Ahead of its launch in India next month, Honda City Hybrid production starts.

Honda City e:HEV manufacturing has been commenced at carmakers Tapukara plant in Rajasthan. The hybrid sedan will be sold alongside standard City.

Bookings are already underway at Rs 21,000 across all Honda dealerships. One can reserve the car online via ‘Honda from Home’ platform by paying initial sum of Rs 5,000

Honda City Hybrid: Exterior Highlights

Along with illuminated Honda logo at front and rear, the hybrid variant has a distinctive design for front grille and fog lamp housing. Trunk lid spoiler and diffuser ops up the sporty quotient.

Also Read: How Honda City Hybrid is different from standard City?

Honda City Hybrid: Interior Highlights

Although the interiors are still dual tone, but the combination here is ivory and black as compared to black and beige in ICE powered City. Instrument cluster displays power flow and other ADAS related information.

Honda City Hybrid: More Features

This new trim packs in additional safety equipments including electric parking brake, all four disc brakes, ADAS features – auto high beam aid, lane departure warning, auto adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist.

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Honda City Hybrid: Dimensions difference

	Honda City	Honda City Hybrid
Length	4549 mm	4549 mm
Width	1748 mm	1748 mm
Height	1489 mm	1489 mm
Wheelbase	2600 mm	2600 mm
Ground Clearance	165 mm	165 mm
Turning Radius	5.3 m	5.3 m
Fuel Tank Capacity	40 L	40 L
Boot space	506 L	–
Kerb weight	1107 – 1217 kg	1280 kg
Gross vehicle weight	1482 – 1592 kg	1655 kg

Thanks to bigger battery and two electric motors powering the wheels, coming in, City in hybrid iteration has a kerb weight of 1280 kg and gross vehicle weight is stated at 1655 kg.

Honda City Hybrid: Engine / Battery Specs 

	Honda City Hybrid
Engine	1.5 L 4 cylinder Atkinson Petrol
Power	97 BHP
Torque	127 NM
Battery Performance	108 BHP, 253 NM
Transmission	eCVT
Fuel Efficiency	26.5 kmpl

Powered by 1.5 L Atkinson petrol engine, the output figures are 97 BHP and 127 NM of torque while the battery performance is rated at 108 BHP and 253 NM. Fuel economy is best in class, at 26.5 kmpl. There are 3 drive modes – pure EV mode, engine drive mode and a combination of both.

Honda City Hybrid: Price & Launch Date

Honda City Hybrid price announcement and launch will take place in first week of May 2022. To be offered in just one variant, it is likely to carry a price sticker of Rs 18 lakh (Ex Showroom), around Rs 3 lakh premium over City petrol.

Honda City 2022 Walkaround Review

This video review covers Honda City all details including engine specs, mileage, sales, EMI, insurance for car, sound quality test among others.

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