He big news with the City isn’t the styling. It’s the fact that the model finally gets an oil-burner under the hood. It was common knowledge that the City was going to be powered by the Amaze’s 1.5L diesel. What wasn’t expected was the City running the same 99 BHP tune! Most of us expected the City’s diesel to be force fed by a variable geometry turbo or have a power-inclined remap. Sadly, that’s not the case. Honda has chosen to play the fuel efficiency card, retaining the exact same engine specs as the Amaze, save for a different 6-speed gearbox. The 1.6L diesels of the Verna, Vento & Rapid have noticeably more muscle ( details in the engine post) .