2009 Honda City

Verbl Kint

Note: Pic is merely an artist's rendition

Model line up

The Thai City will share the engine and transmissions from the Jazz, the engine being the i-VTEC 120hp unit, while the transmission options will range from the 5-speed manual on the base S model, to the 5-speed automatic transmission complete with steering-wheel paddle shift on the top spec SV. The vast majority will be sold with the standard 5-speed auto.

The base model S and mid-range V spec will be available with a beige interior, while the top-spec SV model will be set apart with black trim.

The V will come in two versions, the V AT, and the V AT(SRS), with the SRS version being the first model that safety-conscious buyers will be able to consider, as the first that comes with dual airbags. The SV has airbags as standard.

The City will have a new "Advanced Audio" system with 4 speakers, but only on the V and SV models. The SV will also have fog lights, indicator lights on the wing mirrors, paddle shift manual mode automatic transmission, etc.

Pricing

The new 2009 City will be priced just below the Jazz. This should be easier for Honda to achieve now that the Jazz has gone up by THB 10,000 across the range. Although pricing hasn't been confirmed yet, we can expect it to be in the THB 520,000 to THB 660,000 range. The Jazz is currently THB 560,000 to THB 705,000! The outgoing City is priced from THB 484,000 to THB 645,000, but the new model will drop the i-DSI engine, and pricing will start well over THB 500,000.

No surprises in any of these details. The small sedan market is pretty predictable these days. The surprise will probably come from the styling of the new City.

The previous model was very awkward looking, and basically it was just a Jazz with a boot. Spy images of the new City would suggest that Honda is making the City much more of an individual, separating the design from the Jazz this time around.

More details and hopefully some real images soon.

Mooched from http://bkkautos.com/2009-honda-city-in-september-details

Spy shots:

BeerhandBop

i've already posted the picture bout a month ago.



link can be found here:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=349184


MODs: please Lock/ Merge/ Delete both threads. as Jazz and City are essentially the same cars (Sedan and hatchback versions of the same car lang)

gais: let's keep things organized, please.

Verbl Kint

Sorry, didn't get to catch your post.

Anyways, I hope the the 120 hp version arrives on our shores.

BeerhandBop

LoLs. well we will get whatever thailand will get for something like the jazz/ city.

marco_1

parang vios din likod

xtrm

ito na guys:

http://paultan.org/archives/2008/08/23/new-honda-city-i-vtec-fully-undisguised-exterior-and-interior-revealed/

kawawang vios

BeerhandBop

http://www.bkkautos.com/2009-Honda-City-Detailed-Preview

here you go.. better link..

Verbl Kint

The City was just recently released in Thailand.

Click on the pictures for higher res photos.

Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has started selling the all-new Honda City in Thailand today. It will be sold in Thailand for between 524,000 to 694,000 Thai baht. We don’t have much details on the wheelbase and some other details yet.

The new Honda City is powered by solely by a 1.5 liter i-VTEC engine mated to either a 5-speed automatic or a 5-speed manual It is 4,395mm long, 1,695mm wide and 1,470mm tall, so it is slightly longer (+5mm), slightly wider (+5mm) but not as tall (-25mm) as the previous model. Making it wider and not as high reduces the whole hatchback with a boot tagged on look that the City it replaces had.

It’s quite an attractive car and the lines flow alot smoother than the model it replaces. I hope that for those who don’t fancy the grille at the front all that much (as expressed in some previous posts), there will be a replacement Modulo grille that they can opt for. This was an option that Accord owners who preferred not having an “empty” grille - they could opt for a Modulo grille that had a little bar running through it.

Verbl Kint

Just called up Honda Philippines (857-7240) and they said that tentative release date is early next year. The good news is that it will be priced closely to the current City (for 1.5 i-vtecs, 705k for MT 745k for AT-CVT).

They aren't accepting reservations as of the moment but that should change soon.

keyser_soze

I spotted the new 2009 Honda City displayed at The Mall, in Ngamwongwan, Nonthaburi.









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letsrockandroll

kawawang vios.

nice, it is powered by an I-vtec engine (powered at 120 ps?) Nice

mukhang mas may power pa ito kaysa sa Mazda 3

BeerhandBop

^ yeah. but at what RPM? it's probably 120hp @ 4,500 rpm.

average driver doesn't go that high.

anyway, looks okay lang para saken..

harry_gucc

parang transformers yung harapan. haha. at least, okay na itsura niya ngayon.

JinRoh

Pangit nang grill. Parang nagpipilit na maging Accord LOL. Mas ok pa yung current syle nang city sa tingin ko. Sa sidebiew mukhang Corolla?

dlsukid

sanayan lang yan. gaganda rin yan sa paningin habang tumatagal. tsaka depende sa kulay siguro

kayOu

parang mas gusto ko itsura ng new city. yung current kasi mukhang hindi well-proportioned eh. pero ewan ko lang sa personal kung ok talaga yung new city

JinRoh

kayOu wrote: »

parang mas gusto ko itsura ng new city. yung current kasi mukhang hindi well-proportioned eh. pero ewan ko lang sa personal kung ok talaga yung new city

OO sabagay lahat naman nang City na nilabas sa Philippines medyo alanganin talaga eh. Yung current pang babae talaga yung style IMO.

Verbl Kint

JinRoh wrote: »

Mas ok pa yung current syle nang city sa tingin ko.

You must really be kidding.

Yung current city kung naging tao mukhang aborted fetus.

happosai

harry_gucc wrote: »

parang transformers yung harapan. haha. at least, okay na itsura niya ngayon.

Hahaha.. yun din first impression ko dyan eh.. Logo na lang ng autobot kulang.

Sh3rwin

JinRoh wrote: »

OO sabagay lahat naman nang City na nilabas sa Philippines medyo alanganin talaga eh. Yung current pang babae talaga yung style IMO.

Yung pinaka unang model ng city maganda para sakin(yung hawig ng civic 90's- 2001 model), pero yung sumunod na Spaceship hangang sa pinakabagong model alanganin din para sakin.:D

letsrockandroll wrote: »

kawawang vios.

nice, it is powered by an I-vtec engine (powered at 120 ps?) Nice

mukhang mas may power pa ito kaysa sa Mazda 3

IMHO, I doubt na mas powerful siya sa first gen vios. 1st gen vios has 108ps v.s 120 ps of the new city but vios weights around 920kg and new city around 1100 kg, just compute the weight to power ratio.:) Though for sure mas malakas siya sa 2nd gen vios since mabigat na ang 2nd gen vios 1100kg na din ata using the same 108ps engine.

Verbl Kint

Still no news for the Philippines. This car has been running around Indochina for the past 2 months yet we don't even get a poster here.