2020 Honda City Spied Night Testing

The launch of new-gen Honda City is just around the corner. The C-segment sedan will launch in India within a few weeks from now. Recently, the sedan was spotted getting tested on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. The test vehicle spotted testing was equipped with emission control hardware, which means that the upcoming 2020 Honda City will employ a BS-VI compliant motor to meet the upcoming stringent emission norms, which will come into action by 1st April 2020. Given below is the video from Team-BHP that shows the new-gen Honda City in action. 

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The 2020 Honda City will be the fifth-gen model of the C-segment sedan. Once launched, it’ll compete with the likes of Maruti Ciaz, Hyundai Verna, Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Vento. The sedan has been already introduced in the Thai-market. The Thai-spec Honda City is only offered with a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol motor along with both manual and automatic gearbox options. In India, the new-gen City will continue to get the 1.5-litre, i- VTEC naturally-aspirated petrol unit, which puts out 119 PS of power and 145 Nm of peak torque. Moreover, Honda will also offer the new-gen City with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder, turbocharged oil-burner that produces power and torque outputs of 100 PS and 200 Nm. Transmission duties will be done by a 6-speed manual and CVT automatic gearbox. This will be the first time that Honda is offering a diesel variant of the City with an automatic gearbox. One can also expect the petrol-powered City to be offered with a mild-hybrid powertrain for enhanced fuel-efficiency. 

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The 2020 Honda will be slightly expensive compared to the ongoing model

In terms of looks, the 2020 Honda City will carry an all-new design language. Dimensionally, the all-new C-segment sedan will be bigger as compared to the ongoing model. Upfront the car continues to employ the thick chrome grille. Illumination duties will be done LED headlamps along with LED DRLs and fog lamps. Outside, the car employs sporty dual-tone alloy wheels along with Chrome door handles and body-coloured side mirrors with integrated side blinkers. The overall picture gets completed with an all-new rear which consists of stylish LED taillamps along with a bulky looking bumper. The 2020 Honda will be slightly expensive compared to the ongoing model.