Honda City e:HEV Facelift To Offer New Base V Variant | V3Cars

23 February 2023
By Amit Saraswat
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Honda is all set to launch the City facelift on March 2, 2023. The City facelift will offer the choice of a normal petrol and a strong hybrid petrol powertrain. While the current City e:HEV strong hybrid is a lot more pricey than the normal petrol variants, Honda plan to rectify this with the facelift. Read on to know how.

2023 Honda City e:HEV To Become More Affordable

Honda aim to make the strong hybrid version of the City a lot more affordable than before. The current City e-HEV, which was launched in May 2022, is only available in the top-spec ZX variant. It is currently priced at Rs. 19.89 lakh (ex-showroom). While the price of the top-spec City Hybrid is not likely to come down, Honda aim to make the strong hybrid City sedan more affordable by offering it in a lower variant.

Honda are set to introduce the base V variant to the City e:HEV strong hybrid. It is likely to offer a similar set of features as the City normal petrol’s V variant. To make the City hybrid sedan more affordable, the V strong hybrid variant is likely to miss out on features like advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and electronic parking brake that are available with the e:HEV ZX variant. The introduction of the V variant will make the strong hybrid powertrain more accessible and bring it closer, in terms of price, to the normal petrol variants.

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Take a look at the expected features of the City e:HEV V variant:

8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
Cruise control
Multi-angle rear parking camera
Front and side thorax airbags
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Projector headlights
LED tail lights
15-inch alloy wheels
Shark fin antenna
Steering-mounted controls
Keyless entry with push-button start/stop

2023 Honda City e:HEV Facelift Powertrain Details

The City e:HEV strong hybrid comes with a 1.5L normal petrol engine along with 2 electric motors. It has a combined power output of 126PS. The electric motor offers a peak torque of 253Nm between 0-3000rpm. The top speed of the City Hybrid sedan is limited to 176kmph. It channels power to the front wheels via an e-CVT transmission. The strong hybrid powertrain of the City e:HEV delivers a fuel efficiency of 26.5kmpl.

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2023 Honda City e:HEV Facelift Launch Details

Honda will launch the City e:HEV facelift on March 2, 2023. Bookings for the upcoming hybrid sedan are currently open at select Honda dealerships. Furthermore, you can also log on to Honda Cars India website and book the new City e:HEV for a token amount of Rs. 5,000.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.