• The Honda City sedan received a major facelift in India.
  • It gets a more aggressive face and a larger touchscreen.
  • It remains available with gasoline and hybrid powertrains.

The small and affordable sedan is not dead, at least not where Honda still sells the City. The facelifted version of the subcompact model has just been revealed for India, and while the mechanical hardware is untouched, the styling and tech have been updated.

The headline change is the nose, which borrows cues from the larger Accord and Civic. The City now wears slimmer, more aggressive headlights tied together by an LED strip above a honeycomb grille. The chrome bar is gone, and the Honda badge has dropped down onto the nose itself.

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The rest of the exterior gets the usual midlife once-over. The front bumper’s air intakes are more angular, the taillights now use clear lenses with reworked LED graphics, and the rear bumper has been restyled with a diffuser tucked underneath. Honda has also added Crystal Black Pearl to the color chart and fitted a new set of 16-inch five-spoke diamond-cut alloys.

Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America

Inside, the sedan picks up a larger 10.1-inch infotainment display in place of the 8-inch unit fitted to the outgoing model. The dashboard architecture around it has not changed, which makes the new screen look a bit like something the owner ordered from an aftermarket catalog.

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Notable additions to the equipment include ventilated front seats and a 360-degree camera. High-spec trims also get a sunroof, ambient lighting, a wireless charging pad, an eight-speaker audio system, Ivory leather upholstery, and Level 2 ADAS.

Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America
Honda’s Smallest Sedan Has A Manual And Starts From $12,500, Just Not In America

There are no changes under the hood, with carry-over gasoline and hybrid powertrain options. The naturally-aspirated 1.5-liter four-cylinder i-VTEC is good for 119 hp (89 kW / 121 PS), sending power to the front wheels via a six-speed manual or a CVT with paddle shifters. The more efficient e:HEV hybrid produces a combined 125 hp (93 kW / 126 PS) and is exclusively combined with an e-CVT.

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The facelifted Honda City keeps its starting price of ₹ 11 99 900 (around $12,500) for the entry SV trim with the gasoline engine and manual gearbox. At the other end of the range, the top ZX+ hybrid sits at Rs 21.00 lakh ($22,000).

This is the second facelift for the fifth-generation City, a car that has been on sale since 2019. Honda is leaning on the updates to keep it in the fight against the popular Hyundai Verna, Skoda Slavia, and VW Virtus.