhere. Still, it’s not as spartan as other subcompacts, as you can find some refinements, like an AUX plug, an iPod interface, power locks and windows, and remote-controlled side mirrors.
The City doesn’t have trouble climbing on those uphill routes, although I had some difficulty with overtaking–something I think the automatic transmission is responsible for. The City’s specs say the AT has a grade-detection system, which keeps the car in proper gear when going uphill or downhill. The lack of a sport mode or O/D override to keep low gears longer might be the weak point here, though. With the 1.3S, you’ll just have to floor the pedal to force the AT to downshift, but there’s noticeable accelerator lag at times.

As an update, Honda Philippines told us that the 1.5E variant has a Sport mode, which lets the driver shift using the shift paddles behind the steering wheel. Just select “S” below the “D” position and you’re good to go with manu-matic paddle shifting.

This notwithstanding, I would tend to think performance should improve over time. The unit I reviewed only had about 800 Km on the odometer–almost fresh out of the casa. You would usually notice performance gains once the factory fluids have been replaced and once the engine, suspension and electricals have been checked and tuned. This is usually done at the first 1,000 Km PMS.

The upside with the City is the handling, as the car exhibits minimal roll when cornering. Credit that to the bigger 15-inch rims and wider tires relative to other cars of its class.
The front bucket seats are wide and comfortable, too, and not narrowed down like on other subcompact cars (say, the Vios). The downside here is that the space in between the front seats is narrower, and three cupholders are there in lieu of a console compartment or armrest. The seats are also stiffer than those on the Toyota Vios, which is either good or bad–good, if you’re into a sporty ride, but bad if you have family members who’d rather have the floaty feel of a cushioned ride.

I like the fact that the City’s steering wheel comes with tilt and telescoping adjustment, meaning you can set the wheel as close or as far from your body for comfortable driving. In contrast, even the midsize Nissan Teana I earlier reviewed did not have telescoping adjustment, but only a tilt option.
However, this comes with a disadvantage. First, I observed that the City’s trunk has a narrow opening, which means you might have some difficulty putting in long or wide objects. Case in point: I can more easily load and unload my kid’s folding MacLaren Techno XLR into the Vios than the City. Also, pre-2009 Honda City models had collapsible split rear seats, which lets you carry long items like skis, construction supplies, and the like. This is notably absent from this City variant.

Still, if it’s trunk space you need, you won’t lose out with the City, compared with other subcompacts. You would probably be buying an AUV or pickup truck if you need to haul bigger items on a daily basis. Or you can try the Honda Jazz, with its ULT seating configuration.

As for compartments and cubbyholes, don’t expect much in terms of glove compartment space, as it’s as big as your usual subcompact glovebox. You can still keep CDs, manuals, mobile phone chargers and a few small thinagmajigs, but no DLSR, Glock or regular-sized bible would fit in here. As a consolation, the seat configuration is somewhat like that of the Honda Jazz. The fuel tank is located at the bottom of the front seats, so the rear bench seat has an empty space underneath that can be used to store small items like books, shoes, bags and whatnot
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When we think about a car that is luxurious and has some really remarkably dashing features, the name of Honda City comes into mind straight away. The Honda City is a subcompact car manufactured by the Japanese manufacturer Honda since 1981. Honda launched the new City in the Philippines on 7 January 2009 with four variants; the 1.3 A with manual transmission, 1.3 S with manual and automatic transmissions and the 1.5 E, whose automatic gearbox is equipped with paddle shifts that promotes a more sporty driving experience. All variants are now equipped with a SOHC, 16-valve i-VTEC L-series engines, creating an all-i-VTEC roster for Honda Cars in 2009.

With so many features in the latest Honda City 2011, there would be hardly anyone who would not like to be seated on the driving seat of this fabulous car as the owner. However, the only hurdle in this wish coming true is the price of this luxurious vehicle. As per the present scenario of the automobile market the price of new Honda City for the manual transmission is PKR 1,323,000 and for the automatic transmission it is about PKR 1,454,000. It is obvious that such a price exceeding more than a million cannot be affordable for many who would love to own this car. Neverthless, Groupin.pk can help you to provide you the discount on Honda city services, spare parts, Engine parts, car wash, accessories and much more. The Accessories include music system, Rims, Mud pad, seat covers, LCD, Tires and Security system. There have been a number of useful and expensive products that Groupin users have enjoyed buying at very nominal prices. At the same time Groupin.pk encourages the users to give a suggestion for what they want to have through Groupin.
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    The most impressive thing about this Honda sedan car is its fuel economy which provides average of 16 km per liter of petrol. It also provides many options for customers as for as the color is concerned as it comes in 6 different attractive colors.
There are advanced safety features in this car along with other modern features like power window and power steering and LCD monitor etc. It provides both options for transmission system i.e. automatic and manual. With its beautiful “Arrow short form” design and specious interior, this car is especially designed for the Indian and Pakistani markets. Honda City 2011 model is only available in petrol variant. In short this car is blend of style and modern features with very reasonable price.

