Re: 2014 Honda City SV CVT Automatic - My White Unicorn Quote:
Originally Posted by rahul4321 Many Congratulations! My neighbours bought the same car yesterday; its a 2014 metallic grey I-Vtec 'V' variant with a manual transmission. I sat in it and absolutely loved the interiors! I hope the new car serves you well! |
Thanks. However the 'V' variant has 5" system compared to the 3.5" I have and I wish there was a 'V' CVT as I find it a pretty good package. Quote:
Originally Posted by saket77 Congratulation man! Fantastic choice, of both the car & the color. The instruments panel & the interiors look top notch premium. And good that you upgraded the tyres. IMO, giving the City such puny tyres from the factory is grave injustice.
Wish you many many happy miles ahead!
Regards,
Saket |
Thanks. Very true. the iVTEC being a powerful engine definitely deserves a wider shoes. Quote:
Originally Posted by geotracks Congratulations neel911 on your new pride! Great & detailed review.
Indeed AT cars are a pleasure to drive. I know many who own Honda City AT currently (older versions) and even after all these years, they still love their ride and it still rides like 'new' they claim.
I too have the illuminated "CITY" scuff plates and agree with you, although cost for them is on higher side by Honda, they really look nice and are worth it. The seat covers & 3M floor mats also look neat.
The FE figures you've indicated for your City & highway drives look reasonable, as those are the figures +- few others I know who have the 2012 City V AT are also getting. But let me tell you, for the sheer comfort & pleasure you will get driving a City AT, it is well worth it. |
Very true. for me getting AT was very critical. I knew that the claimed 18kmpl are far from what you would get in real world scenario but the comfort/convenience that comes with it is a good trade off with FE. The engine is pretty powerful and Honda reliability helps. I'm glad I went with the Honda Official scuff plates. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rajeevraj Congrats neel. Guess this is the first Petrol Review and definitely the first CVT review. Well written. Wish you miles of fun with your white beauty.
One Question: Typically in AT's the Brake pedal is quite big. Here it looks on the smaller side. Is it just due to the photograph angle or is it smaller than the typical AT Brake pedal. |
I found it similar to other sedans. When you say big, is it the area where you press down or the amount of protusion? Quote:
Originally Posted by nitinbose Hi,
Congrats on the new car and wish you many more happy miles!
Has Honda done anything about the bare wires on the boot lid? |
Nothing at all. The boot is as shown in the review by GTO. You feel sad that Honda left it that way, but once you get over it, you would hardly notice it. Quote:
Originally Posted by yash1229 Once again, congratulations neel911!
Btw, how do you feel the performance is when compared to the 1.6L Vento petrol? |
Are you referring to the Vento TSI DSG engine (AT) ? In terms of performance and driving fun, I'm sure the Vento scores above Honda City CVT. Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran Manian Thanks for the nice review.It really needs passion to share your purchase experience and plans. All the best for a long long association with 'Unicorn'. By the Way I would love to have a picture of your reverse sensors in action. How is the Display integrated to the Car? Rear View Mirror? |
Thanks. These does not come with any display. There is no Voice Guidance as mentioned by someone else in the thread. It's just beeps sound and the intensity/frequency of the same will change as you start getting closer. It will eventually turn into a steady beep sound when you are very close to obstacle. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocketscience So finally an ownership review for the SV & petrol variant of Honda City! Congratulations and great writeup. The car looks excellent in white and in my experience white and silver turn out to be the most popular colors in Honda cars in the long run.
Pictures of your daughter reminds me of my sister who was about her age when we took the delivery of our white Civic back in 2006 , she would'nt get out of the car for hours.
The alloy wheels look great , how much did they cost you , can you please provide the breakup of costs of the difference you paid for the tyres and alloy wheels ,i'm planning an upgrade myself when i get the delivery of my car next week. |
Thanks a lot. The alloys will cost you somewhere around 30K for a set of 5. Just make sure you go for the ones with 4 holes (some shops may try to push 8 holes alloy but I would recommend to stick to 4 holes). The rim width will depend on your tyre. Mine are 6.5J which are ideal for 195/60R15 tyres. Tyre prices will change city to city. Just check the price online when you get delivery to get an approximate price of the tyre you wish to upgrade to. Quote:
Originally Posted by harshunlimited Heartiest Congratulations!!
First SV model on the forum it seems, the colour does look really nice & some really nice alloys those.
Is it possible to change the centre taps of alloys from Neo to the Honda ones?
The OEM branding on tyres looks visually appealing to me personally.
As far as rear Aircon vents are concerned, is the air throw good enough?
I have heard its pretty less, just enough to feel the air coming out if you place your hands near the vents. |
The Honda Badging would be nice. I actually didn't think about it. I'll try to check on these. The AC is cool enough atleast in Bangalore. But if your car is parked under sun, I'm sure it'll take a while before you can start feeling the cooling effect. These days Bangalore temperature goes upto around 36 degree celcius and I feel the AC effective (my car is parked in shade/basement parking however most of the time) |