Honda City 2011-2013 V MT AVN

City 2011-2013 V MT AVN Review

Honda India is one of the most admired and eminent automobile brands in the Indian car market. This company is an ancillary of the Honda Motor Company, which is one of the biggest car makers from Japan. This Indian subsidiary was established in 1995 and has their manufacturing facilities in Greater Noida and Bhiwadi. Their fleet of cars is excellent and has striking designs and is equipped with power packed engines, which are consistent and fuel efficient. One such sedan from their stable is the magnificent New Honda City, which was first launched in 1998 and is acclaimed to be one of their most stylish sedans in the country. This sleek and modish Honda City V MT AVN trim has been introduced into the market recently and has some sophisticated features, while AVN stands for audio visual navigation. The company has done some changes to this new trim by adding some highly advanced functions along with other comfort and safety features, which is said to further enhance the driving experience of the passengers.

Exteriors

The exteriors of Honda City V MT AVN sedan are very attractive. The frontage is quite bold and has a neatly designed front grille, which has horizontal slats that are treated in chrome. The company has incorporated high intensity halogen lamps in the headlamp cluster along with side turn indicators. The front body colored bumper gets a couple of bright fog lamps and a large air dam in the center. The side profile gets body colored ORVMs, which have been integrated with side turn blinkers. The door handles are finished in chrome. The wheel arches have been fitted with a set of 15-inch alloy wheels , which have been covered with tubeless radial tyres of size 175/65 R15. The rear end gets a curvy boot lid with a big wind screen that has a defogger, an exhaust pipe finisher along with a bright and large tail lamp cluster. The dimensions of this variant are quite liberal and it can house 5 passengers in it. The total length of this stylish premium sedan is 4440mm along with an overall width of 1695mm. The total height of this sedan is 1485mm and it has a wheelbase of 2550mm. The minimum ground clearance of this premium sedan is 165mm and it has a turning radius of 5.3 meters.

Interiors

The company has bestowed this Honda City V MT AVN trim with very fashionable interiors, which will certainly entice the customers. The seating arrangement is very comfortable with trimly designed seats, which are covered with premium quality beige leather upholstery that makes this sedan look modish. The door pads and arm rests also get beige fabric inserts, while the internal handles are finished in chrome. The steering wheel, gear lever as well as the hand brake are treated with premium leather. Apart from this, the company has also used a lot of chrome treatment for the interiors, which gives this sedan a refined look. The air conditioning controls have chrome treatment on them, while the inner door handle lining as well as the door switch panel have a silver finish. The company has incorporated this Honda City V MT AVN trim with floor mats, which make this sedan look polished. There are quite a few storage spaces as well in this premium sedan such as a large glove box, a front cup holder, coat hanger, front console pocket, a pull pocket on the driver side, foot rest , a headlight on and key reminder alarm, headlight height adjuster, front center arm rest, a couple of sun visors and a front co-passenger vanity mirror, driver and co-passenger side front seat back pocket and other such spaces. The hand brake knob is chrome plated, while the steering panel has a silver finish. The driver seat height can be customised and the power steering wheel gets mounted control buttons. The central console gets a special aluminum finish to it, which makes it look sophisticated.

Engine and Performance

The company has equipped this amazing sedan with a performance packed 1.5-litre petrol engine . This power packed mill has 4 cylinders and 16 valves along with a SOHC. This sedan has also been equipped with the highly acclaimed i-VTEC technology. This petrol motor has the ability to generate 115.64bhp at 6600 rpm along with 146Nm of peak torque at 4800 rpm. This engine is cleverly mated with a 5-speed manual transmission with paddle shifts. The company claims that this sedan gives approximately 15.6 kmpl, when driven under standard conditions.

Braking and Handling

This impressive sedan has been fitted with a robust suspension system along with a proficient braking mechanism. The front wheels of this sedan have been fitted with powerful disc brakes, while the rear end gets solid drum brakes for efficient braking. The front axle of this sedan has been integrated with a McPherson strut type of a mechanism that has a stabiliser and also a coil spring; while, the rear axle has been fitted with a torsion beam axle that has a stabiliser and also a coil spring to keep this sedan well balanced. Apart from all these mechanisms, the company has also equipped this latest sedan with an ABS with brake assist and a highly advanced EBD system as well.

Safety Features

This variant has been equipped with quite a number of safety and protective features such as dual front SRS airbags for enhanced protection of the front passengers, seat belt pretensioners with double load limiters, driver seat belt reminder notification lamps, a high mounted stop lamp at the rear end, an engine immobiliser that also has an engine control unit (ECU) for added protection and security of the sedan. This sedan also has a G-CON, which is a highly developed gravitational force technology and also child proof rear door locks.The driver side window gets an automatic up and down function with a pinch guard.

Comfort Features

The list of these practical features include a powerful and efficient air conditioning unit, audio visual navigation system along with a touch screen, a CD player unit, which has the capability to play DVD’s with input options such as a USB interface, iPod cable and an Aux-in port as well. This audio system has front and rear speakers and a couple of tweeters and Bluetooth connectivity as well . Other features include power windows, a rear center arm rest with a cup holder, power door mirrors and locks as well. The instrument cluster is brilliant and has quite a number of notifications such as an average fuel consumption meter, a distance to empty indicator, an eco lamp, a real time fuel consumption display with warning, an accessory socket, an internal day and night rear view mirror, a electronic power steering with mounted audio and cruise control buttons and many more such impressive functions.

Pros 

Striking exteriors, plush interiors, a powerful engine.

Cons  

Price can be more competitive, mileage can be better, lack of a diesel option