Honda Cars India on Thursday finally officially introduced its Honda City e: HEV Hybrid for the Indian market. The Honda City Hybrid has now become the most fuel efficient mid-size sedan in the country, giving a mileage of 26.5 kmpl in a liter of petrol.
Booking start.
The Honda City Hybrid is the first mass-market ‘authentic’ hybrid car introduced in India. Maruti Suzuki recently introduced a mild hybrid for its Ciaz petrol model, which offers a marginal increase in mileage. But the City Hybrid is truly a hybrid car. Honda has started booking the new City Hybrid.
Will run on both electricity and petrol.
The new Honda e:HEV is the first product in the mid-size sedan segment to get a true hybrid engine. The car is capable of running on pure electric mode, and can also driven with an internal combustion engine (ICE). The new Honda City Hybrid is only available in one variant, the ZX, which will be the top-end trim.
The launch of the new Honda City e:HEV comes at a time when the Indian government is emphasizing on clean mobility. And the new City Hybrid does just that without the need for any special infrastructure. Also, with the City being Honda’s best-selling model in India. The carmaker is looking to increase customer interest in this segment.
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Engine power, mileage and speed.
Coming to the hybrid power train, the City E: HEV is powered by a 1.5-litre Atkinson cycle petrol engine that produces 126 PS of power and 253 Nm of torque combined. The engine works as a generator to charge the battery. While it can also run on Pure EV Mode or ICE Mode, which the computer switches on automatically. New City E: HEV gives mileage of 26.5 kmpl. Also the top speed of the car is 176 kmph.
Fantastic features.
Many great features are available in the 2022 Honda City Hybrid sedan. An 8-speaker system has given in the cabin of the car. It gets an 8.0-inch infotainment system with smartphone connectivity, a smart key system, Amazon Echo and Google Assistant along with the latest Honda Connect app. Which supports smartwatches with voice command function on select smartwatch models. The driver display is completely digital and it also gets auto lock function.
Strong safety features.
Honda Sensing Technology has given in Honda City Hybrid, due to which many safety features are available in it. Features like Collision Mitigation Braking System, Road Departure Mitigation, Auto High Beam, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keep Assist have been provided in the new City Hybrid. Along with this, safety features like vehicle stability control, disc brakes on all four wheels, hill hold assist, parking hold, lane watch camera, multi angle rear view camera, ABS with EBD, six airbags are also included.
Competition.
In the Indian market, where Honda City competes with Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, Hyundai Verna and Skoda Slavia. The Honda City Hybrid, on the other hand, has no direct rival as this technology is not available in any of the competing models in the segment.
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