Honda City has been flying under the radar for some time. In May, the City managed to sell only 491 units, which include both the standard petrol and the hybrid or e:HEV. In comparison, the segment leader in the sedan segment, the Volkswagen Virtus, sold 1,707 units. To boost the numbers, Honda Cars India decided to pull the plug on the City Hybrid V variant, which was also the more affordable option. The good news here is that the top model ZX now attracts a hefty discount of around Rs 95,000, which now costs around Rs 90,000 more than the now defunct V variant.
Honda City Hybrid: New price
Honda has reduced the price of the City Hybrid by Rs 95,010, setting the ex-showroom price of the ZX variant at Rs 19.90 lakh, a 4.56% cut. This follows the discontinuation of the base V variant, leaving only the feature-packed ZX trim. The price drop, which offsets a Rs 29,900 hike from May 2025.
Honda City Hybrid: Specifications and Safety
The City Hybrid, the only hybrid sedan in its segment and is powered by the 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine with two electric motors. One acts as a generator to charge the battery, while the other powers the wheels. The motor has an output of 107 bhp at 3500 rpm with 253 Nm, and the engine churns out 97 bhp at 5600-6400 rpm with 127 Nm at 4500-5000 rpm. According to Honda India, the City Hybrid returns 27.26 kmpl.
The City Hybrid is packed with camera-based Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that come with features like adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist system, road departure mitigation system, collision mitigating braking system, auto high-beam and lead car departure notification system. It comes with standard safety features six airbags, lane watch camera, Hill Start Assist, multi-angle rear camera, emergency stop signal, rain sensing wipers, vehicle stability assist, ABS with EBD, tyre pressure monitoring system and much more.
The sedan is equipped with all-LED lights with a blue Honda logo, carbon wrapped rear bumper diffuser, a rear spoiler and alloy wheels.
