3rd Generation Honda City driven

GTO · 28th January 2009, 16:24

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Originally Posted by raul

legroom and the general feeling of roominess is more in the City. I think Honda has better interior design,they maximize the space and while Linea could be spacious the designers did not apply themselves enough with the space they had.

Honda's philosophy at play here : Man maximum, Machine minimum

asr245 · 3rd March 2010, 18:52

TD'ed the ANHC EMT today. Opened the door, casually got in and knocked my knee against the dash! Ingress has to be more careful than in a WagonR or even a Linea. Adjusted the mirrors, started the engine and drove off. Started in typical city traffic (in 2dn and 3rd gears) - no complaints - and proceeded to where I live (lots of speed breakers). Took it through a typical dug up and lazily filled road. I wasn't impressed. Ride was of course better than my WagonR but Linea was better. Took it over many speed bumps (the jerky metal ones) - ride wasn't too bad but noise insulation was poor. Even my wife wasn't impressed. In my Linea TD (http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ml#post1762981) the ride was smooth and noise was well kept out, the ANHC was disappointing here. Anyway, went to a stretch of road which is slightly empty and gassed it. Again, though better than Linea, I wasn't very impressed. My dad's 140k+ OHC VTEC feels more rev happy than this one. Changing lanes at 100kmph I felt more comfortable with the Linea than ANHC though much better than the old OHC VTEC.

Space is an area where ANHC leads. Driver footwell is not cramped like the Linea and I like that there's no dead pedal (I like to stretch my legs at times while driving). Rear space - with my setting, I feel ANHC is marginally better (I am 5'9") than Linea but Linea has a more comfortable rear middle seat than the ANHC.

All in all, ANHC might win this race but that's more due to lack of a worthy competitor than the car itself (no 1.4T-Jet in Linea and wife doesn't want to get a SX4 of Fiesta).

asr245 · 5th March 2010, 19:41

Hi Guys,

I am looking at ANHC as my new car and had taken a test drive a few days ago. The car I was driving was apparently their VP's car which had done 13k+ kms on it. I red-lined the car couple of times during the drive (full AC on) and each time I heard some knocking noise between 4k-4.5k rpm for a second or 2. I asked the salesman and he said it happens on all Citys when engine is revved high enough. I hear the same knocking noise sometimes on my dad's OHC VTEC (140k+ kms) and thought that maybe it was a sign of old age of the engine.

I am considering buying ANHC and I like revving the engine but this is putting me off. Anyone else who's experienced this?

GTO · 6th March 2010, 14:56

^^ 7,100 rpm on my OHC Vtec and zero knocking

. Most certainly the quality of fuel.

sidindica · 8th March 2010, 19:11

I just spotted this ANHC E M/T model near sector 16 Noida market in a never before seen bluish silver colour. Has Honda introduced any colour like this recently?

FlyingSpur · 8th March 2010, 19:18

Looks like one of the colors available on the NHC. Customer must have demanded a custom job. I've seen an Accord V6 too (the pre-2008 model) in the same NHC bluish shade.

arun1100 · 8th March 2010, 19:20

Color looks similar to FTA of Linea.

nkrishnap · 8th March 2010, 19:23

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Originally Posted by flyingspur

Looks like one of the colors available on the NHC. Customer must have demanded a custom job. I've seen an Accord V6 too (the pre-2008 model) in the same NHC bluish shade.

I have seen Bright Orange colored ANHC's running in Bangalore as Taxi's. Will click a pic if possible when I spot it next time.

OT: By the way does a manufacturer really produce/manufacture a car based on request or will it be fleet of cars. I don't think we have customization for a single car that is bought.

Guna · 8th March 2010, 19:25

I have seen this colour (on ANHC) in Bangalore about 2 months back itself. It appears to be the same color Civic comes (or came) with. If I am not mistaken, this colour option is avilable on even Jazz.

sidindica · 8th March 2010, 19:36

The car looks similar to bluish silver metallic in the civic and NHC. Jazz comes with sherbet blue, pretty different as shown:
The car had private UP 16 X **** number plate.

kiku007 · 8th March 2010, 19:47

IIRC this colour was available with the NHC-VTEC.

jesal · 8th March 2010, 21:13

in bombay there is one light green honda city. its the same color as the green in beat. and i dont think its after market paint. honda has surely done it themselves.

tsk13 · 8th March 2010, 22:08

The latest catalogue at my disposal doesn't show this or the i20 type Blue, which is a Limited Edition colour. And Custom Job by Honda, never heard of.

dodge_v1per · 8th March 2010, 22:12

Wasn;it available already? I think i've seen it.

prateekm · 8th March 2010, 22:23

The Cruze in it's latest senseless commercial also has a similar color I guess!

