Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. announced the launch of the new Honda City, a subcompact car that is the best in all dimensions, with a sportier and more luxurious touch. Its rejuvenated design includes LED front lights, newly-designed front and rear bumpers, a newly-designed interior with a gun metallic-color accented console, and full comfort and safety features. The launch also reinforces Honda’s image as the passenger car market leader, with the highest sales in 2016.
Mr. Pitak Pruittisarikorn, Chief Operating Officer, Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd., said, “The significant success of the new automobile models launched by Honda during the past year strengthened the company’s leading position in the passenger car market for the second year in a row. This year, Honda will deliver more new models to the market starting with the launch of the new Honda City, a popular subcompact car with the highest sales in the subcompact segment. The new Honda City comes with a sportier and more luxurious exterior and interior, and is also fully equipped with new comfort and safety features to fulfill the perfect life.”
The new Honda City features a sleeker and more stylish exterior. This is the first time for a subcompact car to have LED Daytime Running Lights standard in all variants. The new Honda City also features LED headlights and fog lights, a newly-designed chrome grille, new front and rear bumpers, and advanced sporty-design alloy wheels.
The new Honda City’s interior delivers a more luxurious yet sportier look and a spacious cabin with a gun metallic-color accented dashboard and new sporty-looking seats. It offers a full range of amenities and features for greater comfort, such as a LED Interior Map Lights and LED Interior Lamp. In addition, the new Honda City is fully equipped with advanced control systems, such as a Touchscreen Display Audio system with a Wireless Phone Connection via Bluetooth (for both Android and iOS mobile operating systems); 7-speed Paddle Shift; Audio Control Switch and hands-free receiver and end-call switch; Eco Coaching; One-Push Ignition System; Honda Smart Key System; and many more.
To ensure great performance and fuel efficiency, the new Honda City comes equipped with a 1.5 liter SOHC i-VTEC engine that generates maximum output of 117 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and torque of about 146 Newton-meters at 4,700 rpm. This revamped subcompact car also features a continuously variable transmission (CVT), developed under Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology, that offers fuel efficiency of 17.9 km/L, and 18.2 km/L with the manual transmission. The engine is E85 compatible to provide a fuel-efficient and eco-friendly driving experience.
The new Honda City is fully equipped with features that provide safety, such as Six Airbags including Dual SRS, i-Side Airbags, and Side Curtain Airbags; Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA); Hill Start Assist (HSA); Emergency Stop Signal (ESS); and a Multi-angle Rearview Camera.
The new Honda City comes in six variants, which are:
SV+ CVT 751,000 Baht
SV CVT 736,000 Baht
V+ CVT 689,000 Baht
V CVT 649,000 Baht
S CVT 589,000 Baht
S MT 550,000 Baht
It is available in six colors, which are: Modern Steel Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl, Lunar Silver Metallic, Taffeta White, White Orchid Pearl, and new Cosmic Blue Metallic with an all-black passenger cabin.
The new Honda City is now available at all Honda showrooms nationwide. For more information, please visitwww.honda.co.th/city
