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Next Generation Honda City 2008 – Price & Preview

Honda will soon launch its third generation car in India – The Honda City which has three variants. The Car is a Fully Loaded Package from Honda and will be Out in the markets by the mid November. Honda plans to release both manual and automatic versions at the same time ( targeting the festive season of Diwali ). The Next generation Honda City comes with a very powerful IVTEC engine which is high in Efficiency. The Engine is 116 bhp and Focuses more on the Mileage factor.

The automatic version of Honda City has a 5speed automatic gearbox with a paddle switch thus making the drive more easier. The Handling of the car is amazing even at higher speeds. Compared to the previous models, the new Honda City has a longer wheel base and overall the car is more responsive to the actions taken. Alloy wheels are optional. Average Mileage meter and a tripometer comes in all its models. The only odd / cons that were pointed out were – The car has no Fog lights and No seat belt alert. But the Car has a got a good anti-braking system which is phenomenal with all the Honda cars we see. Airbag comes with all the models.

The 3rd generation of Honda City will be priced between 8 lacs to 10 lacs which is pretty decent when we compare the class and category. The estimated price of the base model is 7.70 lacs which is manual and 8.90 lacs for the automatic version (Efficient and reasonable)- A terrific package. The experts say that this 3rd generation Honda City can give its base variant a run for its money!