The 2011 Ford Fiesta after its launch on a drippy day doesn’t seem to have lived to the hype that it generated before its launch. Infact, I am yet to see even one Fiesta on the road. Now, the real reason is something which I am not too sure about. It may be that people are ready to wait for the new Verna for its much better looks and equipment levels than Ford. However, there is one more unforgotten car which is usually the best bet in the petrol segment. It happens to be the Honda City or ANHC. Needless to say, with its recent price cuts, sales of the Honda City have only gone up. With the Vento, however, no one is interested in the petrol variant and a close look at the Deals for the month of August 2011 would only show how VW India are keen on disposing off their petrol engined variants of the Vento, Polo and even the Phaeton. The petrol engined Verna is also a no contest in this department since most of the buyers prefer its diesel engined powerplant. So, this leaves the 2011 Ford Fiesta in India to have a tug of war with the 2010 Honda City in India.

Ideally, this is where the Ford should be trumping the City due to its goody goody interiors, however, its an all together different case. Agreed that the City’s dashboard is not to one’s liking with the cheap looking silver finish console which wouldn’t win any votes from even the blind. Also, the meter dials in the Honda look real sick with their shiny red color. But then in terms of this, the Ford Fiesta seems a leap ahead in the right direction. The plastics used seem to be of a far better quality here but fall short of the ones in the Verna. Moreover, there is more equipment here to play with, something which, if Honda were to introduce, then the base Civic and top end City would be priced similar.  The steering wheel in both the cars is a nice unit to hold and features the audio controls. For the Fiesta, there is also the added benefit of having cruise control and also Bluetooth controls on the steering wheel. Now, this is what I would call as adding upto the value for money quotient. Between the very American styled cockpit, there is a multi information display coming up which gives various information about the distance to empty and stuff. The City also has one but then not good enough as the Fiesta’s system. Speaking of systems, Honda doesn’t provide a CD player in the City while Fiesta does it. Instead Honda provides for a USB slot in this car. Fiesta provides for both aux and USB input. The buttons in the City, however, have a slippery feel to them while the Fiesta’s have a chunky appearance to them. Electrically operated mirrors is there in both the cars while the Fiesta also has electric closing to the mirrors.

The Ford Fiesta boasts of an intuitive Bluetooth mechanism which obeys audio commands and also reconfirms them before giving the desired function. The City, hell doesn’t even have a Bluetooth compatible system. Overall, the plastic quality in the City feels a bit iffy while in the Fiesta, there are a few bits and parts which feel out of place. That saying, I found the City to be a more comfortable car than the Fiesta. The Fiesta does have comfortable front seats, but then, overall in the comfort zone, it’s the City which pleased me. This coming from a 6 footer’s mouth is enough testimony to the easy going nature of the City while the Fiesta seems more driver focused with its wrap around front seats. While the quality of plastics is constant throughout the cabin of the City, the Fiesta’s plastics seem to lose their sheen towards the rear end. Was Ford thinking of selling their car with a half hearted mind or something? Seems to be the case after seeing all the happenings inside the cabin. Nevertheless, the City with its beige interiors seems cheery enough while the Fiesta with that rising shoulderline towards the rear and all black interiors seem to have a cooped in or hemmed in effect. Boot space is 430 liters for the Fiesta with no split arrangement while the City has got a very usable 506 liters of space.

