New SX4 Vs Honda City

Brand is generally drives purchasing direction. It basically gives whats in-general perception in the industry..enough of psychology..Lets get down to business

Honda Vs. Sx4 .. I have already shared my thoughts from test drive I took 2 days back. 

Honda --> not that worth of money..unnecessary expensive.. they have increased car price in new model..by 50,000. Not fair. since already there car is expensive now they have just added more to it with Alloy wheels and fog lamps..are u kidding ? It was there initially as part of accessories. Please think before investing in there ..since brand is not everything. Even if you get resale value 1 lakh more after 5-6 years. Its not that worth (considering 5-6 years are golden days for driving )

SX4--> heavier steering and not that good interior. After a while you start feel like being cheated..telling from experience of one of my colleague

If someone is really wants to go for honda city.just think of stretching a bit and go for cruze or Skoda octavia (I know after sale service might not be good for Skoda ..people usually complain that . But someone must first see interior and driving experience you will get  

Those are just my thoughts folks. Readers discretion advised  

~Vikrant

hi to all ,i too have the same confusion regarding my new car . so i hope i will get a detailed answer for this.
 i am a serving defence officer.so i can buy car from csd at al ower price than the market .csd on road cost for SX4 zxi stands out to be 6.90 lakhs and honda city comes at a 8.2 lakhs.

Featurewise and vfm basis i like SX4 but when it comes to class or looks i do love Honda City.i dont mind paying extra money for my love but my basic question to u all is "Is it worth to pay this 1.3lakhs more?"

will honda be a better deal cosidering it's maintenance costs ,considering the remote postings we have in our organisation ?

i dnt know about effect of after sales service on vehicle ? will u explain in detail @ maintenace aspects , running costs of theses two vehicles comparatively ?

monthly use of the vehicle willl not be more than 600 kms ,so considering my use will it be ok to maintain Honda city type vehicle ?

what will be servicing costs of these two vehicles ?

i do expect a detailed answer which will be helpful for me take a final call.

Shekhar

Well Its just the brand that you will be paying for if you choose to go for Honda City.

Honda City is no more a Class/Superiority icon either.

Its very much overpriced.

Considering what your heart says well you can still go for it.

ASS and Remote postings will suit SX4 anyday.

With wide network of ASS and Dealers across india,Besides the point SX4 is a no hassle vehicle.

Previous records have been without a taint.

It is a rugged vehicle and it manages to survive in all terrains without a doubt.

Unmatched Ground clerance,powerful and agressive stance,Good road manueverability are the other good points in its favour.

Looking forward toyour views.

I own a SX4 is a completely different issue.

I am not biased anymore.

Probably i have always been in love with it.

I have an SX4 ZXI for almost 2 yrs and I have driven almost 40000 km in it.It is a powerful car that gives me fuel economy of 14.2 to 14.5 with ac and traffic in city ,it is utterly reliable and has not given any trouble whatsoever till now.I am in full agreement with Dr Abyshines also and I myself do not bother about the brand .I have seen that even big brands produce duds  (previous Accord,Hybrid Civic for example)and you have to guard yourself by focusssing on the product and not brand.

Yes one should go by the product not the brand.

If brand should start giving the headaches then whats the use.

Buying the Honda city at a premium price is not worth.

Honda City's engine is the best part about the car. It's creamy and butter smooth - at idle and sane speeds you can barely notice that it's working. The rest of the car doesn't evoke that feel good factor for the price it sells at. The suspension does thud and thrash through pot holes. Of course, the car will be ultra reliable and serve you well without any complaint's so its upto you to put a monetary factor on the Honda brand name and reliablity.

I haven't driven the new SX4 VVT but the old SX4 that I have has a lot of chinks in it's armour. Quality has been severly compromised by Maruti and everything feels cheap in the car. Many SX4's had a jerking issue while starting off from first gear - mine still has it even after 40K kms. The car feels cheap and built to a price , noise levels are extremely high inside the car and the earlier engine was sluggish in the first two gears and upto 2500rpm. Suspension is a major problem too as it's very hard and the car unsettles occupants when it goes through rough roads, the suspension is very hard and crude.

I Almost feel like i am sitting in a Wagon R with that kind of discription.

No point discussing something when someone has already borne an image out of something.

I disagree on most of your points.

Plastic may be cheaper but better than the previous gen City.

Suspension feels tough because its made to endure.

There is a little Lag but not to the extent mentioned.

Its not made to Fancy but to serve its purpose as a most useful sedan.

Its not made to be a luxury sedan to give you comfort of One.In case you know other sedan of the segment then do point it to my notice.

There has been not a single jerking problem whatso ever as posted by the fellow member,if i might have missed on something than please do bring it notice in detail for clearification.

Engine like butter smooth and no engine noise in the cabin is something i feel doesnt even fits Jetliners Worth Crores of Rupees.

DOHC engines are supposed to make noise in higher RPMs.

Completely making the vehicle insulated from the road noise itself is not recommended and is considered unsafe for safety purposes.In that case you will not be able to hear somebody honking from behind.

Doc, I too feel that Amit seems to be exaggerating virtues of the Honda City and pinpricking faults of  SX .

As an owner of SX,I can vouch that it is very refined and noise less car that gives highly sophisticated ride and drive experience.Suspension of SX is harder than City but then City flattens out even on small pot holes and speed breakers at slow speed so you have to choose which is your priority.

My view is that that if you have to slow down at each speed breaker and pot hole  on the road then what is the use of spending so much money on a car that does not move on the roads.

@ Nagrajan & Doc,

I dopnt think amit is exaggerating. Whatever negative points he has mentioned in SX4 do exist and if you cant hear the engine noise or the swagger due to body roll and hard suspension then thats not amits fault.

Maruti had launched SX4 as a luxury sedan ...as Doc himself agrees that its not meant to be one then Maruti should have prized it in line with Dzire ( as they have done in case of Ritz and Swift). And please dont tell me SX4 and Dzire are poles apart....

 All said and done we cant deny that Honda City does have a better fit and finish and smoother engine, gearshifts and lighter steering. SX4 does have on its side the robustness and " manly" steering But certainly thats not what is expected in a " luxury Seadn".

Amit Umesh,let us not forget to highlight the negatives of Honda City ALSO.What you are doing is one sided,you are focussing only on  the negatives of SX and  only on positives of Honda City.This seems more like Honda City showroom  like rather than a balanced view and fair discussion.