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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Asking for a Rs 4 L premium up front for just fuel efficiency and 200Ltr contracted boot space is very "tall" gearing for a City ![]() |
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| ![]() Gotta feel for Honda here, they have so successfully taken their own brand downmarket, that premium pricing just won't work. There was a time when customers paid a premium for Honda cars but that time is long gone. I say all this as a diehard Honda fan (we have a 1st gen City, Brio, Activa and CB350). Takes real talent to destroy three goldplated models in the City, Civic and CR-V. I don't even see many customers walking into their showrooms to check out the hybrid City. Rs22 lakh on road would have been ideal, but in Bangalore this vehicle will now be close to 23.5L approx. The ADAS is also going to be a giant pain for older chauffeur driven customers as well. If the Hybrid City can get to monthly sales of 200 units till the end of the year, then that will be an achievement in itself. Honda really should have priced this on par with the Slavia/Virtus 1.5 DSG top end, atleast then people would have walked into showrooms to compare. Last edited by Redline6800 : 4th May 2022 at 17:11. |
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| ![]() Can't comment on the prices, but in terms of fuel efficiency (without compromising on performance), this might be a worthy upgrade for people looking to buy top end Petrol CVT model at least. My City 5th Gen CVT gives a pathetic 9 KMPL within city drives. Highway FE is a healthy 17-18 KMPL though. Given most of the daily use we have is within city limits, a mileage of 20+KMPL is stellar for a car essentially driven on petrol. I really wish this car to sell in good numbers. Really not a fan of going straight to pure EV from ICE cars. Hybrid tech need to be mainstream. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Would have loved if Honda managed a on road price of around 20L but then it is Honda. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Official Release: The New City e:HEV is available in a single flagship grade ZX in five exciting colors – Radiant Red Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Meteoroid Grey Metallic, Golden Brown Metallic and Lunar Silver Metallic. In another first for HCIL, the Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicle New City e:HEV will be manufactured in India at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tapukara, Rajasthan. The company will begin the deliveries of the model from its dealer network across the country immediately after the launch. The New City e:HEV will offer complete peace of mind with 3-year Unlimited kilometers warranty as standard benefit to the customer. The customers can also opt for Extended Warranty up to 5 years and Anytime Warranty up to 10 years from the date of car purchase. The warranty available on Lithium-ion Battery will be 8-year or 1 60 000 Km (whichever comes first) from the date of car purchase. ![]() Link |
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Infractions: 0/1 (4) | ![]() The challenge for Honda is who will be the target customers for the hybrid model with this pricing? 1) A cost conscious customer? - With the price difference with normal city, will they really be interested in Hybrid as break even is nearly impossible in the useful life of car. 2) Honda loyalist? - Again they can get almost same city (looks, features and performance wise) for much lesser money 3) Someone with a budget of 25 lakhs? - Most people with that budget might as well look for cars which are a segment above City. Other than Hybrid and ADAS technology there is nothing much that stand out in City Hybrid So only a very few customers who want Hybrid, ADAS etc. will look for this. For vast majority, this would only be another City without much cost benefit and a much lesser boot space. Honda is really going to have a tough time selling this (hope I am proven wrong). |
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| ![]() Honda site is updated. Price starts at Rs 19,49,900/- |
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| ![]() It will be more than 2 lakh kms before the Hybrid can break even with the normal ZX CVT. And more so if one compares with lower versions with the normal CVT. Even normal Honda City in general sell very less in numbers. I don't see anyone paying this much amount. It just doesn't make any sense whatsoever for majority of the people. The car flopped on launch. What are people at Honda smoking?? Last edited by souvikjana83 : 4th May 2022 at 20:20. |
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| ![]() After this launch, suddenly the Honda city V CVT seems to be value for money. Could this be a strategy to push sales of lower end versions of the city. Probably they know from the start that hybrid at this price will not have too many takers. |
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| ![]() I would like to share my point of view as my father owns a Honda City V MT 2018, I believe the price difference is justified I believe the price difference for Hybrid is 3 lacs as the rest is for the ADAS system(which is a plus point). As our car gives a mileage of 10-11 kmpl at that cost some calculations:- Petrol price Pune: 120 rs Monthly running: 1000 kms Mileage: 10 kmpl Monthly costs: 12000 rs For the Hybrid city the costs would be 1/2, around 6000 Rs saving per month which translates to 72000 Rs a year. Plus the saving of no transmission fluid as there are no gears add 5000 to savings. I suppose In Four year the extra price paid would be evened out, and this calculation is for a person who drives only 1000 kms a month for double the kilometres the benefits would also double, a person who keeps the car for say 6 years would have savings of around 2 lacs in that time period. Compared to other carmaker’s who don’t consider India important enough to bring in such tech(eyes at you Hyundai), I would like to applaud Honda for taking the initiative to launch such products in our market, I hope more manufacturers follow this example. Also I believe ADAS feature are a first in any sedan<75 lacs which justifies the price paid as adaptive cruise control is a boon on indian expressway and Highway. My father was dissatisfied with the 5 gen city as not much was different from our 4 gen hence did not even think buying it, but with this launch he is enthusiastic and wants to test drive this car as soon as possible. W16Rocks Last edited by W16rocks : 4th May 2022 at 20:47. |
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| ![]() I did have a question on the battery life. Since the car is getting recharged almost constantly from the ICE engine, will this cause any deterioration in the battery performance over time? I know in EVs, they say will cause lowering of range by 10-15% over 8 years period (warranty period). Would this smaller battery go through the discharge cycles earlier? Wondering if that needs to be factored into the cost when people are comparing running costs. Since over time, if battery running does come down, ICE engine may get fired much more at lower speeds to charge the battery leading to lower mileage numbers. |
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| ![]() ₹4.5L premium seems high for sure. After reading review on our forum, I seem to like the car. My use case is 70km daily in heavy Mumbai traffic, so hybrid or EV helps. However my foremost requirement is full size boot, for 600 to 1000km ride once or twice a month. City at this premium and just 300ltr boot size is almost a deal breaker! I'm really confused about my next car with every passing day, and every new car hitting Indian roads ![]() On break even calculations, keeping things simple, users with more than 20k annual city running should find this car worthwhile. Here's my back of the envelope calculations : Petrol City: 12kmpl Hybrid City: 24kmpl At 120/ltr petrol price and 20000km running, cost saving is ₹1 lac per annum. Cheers! |
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| ![]() Had missed all the price related action and now dont regret it. I yawned after looking at the sticker price. People might try to justify paying the premium for this car all day, but thats only as long as you stay within the Honda showroom. For such a premium, I would have expected the older Hybrid system with its DCT for regular driving along with hybrid mode. The i-MMD was introduced just to reduce cost and complexity with respect to having a full fledged transmission and instead, avoid the transmission altogether, liberating cost, space in the engine bay for packing. But Honda seems to have injected some confidence inducing drug into its employees to price it like this. I really wanted to consider this car as an alternate option, but I am sure after the initial euphoria wore out, I would be bored of its performance and only be happy about not going to the fuel bunk regularly. But for the sort of usage I have, I so far havent felt the pinch of fuel bills. So this car isnt for me. If it was priced at par with the Slavia DSG, that would have meant some competition especially for the general buyer who considers both cars as a means of transport. Here the FE advantage of city would have stood out. Quote:
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Honda themselves claims that their new single camera setup is superior to the Radar + Camera ADAS that they used to have before. Quoting the relevant lines from the article. Quote:
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