The details specifications of the new Honda City 2009 are now officially
available as it has been released in Thailand. It is expected to be priced
around Rs. 12 lakh in Pakistan. For the first time, Honda is also releasing
Honda City in Europe which means that Honda is expecting alot from this new
Honda City 2009. I am not surprised to see such expectations from the new Honda
City as a detail look at it really impressed me alot. Here is the video of its
release and followed by pictures and then in the end you will find detail
specifications.
Video Sample:
Here the pictures:
According to Pautan, the following are the details of the 2009 Honda City:
The European market Honda City will be fitted with a 100 PS 1.4 liter i-VTEC
engine mated to a 5-speed transmission, and apparently the new City - like its
European Jazz and Civic hatch siblings - will feature a 6-speed i-SHIFT
automated manual transmission with steering-mounted paddle shifts will serve
those who do not want to bother with a manual clutch on a daily basis.
The 5-speed manual transmission has been improved over the previous version, now
featuring a carbon synchromesh for smoother gear changes as well a new set of
gear ratios optimised for the new engine.
In one of their other posts they gave the following details for the version
released in Thailand and which is expected to be released in Pakistan as well.
The new Honda City is powered by solely by a 1.5 liter i-VTEC engine mated to
either a 5-speed automatic or a 5-speed manual It is 4,395mm long, 1,695mm wide
and 1,470mm tall, so it is slightly longer (+5mm), slightly wider (+5mm) but not
as tall (-25mm) as the previous model. Making it wider and not as high reduces
the whole hatchback with a boot tagged on look that the City it replaces had.
It's quite an attractive car and the lines flow alot smoother than the model it
replaces. I hope that for those who don't fancy the grille at the front all that
much (as expressed in some previous posts), there will be a replacement Modulo
grille that they can opt for. This was an option that Accord owners who
preferred not having an empty grille - they could opt for a Modulo grille that
had a little bar running through it.