3rd March 2010, 18:52	#512
asr245 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 392 Times	TD'ed the ANHC EMT today. Opened the door, casually got in and knocked my knee against the dash! Ingress has to be more careful than in a WagonR or even a Linea. Adjusted the mirrors, started the engine and drove off. Started in typical city traffic (in 2dn and 3rd gears) - no complaints - and proceeded to where I live (lots of speed breakers). Took it through a typical dug up and lazily filled road. I wasn't impressed. Ride was of course better than my WagonR but Linea was better. Took it over many speed bumps (the jerky metal ones) - ride wasn't too bad but noise insulation was poor. Even my wife wasn't impressed. In my Linea TD (http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ml#post1762981) the ride was smooth and noise was well kept out, the ANHC was disappointing here. Anyway, went to a stretch of road which is slightly empty and gassed it. Again, though better than Linea, I wasn't very impressed. My dad's 140k+ OHC VTEC feels more rev happy than this one. Changing lanes at 100kmph I felt more comfortable with the Linea than ANHC though much better than the old OHC VTEC. Space is an area where ANHC leads. Driver footwell is not cramped like the Linea and I like that there's no dead pedal (I like to stretch my legs at times while driving). Rear space - with my setting, I feel ANHC is marginally better (I am 5'9") than Linea but Linea has a more comfortable rear middle seat than the ANHC. All in all, ANHC might win this race but that's more due to lack of a worthy competitor than the car itself (no 1.4T-Jet in Linea and wife doesn't want to get a SX4 of Fiesta).
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5th March 2010, 19:41	#513
asr245 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 392 Times	ANHC - knocking noise? Hi Guys, I am looking at ANHC as my new car and had taken a test drive a few days ago. The car I was driving was apparently their VP's car which had done 13k+ kms on it. I red-lined the car couple of times during the drive (full AC on) and each time I heard some knocking noise between 4k-4.5k rpm for a second or 2. I asked the salesman and he said it happens on all Citys when engine is revved high enough. I hear the same knocking noise sometimes on my dad's OHC VTEC (140k+ kms) and thought that maybe it was a sign of old age of the engine. I am considering buying ANHC and I like revving the engine but this is putting me off. Anyone else who's experienced this?
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6th March 2010, 14:56	#514
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,770 Thanked: 322,394 Times View My Garage	^^ 7,100 rpm on my OHC Vtec and zero knocking . Most certainly the quality of fuel.
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8th March 2010, 19:11	#515
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,901 Thanked: 8,350 Times	New colour in ANHC? I just spotted this ANHC E M/T model near sector 16 Noida market in a never before seen bluish silver colour. Has Honda introduced any colour like this recently? Attached Thumbnails
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8th March 2010, 19:18	#516
FlyingSpur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,935 Thanked: 1,449 Times View My Garage	Looks like one of the colors available on the NHC. Customer must have demanded a custom job. I've seen an Accord V6 too (the pre-2008 model) in the same NHC bluish shade.
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8th March 2010, 19:20	#517
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,154 Thanked: 6,224 Times View My Garage	Color looks similar to FTA of Linea.
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8th March 2010, 19:25	#519
Guna Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,189 Thanked: 4,636 Times	I have seen this colour (on ANHC) in Bangalore about 2 months back itself. It appears to be the same color Civic comes (or came) with. If I am not mistaken, this colour option is avilable on even Jazz.
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8th March 2010, 19:36	#520
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,901 Thanked: 8,350 Times	The car looks similar to bluish silver metallic in the civic and NHC. Jazz comes with sherbet blue, pretty different as shown: The car had private UP 16 X **** number plate. Attached Thumbnails
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8th March 2010, 19:47	#521
kiku007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AU Posts: 2,409 Thanked: 8,558 Times	IIRC this colour was available with the NHC-VTEC.
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8th March 2010, 21:13	#522
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	in bombay there is one light green honda city. its the same color as the green in beat. and i dont think its after market paint. honda has surely done it themselves.
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8th March 2010, 22:08	#523
tsk13 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,256 Thanked: 362 Times	The latest catalogue at my disposal doesn't show this or the i20 type Blue, which is a Limited Edition colour. And Custom Job by Honda, never heard of.
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8th March 2010, 22:12	#524
dodge_v1per BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bhopal, India Posts: 88 Thanked: Once	Wasn;it available already? I think i've seen it.
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8th March 2010, 22:23	#525
prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 789 Thanked: 555 Times	The Cruze in it's latest senseless commercial also has a similar color I guess!
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