2019 Honda City 4th Gen Vs 5th Gen Honda City 2020 - Old Vs New - What's Different?

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2019 Honda City Vs 2020 Honda City 5th Gen - Price Comparison

The old City petrol manual was available in 4 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 9.91 lakh to Rs. 13.01 lakh. The new-generation 2020 Honda City is available in 3 variants and its prices start at Rs. 10.9 lakh and go up to Rs. 13.15 lakh for the petrol manual combination.

These prices are about Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 44,000 higher than comparable variants of the older Honda City.

For the petrol automatic, the new City’s prices are up by Rs. 14,000 to Rs. 44,000 for comparable variants. The older City petrol automatic was available in 3 variants with prices starting at Rs. 12.01 lakh and going up to Rs. 14.31 lakh. The 2020 City petrol automatic costs between Rs. 12.2 lakh and Rs. 14.45 lakh.

The old Honda City was not available with a BS6 diesel engine. It was discontinued once the BS6 norms kicked in. The BS4 models of the 4th gen Honda City diesel were available in 4 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 11.33 lakh to Rs. 14.45 lakh. The 5th gen Honda City diesel is available in 3 variants and they cost between Rs. 12.4 lakh and Rs. 14.65 lakh. These prices are Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 50,000 more than the BS4 Honda City diesel.

2019 Honda City Vs 2020 Honda City 5th Gen - Dimension Comparison

The new Honda City 2020 is almost 11cm longer than the older City. This makes it longer than some of the older D segment sedans like the Elantra fluidic, older Corolla Altis and Honda Civic.

The 5th gen City is longer than 4500mm, which means it’s comparable with a D segment sedan in terms of dimensions. The 2020 City measures 4549mm long, 1748mm wide and 1489mm tall. It has a wheelbase of 2600mm and a ground clearance of 165mm. The boot space of the new City is 506 litres.

Compared to the older City, the new one is 109mm longer, 53mm wider and 6mm shorter. The boot space is also down by 4 litres but the tyre size for the base variant is 1 size wider. The wheelbase, ground clearance and fuel tank capacity remain identical to the outgoing Honda City.

2019 Honda City Vs 2020 Honda City - Petrol Engine Spec Comparison

The new City continues to use the same 1.5-litre normal petrol engine. In the 2020 model, it makes 121PS of power at 6600rpm and 145Nm of torque at 4300rpm. The power is up by 2PS in the new City but the torque output is the same. It’s worth noting that the torque now comes 300rpm sooner, which should help with the drivability. There’s also 1 extra gear as the 2020 City has a 6-speed manual transmission instead of 5-speed. The fuel efficiency of the new City petrol is also 0.4kmpl higher than the older City with the manual as well as automatic transmission.

2019 Honda City Vs 2020 Honda City - Diesel Engine Spec Comparison

Early in 2020, Honda had discontinued the diesel engine in the older City. Only the petrol engine got the BS6 upgrade. The diesel engine is back with the new City and it has the exact same specs as the BS6 model. The City diesel makes 100PS of power and 200Nm of torque and it’s available with a 6-speed manual transmission only.

The only notable difference with the new City diesel is in its mileage figure. It’s down by about 1.5kmpl. There were rumours that the 2020 City might get a CVT automatic transmission with the diesel engine. This same engine is available with a CVT automatic in the Amaze. So far, it hasn’t materialized. So, the Hyundai Verna remains the only car in this segment to offer a diesel engine with an automatic transmission.

2020 Honda City New Features

The 2020 Honda City gets the following new and notable features:

• Mechanical knobs for AC instead of touch controls
• Android Auto and Apple Carplay
• Amazon Alexa-based voice commands
• LED array headlamps
• Full LED headlamps cluster (DRL, low/high beam, indicator)
• Tyre pressure monitoring system
• Electronic stability control
• Traction control
• Hill-start assist
• Internet-connected features and telematics (with 5-year subscription)
• 7-inch full-colour display in the instrument console
• Walk-away auto-lock
• Lane-watch camera
• Remote open/close sunroof and windows
• Soft-touch interior elements
• Ambient lighting
• LED fog lamps

Other features borrowed from the older City are:

• Sunroof
• Auto AC with rear vents
• 6 airbags
• Auto-dimming inside mirror
• Touchscreen
• Steering-mounted controls
• Front and rear armrest
• Rear windshield curtain
• Power adjustable and folding mirrors
• Auto headlamps
• Auto wipers
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• Tilt and telescopic steering
• Leather seats
• LED cabin and reading lights
• Parking camera and sensors
• ABS
• Cruise control
• All power windows
• Keyless entry with push-button start/stop

Check out our Honda City variant breakdown to decide which variant offers better value for money: