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supremeBaleno · 11th January 2007, 14:10

Like many others on this forum, I have also been a great fan of the OHC. I still love it and admire the well-kept specimens that I see on the roads. However, when I was in the market for a C-segmenter, Honda had already phased it out and replaced it with an ugly looking version of the City (no offense intended to any NHC owners), but with more fuel efficiency, which is a prime factor here.

Seeing the many threads here that talk about the OHC (especially the 1.5 and Vtec versions), I was thinking about a scenario, where the big boys at Honda take inspiration from our forum and decide to bring back the OHC body (the shape, looks etc) with the following engine options.

Option 1 : OHC body with NHC 1.5 engine
Option 2 : OHC body with NHC 1.5 Vtec engine
Option 3 : OHC body with OHC 1.3 engine
Option 4 : OHC body with OHC 1.5 engine
Option 5 : OHC body with OHC 1.5 Vtec engine

Would like to know which of the above combinations appeals most to tbhp-ians ?

I would go for Option 1.
Rationale being that I am not a power freak (I do love the occasional adrenaline surge), do not redline my car, love FE cars and the 76bhp or so put out by the NHC is more than adequate for my needs (city and highway). The looks (or lack of it) was the only thing that put me off and made me go the Baleno way.

EDIT : Oops, I should have had a 6th poll option for those that prefer the NHC as it is now.

11th January 2007, 14:10	#1 (permalink)
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Weekdays at DetroitOfIndia (Chennai) & Weekends at VeniceOfTheEast (Alappuzha). Posts: 2,049	Does the OHC body with the NHC heart appeal to you ? Like many others on this forum, I have also been a great fan of the OHC. I still love it and admire the well-kept specimens that I see on the roads. However, when I was in the market for a C-segmenter, Honda had already phased it out and replaced it with an ugly looking version of the City (no offense intended to any NHC owners), but with more fuel efficiency, which is a prime factor here. Seeing the many threads here that talk about the OHC (especially the 1.5 and Vtec versions), I was thinking about a scenario, where the big boys at Honda take inspiration from our forum and decide to bring back the OHC body (the shape, looks etc) with the following engine options. Option 1 : OHC body with NHC 1.5 engine Option 2 : OHC body with NHC 1.5 Vtec engine Option 3 : OHC body with OHC 1.3 engine Option 4 : OHC body with OHC 1.5 engine Option 5 : OHC body with OHC 1.5 Vtec engine Would like to know which of the above combinations appeals most to tbhp-ians ? I would go for Option 1. Rationale being that I am not a power freak (I do love the occasional adrenaline surge), do not redline my car, love FE cars and the 76bhp or so put out by the NHC is more than adequate for my needs (city and highway). The looks (or lack of it) was the only thing that put me off and made me go the Baleno way. EDIT : Oops, I should have had a 6th poll option for those that prefer the NHC as it is now. __________________ By the time a man is old enough to read a woman like a book, he's too old to start a library. :-) Last edited by supremeBaleno : 11th January 2007 at 14:15.