Honda has always been at the top of the heap, whether you’re considering aspirational value, quality of sales and service, or simply sales numbers. It all started in India over a decade ago with the Honda City. In the last few years, though, City sales have slipped tremendously for a single reason: the lack of a diesel option. Not any more, however. The all-new Fourth Generation Honda City offers that, and some more besides.
The outgoing City offered a futuristic look and the new model offers more of the same. It starts with the nose, where a massive chrome strip makes up the grille, quite like the FCX Clarity. There are also double-barrel headlamps, now, that are reminiscent of the current European Civic. Move around to the side, and the first thing that jumps out at you is the new wheel design. It is something that we haven’t seen much of on stock cars in India and will certainly grab eyeballs. Also new on the side is the bodywork – the much larger 2014 model now has to make a real effort to hide its size, so Honda has given it a prominent crease along the doors that starts under the wing mirrors and ends with the tail lights, along with a crease that starts from the headlamps and ends where the second one starts, only much higher on the door.