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Originally Posted by pgsagar Well said bro! Consider me your new friend. Just two words----City sucks. It's a pathetic excuse for a sedan coming from the renowned house of Honda who are known for excellent cars like Accord, Prelude, Civic, NSX. It's a damp firecracker. On highway, City gets beaten by Swift, Palio Indica and even Santro. You say City is all show no go. I say no show , no go , all badge. Take out that revered "H" badge and this car has nothing. Show? You call a hatch with a boot stuck beauty? Naaa! Honda probably designed it for those who desperately want a booted car but can't afford real thing like Civic / Accord. It's poor performance is keeping younger generation away from this car. I mostly see pot-bellied middle aged executives driving this car who can't afford Civic or Accord. While youngsters seem to be preferring Swift, Fiesta, Civic, Laura, depending on their budget. |
Whoa! here we go again, bashing the NHC. Doesn't the perception of a car depend on how it's used? If you want a fast, sporty car that burns rubber - Yes, the City sucks at that. If you want a well built, trouble-free city sedan that is extremely fuel efficient, with excellent quality interiors and loads of space inside and in the boot - then the City is king. Not to mention the anemic engine, as you put it, has amongst the lowest CO2 emissions in the world
Yes it could be more powerful and they should have thrown in airbags and ABS. But the sad truth is, most of us wouldn't pay more for those options and wouldn't want power at the cost of fuel efficiency. Honda knows where the sweet spot is.
And what's all this about a hatch with a boot stuck on? Isn't that true for the Ikon, Esteem, Aveo, the new Swift Dezire and the old Cielo?
I'm not that old and I love the City. Maruti products may be value for money but they cut corners with the interiors and overall quality. I've owned a lot of Maruti products and they all started to rattle within two years of ownership. I can safely attest the City is the first "good" car I've owned. I don't know much about Ford but I wouldn't buy a product from that company, considering the financial shape they are in. Skoda - nice cars but pricey to buy, own and maintain. The Civic? I like it and, granted, it is more powerful and safer than the NHC. But for that money I don't get a significantly bigger car/interior space than the NHC. The Civic is not as fuel efficient (sorry, got used to the champion) and has smaller boot (bad for airport runs). The way my car is used - those issues are important. I'm willing to compromise on boot space but not on fuel efficiency. Hence Im waiting for the Civic hybrid.
Coming back to what the previous poster said about the Jazz on motorways. Im surprised it felt underpowered because if that were the case, the car would have bombed in the US, but it's selling well there. Heck, an Accord feels anemic on Canadian highways. Either way motorway performance won't be an issue in India simply because we don't have roads where you can maintain a constant speed and need extra power to overtake fast moving vehicles. In India, the City does OK on a highway - not the best but OK. And remember till a few years ago we were tackling highways in M800s. If the Indian Jazz gives high FE, good quality and space - it will sell. And no, I dont think it will be just because of the H badge. There are many more attributes that go with the Honda name. |