All-New Honda City Launched In Malaysia – Starts At RM84,980
December 18, 2008
The new Honda City is finally here. After months of waiting and watching as it was being launched at neighbouring countries, the new City is now available to the Malaysian market in what was a grandeur launch event at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel here in Kuala Lumpur.
Since its debut in 1996, the City brand has been setting the benchmark in the small to medium sized sedan market. A million owners in 39 countries stand testament to the performance, practicality and value-for-money the City so generously offers.
In terms of stretching its practicality offerings, the All-New City comes with a long list of sensible and useful features, including enhanced fuel efficiency and power output, both made possible by Honda’s i-VTEC technology. The new City is larger in dimension than its predecessor and this translates to class-leading interior spaciousness while maintaining an easy-to-maneuver size.The New City also offers utility beyond the expectations of a small to medium size sedan.
Powering the new City is a newly developed i-VTEC engine that adopts a more advanced technology as compared to the first two generations. As a result of this, both fuel efficiency and performance see a vast improvement. Honda’s engineers pursued fuel efficiency from various angles, from improving oil retention, friction reduction, reducing fuel consumption in the high-speed and high-load ranges to reducing the overall weight of the car, thereby contributing to even greater efficiency. Producing 120hp at 6,000rpm and 145Nm of torque at 4,800rpm, the new City is also currently one of the most powerful in the its segment.
Keeping occupants entertained is a new and multi-format compatible entertainment feature. The new and revolutionary ‘Advanced Audio’ digital media system was developed to be compatible with iPod, MP3 players and other sources of digital audio. To keep things familiar and manageable, all major operations such as song selection and volume adjustment are controlled using four push buttons and a rotary selector similar to the Jog Dial function on an iPod. And to help rear passengers know what song they’re rocking to, the display panel features a large liquid crystal display (LCD) that provides improves visibility.
The improvement on the interior spaciousness and comfort are a result of an extended wheelbase, good styling, and efficient space usage. To increase seating comfort, special attention was paid to the shape of the side bolsters and the hardness of the seat cushion padding. The springs and cushion padding were also “tuned” so that the passenger’s lower back sinks into the seat cushion and held in place.
Other than greater seating comfort, the All-New City also has a more adjustable and variable driving position and as such, provides better driving comfort, especially during long-distance driving. It also comes equipped with a tilt and telescopic steering column and driver seat height adjuster. And in typical Honda fashion of thinking out of the box, a footrest has thoughtfully been added by shifting the accelerator and brake pedals 15 mm to the right.
The All-New City is absolutely pleasing in terms of utility features. Developed for the best balance between maximum capacity and practical usage, the vehicle’s trunk capacity is at an astonishing 506-liter, providing a lofty carriage space in cars of its segment. Such a spacious trunk is most useful for carrying luggage and bigger household items.
Globally, the practical All-New City has been launched in three countries; namely Thailand, India and Singapore. Over 8,000 units of the All-New City have been booked in Thailand within the first month of its launch in early September. The sales figure for the All-New City broke Honda’s all-time record held by the Civic which received more than 6,000 bookings within one month of its debut in the Thai market in 2005.
The All-New City is now available in the 1.5-liter i-VTEC Grade E that is priced at RM84,980 and a full spec Grade S variant priced at RM89,980 at all Honda authorised dealers nationwide. While the Grade S offers essential features of the All-New City, the Grade E variant offers additional features such as paddle shift, rear reclining seat, rear underseat tray and 16-inch alloy wheels.
These two variants come in a selection of five colours: Alabaster Silver Metallic, Bold Beige Metallic, Polished Metal Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl and Deep Lapis Blue Metallic, of which the last two are new colours.
The Launch Of The All New City:
All-New City Brochure Shots:
another cool design from honda.. now interrupt my mind to buy evo7
city or vios..
damn ugly man
square box
a lot…lot better than vios dugong……with 120hp can smoke dugong kaw kaw….
Yah…anytime better than vios. Add some simple bodykits will gif the City a killing looks.
higher HPs, look nicer than dugong fish, accepted!
Damn nice looking car, except for the center control unit!
If come with europe interior would be perfect to me
This one is way much more better than VIOS. No questions about it. Now we know why Toyota launched the VIOS J (cheap) variant of their car. Looks much more better than the current toyota trademark designs. The seats looks like the old CRX seats which are supportive.
For most buyers nowdays, do they even care about engine horsepower nowdays? Everybody is buying auto!!
and yet still use vios oversized tailight..
dont quite get whats the difference between e and s.
i saw a mistake here………Grade E should be higher spec and price at RM89,980 while Grade S is RM84,980….
whats the weight like with all those new stuff add in?
ohh my god. i never liked the looks of a honda city, but this one just changed my mind!! felt like geting naked!
jz saw the real car, it looks much better thn the vios, the real car also looks better thn the picture, SPEC S is standard version, SPEC E is with paddle shift, 16″ rims, rear foldable seat, chrome door handle, inside armrest with cupholder, aluminium colour of some side door panel, foglamp, underseat storage & 6 speaker, means it come with tweeter…. i saw the unit with modulo kit, need to add 4000+…. way too expensive
i never like honda city before…but this new model completely change it…price not too exp …
120hp can taruk vios kaukau. muahahaha
herm.. rear like beemer 3 series, dashboard at the tackometer look like from savvy
my 2cen
Now this one is better than the previous version. The previous version one is dem ugly… like cow!
just try it… disapointed with the power.. true like Aseanauto magazine review.. new vios better… try both cars n u’ll know wat i mean… Buy it bcoz of the look (exterior only) not the performance.. City owner get their christmas gift after suffering for along time with the ungly old city.. cheers
History tells us that packaging sells. The old VIOS got better appraisal due that it looks much better than the old City. Now Honda gets the upper hand in design. Its a looker. History also told me that i cannot really trust any magazine reviewing common cars,. I would rather hear it from the owner after few months. do notice all reviewers have different views on common cars because most can buy one and they weight in their personal pros and cons for it.
I would rather they review supercars. Because with those cars they cannot pass their regular judgement on them. Well on exception Jeremy Clarkson maybe. heheh
To honda and toyota fanboys arguing which is better…..settle it once and for all and post the vids on u tube….
seriously, city looks better than vios…
I want a Honda City Type R!
wow….this is one CITY i’d buy besides the previous models…1.5L @ 120hp…for 84k is pretty reasonable. and with so many features in the car…all u need to do is just change rims n lips all round n u got a sweet looking sedan
wat a pity it doesnt come with rear flat floor design…
definitely da best 1.5 sedan wit tat 120hp n 5 speed A/T, wonderin if they wil hav 6 speed M/T in da future
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hi dear friend,i m looking forward to buy a city this month, according to my research, price is 1.5s-84,980 OTR and E-RM89,980 ,max discount i get is RM1,200 cash rebate if i able to buy in group of 3.who want to join me in order to bargain for a better price?now we already got 2 ready buyer and wait for another person to join my group.any better offer from ur dealer?i hope i can get better deal;)please share with me at jay_fsj82@yahoo.com or sms me at 012-9512911.thx!