2017 Honda City 4th Generation

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Honda India is set to discontinue the production of some of its models, including the Jazz, WR-V, and the fourth-gen City from April this year. The Japanese carmaker is making this move prior to the BS6 Phase 2 and the new RDE norms transition that is said to come into effect next month.

Honda Car India recently launched the City facelift with several exterior and interior updates. The prices for this 2023 model range from Rs. 11.49 lakh to Rs. 20.39 lakh for the top-spec City e:HEV. We recently drove the top-of-the-line petrol automatic version, and here are our first impressions. For now, let's show you some images from the first drive.

2023 Honda City accessories detailed

2023 Honda City ZX vs VX variants compared

This is the latest iteration of the Honda City, a successful three-box sedan still going strong after more than two decades. It's still this fifth-generation avatar introduced in 2020 but gets some more updates. The most important ones are an RDE-compliant engine and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Look closely, and you'll see the elegant exterior design exudes a sportier character thanks to the revised bumpers. These are tastefully done and look like extensions with a carbon fibre look. The grille mesh pattern is revised and there's a new addition of this Obsidian Blue Pearl exterior colour that looks fantastic.

There was a time when the City was Honda’s most affordable offering in India. Today, this sedan remains to be Honda’s most expensive offering. Things have changed considerably over its existence for so many years. Now its popular petrol model continues to be offered along with the availability of an oil-burner version as well. We have tested both these models and extracted data from our Vbox GPS data logger for these speed and time measurements. Here's an analysis of the acceleration data to give you a quick and clear idea of the performance of both these models.

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