2009 Honda City

 

Finally after many months of waiting, Honda Malaysia has unveiled the third-generation Honda City compact sedan.  The all-new City comes with style, performance and practicality.This Honda City is manufactured in Melaka Plant with 30% localisation on components including the seats and instrument panel.

Honda Malaysia is targeting to sell about 1,500 units of the new City on a monthly basis, and pre-launch bookings have been brisk, with more than 1,500 orders to date – as of launch time, the waiting period is a month, though that is surely to change if more orders come about.Lets see in details what make those first 1,500 customer to choose Honda City. 

 Interior

The all-new City does not compromise in rear passenger convenience with a fold-down armrest that also houses integrated cup holders.Another first in its class, the City’s rear trunk is able to contain a whopping 506l of cargo, which is equivalent to being able to store four nine-inch-wide golf bags.As mentioned, the Grade E’s rear seats can be folded in a 60:40 split configuration for extended luggage carrying capacity, and is fitted with an underseat tray to stow away wet umbrellas or footwear.

Exterior 

The new look elegant and the City adopts what Honda calls an ‘Arrowshot Form’ design outlook from end-to-end. From behind especially on the tail lamps vey much like BMW 3-Series.Compared to Grade S, the Grade E comes with additional paddle shifters, rear reclining seats with an underseat tray and 16-inch sport alloy wheels.

Engine & performance

In this new Honda City, if you notice, there is only 1 type of newly-developed 4-cylinder 1.5l i-VTC engine which delivered 120bhp at 6,000rpm and 145Nm of torque at 4,800rpm.The  i-VTEC engine is mated with a five-speed automatic transmission with Shift Hold Control and is the first in its class.DBW technology controls the engine and5-speed automatic transmission to give you smoother shifting for reliable acceleration and linear driving performance at regular speed range.Others features comes as standard are :

• EPS (Electric Power Steering)
• dual SRS airbags and
• front seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters.
• ABS (anti-lock braking system) with EBD Electronic Brake Force Distribution + BA (Brake Assist) amplifies the driver’s foot force with minimal pedal input.

Colour

• Alabaster Silver Metallic,
• Bold Beige Metallic,
• Polished Metal Metallic,
• Crystal Black Pearl
• Deep Lapis Blue Metallic

Entertainment

The new Honda City comes with  an advanced audio system that is compatible with MP3 players, iPod, USB memory or a mobile hard disk drive.Grade E variant buyer will get a six-speaker system with steering wheel audio controls, while the Grade S makes do with a four-speaker arrangement.

Price

Check out the new Honda City, now available in:

• 1.5L Grade S – RM84,980
• 1.5L Grade E – RM89.980

both on the road, with insurance and comes with a three-year warranty or 100,000km and six months free service or 10,000km, whichever comes first.

Modulo Package

A Modulo accessories package is available to spruce up the City’s exterior, and this consists of front, side, rear and trunk spoilers, all for an additional RM4,750.For details visit http://www.excitementinthecity.com.my/

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