Nhc - Vtec?

amit · 11th September 2005, 22:49

The Japanese are at it again! For God's sake, the city was launched a year or year and a half back and they are already changing the looks! These cosmetic grille, head lamp, tail lamp changes are really getting irritating. When will these Jap's and koreans stop!!?!

amit · 11th September 2005, 22:53

Since everyone still calls the Honda city, New Honda City (NHC), will the newer city be called NNHC for New New Honda City? Maybe we should have a poll to determine what we should call the NHC after the new, errr newer city is launched....this is getting confusing!

BUSA · 11th September 2005, 23:51

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The Japanese are at it again!

Main reason for the change is that the car has many parts from Thailand where the new look had to be hit since the cars looks didnot go well with the looks.

My citys fuse box had ABS written in it and on the Air filter it was written Made in Thailand.

Check out hondacity4u.com

unknown · 19th September 2005, 08:53

I've talked with Ring road honda delhi they said me they don't have any information on new facelifted model they willing to say it's false . anyone have some more info ?

hellspawn · 19th September 2005, 17:48

well guys the day is very near wen a new nhc will soon be seen in showrooms.i was driving along the greater noida expressway when i came along this white honda city unmasked,all the details visibly clear.....it was lookin b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.it had the same design as shown in various car mags.the rear was lookin better...the rear bumper was smaller and sleeker unlike the previous bulbous shape.and liked the rear taillamp treatment with the lights extending on the boot as well..the front had an additional chrome grill apart from the chrome lip that the current nhc has.bigger honda logos,nice front fog lamps...and sweet alloys and somehow it looked a little lower o me...maybe my imagination but it was anyday lookin better than the current nhc.....it was lookin sleek like a jet about to take off and cos of the rear bumper it was lookin better proportioned.also it wasnt a vtec.after while the city stopped and i stopped too...when i enquired the guy told me that production had started ,some new colours wud be launched and also that it wud be launched somewhere around or after diwali as honda planned to sell of their existing nhc and clear the lot with the offers that r given during diwali....so anybody planning to buy the nhc on diwali...plz wait or ul miss out....

X-Machine · 19th September 2005, 21:14

Hey Hellspawn,
Great find there.I have 4 things going on in mind after reading this :
1.) Im just a little doubtful of that not being a Vtec engined NHC.Maybe the dealer did not want to reveal the identity???
2) The current NHC is doing really well in its league with great sales etc.Why do they need to revamp it and launch a replacement??
3) Maybe its a limited edition NHC.
4) Or maybe,Honda know that this car might hold up better sales,if they change the exterior look.This being one the the primary reason for the NHC not doing roaring business.

I dont know what it is,but its a sort of teaser move by Honda.Will have to wait and watch.

X

BUSA · 19th September 2005, 22:27

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Why do they need to revamp it and launch a replacement??

THe City was not admired in Thailand so Honda did a facelift! Since most parts are sourced from there they had to do this move!

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Maybe its a limited edition NHC.

This is not Maruti or TATA! LOL.

hellspawn · 20th September 2005, 11:15

@busa:very well answered and well dude how can u leave out maruti,if u go by the number of facelifts they hav done to their cars & christened them NEW......well honda is way behind LOL

hellspawn · 20th September 2005, 11:22

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Originally Posted by X-Machine

Hey Hellspawn,
Great find there.I have 4 things going on in mind after reading this :
1.) Im just a little doubtful of that not being a Vtec engined NHC.Maybe the dealer did not want to reveal the identity??

X

well cant say anythin bout that but just imagine this:the top most model of honda city touches 8lac and even more in the rest of the cities......honda plans to launch the civic with a vtec engine and the price range wud start from 8-10lacs. if honda plonks a vtec in the city ,its price wud easily increase by 50,000-80,000(est.) and the ex-showroom price will easily cross 9lac.for 9lacs the nhc is not VFM,ppl wud rather opt for a civic or an optra.so it wud start eating into civic sales or the civic wud eat up the vtec citys sale....so i think for a long time the vtec nhc wud not bless our roads.hope this sounds logical everybody....am i thinkin right .

Neel · 20th September 2005, 17:52

I guess the Civic is the one to wait for...we may not see the NHC Vtec in India...

adya33 · 24th September 2005, 22:28

car will come out during/after diwali

car is wider & longer than current NHC
engine is supposed to be 1900cc & there is already a rumor doing rounds that this car will beat OHC VTEC
it will also come with wider tyres

there are some tests going on with the engine
the interiors are still being worked on

the guy told me that this car can be called as "mini accord"
by which I think he ment to say that it will be a car placed between City & Accord

IMO car looks much better than NHC

hkanitkar · 24th September 2005, 23:14

man - those tail lamps look hot !!!!!
hey adya - thanks for the info - my uncle's planning to replace his accent and he is thinking about the NEW^2 HONDA CITY - probably V-tec - if its launched by diwali
good find buddy.

BUSA · 24th September 2005, 23:57

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engine is supposed to be 1900cc & there is already a rumor doing rounds that this car will beat OHC VTEC it will also come with wider tyres

Woooooooooow Shantanu, GTO, AJMAT, WOlf, jigarmuni are you listening!

