While the standard Honda City is being offered in India in three trim levels – V, VX and ZX, the City e: HEV will be available only in the range-topping ZX variant.
see photosHonda City E: HEV will be available for sale in India next month.
The Honda City e:HEV Hybrid has finally broken the curtains and the car is all set to hit the road in May this year. The Japanese carmaker has also started accepting bookings for its latest addition and deliveries are expected to start from next month once the car goes on sale in our market. While the standard Honda City is being offered in India in three trim levels – V, VX and ZX, the City e: HEV will be available only in the range-topping ZX variant.
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Honda Cars Management team with the new City e:HEV.
Honda City E: HEV gets the same 1.5-litre, four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine from the standard sedan, but this time, the petrol mill is assisted by an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. boot. The combined power output here is 124 bhp while the system makes 253 Nm of peak torque, of which 127 Nm is generated by the petrol engine. Of course, hybrid technology has made the City e:HEV more fuel efficient and overall fuel economy improved by almost 40 per cent at 26.5 kmpl. And that too despite the weight gain of about 110 kg. The Honda City E: HEV also gets three drive modes – EV, Hybrid and Petrol, which can be toggled via a rotary knob and the car runs on full electric power in EV mode when you are gentle on the throttle. The Honda City e:HEV also gets updated disc brakes at all corners.
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The new Honda City E: HEV also gets more safety features like Lane Change Assist, Pedestrian Alert and Adaptive Cruise Control.
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The car looks similar to the standard car in terms of design as well and even the cabin remains unchanged. On the inside, the taco meter has been replaced with a new hybrid meter that shows when the car is running on electric power, when it is sourcing more power from the petrol motor and when energy regeneration is taking place. It also gets an electric parking brake with auto hold system and ambient lighting. The new Honda City E: HEV also gets more safety features like Lane Change Assist, Pedestrian Alert and Adaptive Cruise Control. That said, boot space is also compromised to an extent to squeeze into the battery pack. The Honda City e:HEV offers you 410 liters of luggage space, which is 96 liters less than the standard Honda City offering 506 liters of boot space.
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