2019 Honda City prices are out, as along with the inclusion of a new petrol manual variant, the prices are revised across the range
Honda’s most popular nameplate in India, the City, had a tough 2018 as far as volume sales were concerned. The midsize sedan could only finish third in the segment with a total of 42,045 units against 42,605 for Verna and 50,759 for segment leader Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. While only 560 units differentiated Verna and City, the gap to Ciaz was substantial at 8,714 units.
The Japanese manufacturer has quickly reacted to redeem the City’s sales and introduced a new petrol top-spec ZX manual variant recently. Priced at one lakh lesser than the ZX CVT, the new ZX MT costs Rs. 12.75 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi), and Honda says it’s in response to the high demand for petrol variants.
| HONDA CITY Petrol (NEW PRICES) | OLD PRICE | DIFFERENCE |
| 1.5 SV
Rs. 9,70,000 |
Rs. 9,75,000 | Rs. -5000 |
| 1.5 SV PEARL WHITE
Rs. 9,76,000 |
Rs. 9,81,000 | Rs. -5000 |
| 1.5 V
Rs. 10,39,900 |
Rs. 10,25,500 | Rs. 14,400 |
| 1.5 V PEARL WHITE
Rs. 10,45,900 |
Rs. 10,31,500 | Rs. 14,400 |
| 1.5 VX
Rs. 11,56,000 |
Rs. 11,89,000 | Rs. -33,000 |
| 1.5 VX PEARL WHITE
Rs. 11,62,000 |
Rs. 11,95,000 | Rs. -33,000 |
| 1.5 V (CVT)
Rs. 11,75,000 |
Rs. 11,78,000 | Rs. -3000 |
| 1.5 V (CVT) PEARL WHITE
Rs. 11,81,000 |
Rs. 11,84,000 | Rs. -3000 |
| 1.5 ZX
Rs. 12,75,000 |
NEW VARIANT | |
| 1.5 ZX PEARL WHITE
Rs. 12,81,000 |
NEW VARIANT | |
| 1.5 VX (CVT)
Rs. 12,86,000 |
Rs. 13,08,000 | Rs. -22,000 |
| 1.5 VX (CVT) PEARL WHITE
Rs. 12,92,000 |
Rs. 13,14,000 | Rs. -22,000 |
| 1.5 ZX (CVT)
Rs. 14,05,000 |
Rs. 13,75,500 | Rs. 29,500 |
| 1.5 ZX (CVT) PEARL WHITE
Rs. 14,11,000 |
Rs. 13,81,500 | Rs. 29,500 |
The addition of two new colours Radiant Red Metallic and Lunar Silver Metallic is accompanied by standard reverse parking sensors across all grade. Besides debuting a new variant, Honda has also revised pricing of the City in a bit to have upper hand over its rivals.
| HONDA CITY Diesel (New Prices) |
OLD PRICE | DIFFERENCE |
| 1.5 SV (DIESEL)
Rs. 11,00,000 |
Rs. 11,10,000 | Rs. -10,000 |
| 1.5 SV (DIESEL) PEARL WHITE
Rs. 11,06,000 |
Rs. 11,16,000 | Rs. -10,000 |
| 1.5 V (DIESEL)
Rs. 11,75,000 |
Rs. 11,89,000 | Rs. -14,000 |
| 1.5 V (DIESEL) PEARL WHITE
Rs. 11,81,000 |
Rs. 11,95,000 | Rs. -14,000 |
| 1.5 VX (DIESEL)
Rs. 12,86,000 |
Rs. 13,19,000 | Rs. -33,000 |
| 1.5 VX (DIESEL) PEARLWHITE
Rs. 12,92,000 |
Rs. 13,25,000 | Rs. -33,000 |
| 1.5 ZX (DIESEL)
Rs. 14,05,000 |
Rs. 13,88,000 | Rs. 17,000 |
| 1.5 ZX (DIESEL) PEARL WHITE
Rs. 14,11,000 |
Rs. 13,94,000 | Rs. 17,000 |
For instance, the 1.5 SV Petrol sees its price reduced by Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 9.50 lakh and Rs. 9.76 lakh for Pearl White colour. The 1.5 VX and 1.5 V CVT have their prices slashed by Rs. 33,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively. The 1.5 VX CVT also witnesses a drop of Rs. 22,000 while 1.5 SV diesel is also part of the reduction by Rs. 10,000.
The 1.5 V and 1.5 VX diesel trims have their prices trimmed by Rs. 14,000 and Rs. 33,000 respectively. Honda has hiked prices elsewhere too as the 1.5 V petrol endures an increase of Rs. 14,400. The high-spec ZX CVT petrol is involved in a major hike of Rs. 29,500 and the ZX diesel at Rs. 17,000.
Currently, the City’s range starts at Rs. 9.70 lakh and it goes all the way up to Rs. 14.11 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom New Delhi). The arrival of facelifted Ciaz has helped Maruti Suzuki to garner more sales and the second-placed Verna will receive a big update during the course of this year.