Mpower · 25th September 2005, 00:19

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Originally Posted by adya33

car is wider & longer than current NHC
engine is supposed to be 1900cc & there is already a rumor doing rounds that this car will beat OHC VTEC
it will also come with wider tyres

there are some tests going on with the engine
the interiors are still being worked on

the guy told me that this car can be called as "mini accord"
by which I think he ment to say that it will be a car placed between City & Accord

I think you and your source are getting mixed up with CIVIC with CITY. The Civic will have a 1800 not 1900cc engine with iVTEC and is slotted inbetween City and Accord.

City is just a refresh and will retain its 1500 cc displacement with an optional VTEC head.

BUSA · 25th September 2005, 19:28

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Originally Posted by adya33

car will come out during/after diwali

car is wider & longer than current NHC
engine is supposed to be 1900cc & there is already a rumor doing rounds that this car will beat OHC VTEC
it will also come with wider tyres

there are some tests going on with the engine
the interiors are still being worked on

the guy told me that this car can be called as "mini accord"
by which I think he ment to say that it will be a car placed between City & Accord

IMO car looks much better than NHC

Check out this!

http://www.hondacity4u.com/en/index.html

No chance of a 1900cc for India! There is no City with 1900cc, its the Civic with 1800cc or 2000cc!

11th September 2005, 22:49	#31
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	The Japanese are at it again! For God's sake, the city was launched a year or year and a half back and they are already changing the looks! These cosmetic grille, head lamp, tail lamp changes are really getting irritating. When will these Jap's and koreans stop!!?!
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11th September 2005, 22:53	#32
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	Since everyone still calls the Honda city, New Honda City (NHC), will the newer city be called NNHC for New New Honda City? Maybe we should have a poll to determine what we should call the NHC after the new, errr newer city is launched....this is getting confusing!
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19th September 2005, 08:53	#34
unknown BANNED Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 439 Thanked: 23 Times	I've talked with Ring road honda delhi they said me they don't have any information on new facelifted model they willing to say it's false . anyone have some more info ?
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19th September 2005, 17:48	#35
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	well guys the day is very near wen a new nhc will soon be seen in showrooms.i was driving along the greater noida expressway when i came along this white honda city unmasked,all the details visibly clear.....it was lookin b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.it had the same design as shown in various car mags.the rear was lookin better...the rear bumper was smaller and sleeker unlike the previous bulbous shape.and liked the rear taillamp treatment with the lights extending on the boot as well..the front had an additional chrome grill apart from the chrome lip that the current nhc has.bigger honda logos,nice front fog lamps...and sweet alloys and somehow it looked a little lower o me...maybe my imagination but it was anyday lookin better than the current nhc.....it was lookin sleek like a jet about to take off and cos of the rear bumper it was lookin better proportioned.also it wasnt a vtec.after while the city stopped and i stopped too...when i enquired the guy told me that production had started ,some new colours wud be launched and also that it wud be launched somewhere around or after diwali as honda planned to sell of their existing nhc and clear the lot with the offers that r given during diwali....so anybody planning to buy the nhc on diwali...plz wait or ul miss out.... Last edited by hellspawn : 19th September 2005 at 17:51.
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19th September 2005, 21:14	#36
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Hey Hellspawn, Great find there.I have 4 things going on in mind after reading this : 1.) Im just a little doubtful of that not being a Vtec engined NHC.Maybe the dealer did not want to reveal the identity??? 2) The current NHC is doing really well in its league with great sales etc.Why do they need to revamp it and launch a replacement?? 3) Maybe its a limited edition NHC. 4) Or maybe,Honda know that this car might hold up better sales,if they change the exterior look.This being one the the primary reason for the NHC not doing roaring business. I dont know what it is,but its a sort of teaser move by Honda.Will have to wait and watch. X
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20th September 2005, 11:15	#38
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	@busa:very well answered and well dude how can u leave out maruti,if u go by the number of facelifts they hav done to their cars & christened them NEW......well honda is way behind LOL
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20th September 2005, 17:52	#40
Neel BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 178 Thanked: 35 Times	I guess the Civic is the one to wait for...we may not see the NHC Vtec in India...
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24th September 2005, 22:28	#41
adya33 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 1,839 Thanked: 183 Times	some info regarding NHC VTEC car will come out during/after diwali car is wider & longer than current NHC engine is supposed to be 1900cc & there is already a rumor doing rounds that this car will beat OHC VTEC it will also come with wider tyres there are some tests going on with the engine the interiors are still being worked on the guy told me that this car can be called as "mini accord" by which I think he ment to say that it will be a car placed between City & Accord IMO car looks much better than NHC Last edited by adya33 : 24th September 2005 at 22:32.
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24th September 2005, 23:14	#42
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	man - those tail lamps look hot !!!!! hey adya - thanks for the info - my uncle's planning to replace his accent and he is thinking about the NEW^2 HONDA CITY - probably V-tec - if its launched by diwali good find buddy.
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