2020 Honda City’s Rich Features & Equipment

Honda City has been a popular car in our market ever since it made its debut back in January 1997. Each model of City have seen tremendous success however since 2009 Honda Atlas has been dragging the 5^th generation model that was retired globally in 2014.

Related: 22 Years of Honda City in Pakistan

Not only that Honda Atlas skipped the 6^th generation model for Pakistan, with the introduction of all new City in international markets, the local assembled 5^th gen City has now been left 2 generations behind the global Honda City model which is now in its 7^th generation.

Having made its debut in Thailand late last year, the all new Honda City has just made its debut in Indian market and is soon scheduled to go on sale in Malaysia. Since there is a huge fan following of this car in our market, we are just sharing the list of features & equipment of the all new City sedan that has just been introduced in India. We often compare prices of cars across the border and most of the times people tend to justify the overly expensive cars sold here due to higher taxes & currency differences, however the sort of features that are available even with the base model there might drop your jaws since we don’t even get this kind of equipment in local assembled cars that cost twice as much as this.

Related: 2020 Honda City Launched in India at INR 10.9 Lac

The 2020 Honda City is basically available in 3 variants in India– V, VX and ZX. Each of these variants is available with either petrol or diesel engine option whereas transmission options include either 6-speed manual or CVT for petrol and 6-speed manual for diesel engine variants. The worth mentioning features include:

2020 Honda City V

• Alexa remote capability
• Next-generation Honda Connect with telematics control unit
• Advanced compatibility engineering (ACE) body structure
• 4 airbags (dual front and side)
• Front pretensioner seatbelts with load limiter
• ISOFIX compatible rear side seats
• All 5 seats three-point ELR seatbelts and head restrains
• Multi-angle rear camera with guidelines
• Rear parking sensors
• ABS (Antilock Braking System) with EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution) and BA (Brake Assist)
• VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) with agile handling assist
• TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) with deflation warning system
• HSA (Hill Start Assist)
• Emergency stop signal
• Variable intermittent wipers
• Rear windshield defoggers
• Integrated LED DRLs and position lamps
• Projector headlamps with 3-eye L-shaped plating
• Z-shaped 3D wrap around LED tail lamps
• Shark fin antennae
• Machine and painted R15 alloy wheels
• Paddle shifters (CVT)
• Integrated LED side turn indicators on door mirrors
• Advanced twin-ring combination meter
• Eco Assist with ambient light meter
• ECON button and mode indicator (CVT)
• Multifunction Steering Wheel
• Cruise control
• 8-inch advanced touchscreen display
• Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Weblink compatibility
• Premium four-door speaker system
• Premium embossed fabric upholstery/ leather shift lever boot with switch
• Smart key system with keyless remote
• Follow-me home/ lead-me-to-car headlights
• Power adjustable and folding door mirrors
• Fully automatic climate control with Max Cool mode/ Click-feel AC dials with temperature dial in red and blue illumination
• Rear AC vents
• Automatic door lock and unlock
• Driver seat height adjuster
• Telescopic and tilt steering adjustment
• Front center armrest with storage

2020 Honda City VX

All of the above, plus the VX gets additional features over the V variant

• Side curtain airbags
• Automatic headlight with light sensor
• One-touch electric sunroof
• Auto-dimming inside rearview mirror
• Leather shift lever knob
• Rear reading lamps
• Diamond-cut two-tone R16 alloy wheels
• Premium 8-speaker surround sound system
• Smooth leather steering wheel with Euro stitching
• Customizable walk away auto lock
• Seatback pockets with Smartphone sub-pockets
• 7-inch HD full-colour TFT meter
• Multi-function driver information interface which includes digital tachometer and speedometer, range and fuel information, speed and time information, G-meter display, display contents and vehicle settings customization, vehicle information and warning message display, rear parking sensor proximity display, steering scroll selector wheel and meter control switch

2020 Honda City ZX

All of the above, plus the ZX gets additional features over the VX variant

• Full LED headlights with 9 LED array
• L-shaped LED guide-type turn signal in headlamps
• Lanewatch camera
• LED front fog lamps
• Chrome outside door handles
• Rear sunshade
• Ambient lighting (map lamp and front footwall)
• LED front map and rear reading lamps
• Exclusive leather upholstery with contemporary seat design/ soft pads with ivory real stitch
• Instrument panel glossy dark wood garnish
• Power windows and sunroof keyless remote open/close and pinch guard function
• Automatic folding door mirrors (welcome function)

Both engines (petrol & diesel) are compliant to new stringent BS-6 emission standards. There is a 1.5 liter naturally-aspirated unit that develops 121hp and 145Nm & comes paired to either 6-speed manual or CVT. ARAI certified fuel economy is 17.8 km/l for petrol manual and 18.4km/l for the CVT. The other is 1.5-liter 100hp/ 200Nm diesel that comes paired with a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard and has a rated ARAI fuel efficiency of 24.1km/l. The 2020 Honda City variants in India are priced as:

For how many more years Honda Atlas in Pakistan will continue with the aging 5^th gen City is yet unknown. However plastered by futile cosmetic enhancements ever so often, the City remains one of the most under-equipped local assembled vehicles in Pakistan that comes without a single airbag in its entire lineup.

Related: Local Honda City Becomes 11 Years Old

After the latest increase, the 5^th gen Honda City in Pakistan is priced as:

Once can easily compare the model & the set of equipment being offered with both these cars on either side of the border against quite a similar amount of money. Let us know with your comments who do you think is the winner.

UsmanAnsari

A computer animation professional with over 23 years of industry experience having served in leading organizations, TV channels & production facilities in Pakistan. An avid car enthusiast and petrolhead with an affection to deliver quality content to help shape opinions. Formerly written for PakWheels as well as major publications including Dawn. Founder of CarSpiritPK.com