Ford cars are traditionally known to be good handlers as also having a pliant ride quality. The other manufacturer to get this equation right is Fiat. Where does that leave Honda? To start with, the 2010 Honda City in India has got a ground clearance of 160 mm while the Ford Fiesta is a bit jacked up at 168 mm. The City’s front overhangs are sometimes prone to scraping on the infamous speed breakers that India is known for. For the Fiesta, there is no such problem, although the ground clearance difference between both is not that much. The 2-3 times, I encountered a big speed breaker, I had to actually slow down for the City while for the Fiesta, it was sort of the confidence which the SX4 instills in a person. For the NVH factor, both the cars are evenly matched, however, my personal choice happens to be the City for its really smooth demeanor. The Fiesta had a somewhat erratic NVH thing going on for it and it may be because that the car I got for the test had barely 50 kms on the odo. It always happens that ride and handling and both on equally good fronts can never be achieved. Its more like Newton telling us that things which eventually go up also need to come down. But then defying physics is all what the auto industry is about and this time around, its Ford doing the honors. The 2011 Fiesta is based on an all new platform and this new platform is definitely one up on the one used in the City. Be it at low or elevated speeds, the Fiesta never lets the occupants know what is going on on the road. Its not that there is a problem with the electronic power steering or even the grip that this car offers, but it is just that it isolates the occupants very nicely from the road conditions. The City in the meanwhile is a bit jittery on uneven roads. As for the handling, the Ford’s chassis is more than game for any sudden maneuver and stuff. The City is also adept in changing direction but the thin weedy section of the Michelin tyres let it down. Driving the Fiesta as also the City is a no brainer thing but then while reversing, it is the Fiesta which proves a handful. Ford have plonked in an audio chirping reverse parking sensor thing but then I would have preferred the reverse camera from the Verna or am I just nitpicking here? The City offers none of this and frankly speaking, there is no need for the same as the visibility outside is not an issue in the City. The steering feel of the City is that of being typically light at light speeds and it remains the same even after the speeds have crossed the normal city ones.

For an entire package, it would be the City while in isolations, it would be the Ford Fiesta.

Both the cars come with a 1.5 liter engine, however, the technique used in both the cars is way different. The City comes with Honda’s fabled i-Vtec technology. This enables it to pump out 118 horses from its 1.5 liter heart and 146 Nm of torque. All this power is put down to the road via the front wheels and a 5 speed manual or auto transmission. The Fiesta 1.5 in the meanwhile gets Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing or Ti-VCT. This enables it to produce 108 horses and 140 Nm of torque. The 5 speed manual transmission is a gem in its operation. However, the City’s transmission feels a bit more refined and also very easier to use. The controls are light on both the cars. In the race from 0-100 kmph, I found that the City’s engine is the more eager of the two. Were it the older 1.6 liter engine in the Fiesta, it would be a delight. Though the new 1.5 liter engine is indeed good and free revving, its not in the same ballpark as the City’s. In the 0-100 kmph dash, the City has a slight edge of 1.5 seconds over the Fiesta’s timing of 13 seconds. But then the Fiesta managed to have a better top speed than the City (193 compared to 181).

Both the cars come with disc in the front and drums at the rear. Both have ABS and EBD dialed in though the Ford comes with an additional advantage of traction control. Well, don’t bother much about since the Ford doesn’t make enough power to even tickle the traction control system. Twin airbags are also on offer for both the cars. What a stark contrast considering that the previous generations never offered these features as standard. ABS was not even an option on the City some time back. By the way, finally we have a car here which beats the City for its claimed fuel efficiency throne. The MID on the Fiesta showed that I am averaging overall 15.2 kmpl while the one in the City showed that for the same distance and traffic conditions, I was devouring 14.8 kms per liter. MIDs can be very optimistic and hence I decided to do the tankful method for calculating fuel efficiency and it also showed the same results. So, now Ford have got a new fuel efficiency champion

Like the neutral stance that Indiandrives has recently started maintaining, here is a recap of both the cars. The Fiesta is a well rounded car and there is a pun intended in it. Its hatchback derived roots seem to be either a love it or hate it kinds. The interiors are fashionable enough but the rear seat is not so comfortable as the front one. There are many goodies to play around with in the cabin and I had a gala time playing Bluetooth Bluetooth. Apart from that, the ride and handling are also a class apart. Fuel efficiency is also very good. The servicing part is where the Honda excels. Honda cars have always being known to be extremely light on the pocket. That is only until you ding them or any part malfunctions. Just like the way its bikes also demand a premium in the spare parts department, spares for the City are very expensive. But then having a City is like marrying into a royal family. The City name is very much revered in India and resale values are ever on top eve after a liter of petrol hitting the Rs 70 mark. For the chauffer driven, look no further than the Honda City while for the self driven, it would be the Ford Fiesta. The 2010 Honda City price in India now starts from Rs 7.47 lakhs while the top end model that I tested costed Rs 9.42 lakhs. In a similar vein, the 2011 Ford Fiesta price in India starts from Rs 8.24 lakhs and goes upto Rs 10.42 lakhs. The USP of Honda is that it also offers an auto transmission for approximately Rs 80k more. Ford is yet to bring in an auto transmission to India apart from the one on the Endeavor. Only time will tell if the Ford Fiesta would outsell the Honda City. In my personal opinion, the City still stands tall and unrelenting from its C segment’s desired car position.

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