{"id":530796,"date":"2026-05-22T19:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/?p=530796"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:16:39","slug":"honda-city-facelift-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/honda-city-facelift-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Honda City Facelift Launched at Rs 12 lakh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Japanese carmaker has launched the 2026 Honda City facelift at a starting price of Rs 12 lakh. This is the second mid-life cycle update of the 5th-generation Honda City, which launched in 2020; the first one was in 2023. With a new design, the new City comes with a few more features; however, the same engine options. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the new Honda City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2026-honda-city-facelift-design-and-dimensions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Honda City Facelift: Design and Dimensions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-Strong-Hybrid-1160x653.jpg\" alt=\"New Honda City Strong Hybrid\" class=\"wp-image-530938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-Strong-Hybrid-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-Strong-Hybrid-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-Strong-Hybrid-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-Strong-Hybrid.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Honda City is 4,594 mm long, 1,748 mm wide, 1,489 mm tall, and has a 2,600 mm long wheelbase. With such dimensions, the City remains one of the most spacious cars in its segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Honda City gets a more modern and contemporary design, while retaining the sedan\u2019s overall elegant appeal. The front end features a new and more prominent grille with a honeycomb pattern, sharp LED projector headlamps, and two-part eyebrow-shaped LED DRLs connected by a light bar. Moreover, the revised bumper features a larger air intake and new triangular air ducts on either side. Over to the side, not much has changed; however, the new City rides on new 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels. At the rear, the City gets revised tail lamps, a dual-tone bumper with reflectors tucked along the edges, and a new body-coloured faux diffuser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the colour options, Honda continues to offer the City in Radiant Red, Obsidian Blue, Platinum White, Cognac Silver, Meteoroid Grey, while the brand has introduced a new Crystal Black exterior theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2026-honda-city-facelift-interior-and-features\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Honda City Facelift: Interior and Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-interior-1160x653.jpg\" alt=\"New Honda City interior\" class=\"wp-image-530939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-interior-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-interior-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-interior-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Honda-City-interior.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Honda City interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the inside, the Honda City continues with the same dashboard layout as the previous model. Other elements that have been carried forward are the dual-tone black and beige interior theme, the AC vents, the centre console, and the semi-digital instrument cluster. However, the sedan gets a new, larger 10.1-inch touchscreen, which slightly juts out, instead of being fully integrated into the dashboard like the previous model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of features, the new Honda City continues to offer an 8-speaker sound system, automatic climate control, ambient lighting, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a wireless phone charger, connected car tech, a single-pane sunroof, an electronic parking brake, a rear windscreen sunblind, and the addition of a 360-degree camera and front ventilated seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For safety features, the new Honda City offers 6 airbags, rear parking sensors, ESC, TPMS, hill-start assist, rain-sensing wipers, and a Level-2 ADAS safety suite, consisting of lane watch, collision mitigation, and adaptive cruise control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2026-honda-city-facelift-engine-and-transmission\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Honda City Facelift: Engine and Transmission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 Honda City carries forward the engine and transmission options from the outgoing model. So, the powertrain options include a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated i-VTEC engine, which produces 121 PS power and 145 Nm peak torque, and is mated to either a 5-speed manual transmission or a 7-step CVT automatic. The strong hybrid Honda City gets a 1.5-litre strong hybrid unit that produces 126 PS and 253 Nm of peak torque, and is mated to an e-CVT automatic. As before, the strong hybrid Honda City can deliver up to 27.26 km\/l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2026-honda-city-facelift-price-and-rivals\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Honda City Facelift: Price and Rivals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Variant<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>SV<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>V<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>ZX<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>ZX+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.5 petrol with manual transmission<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 12 lakh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 13.30 lakh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 15.26 lakh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 16.15 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.5 petrol CVT<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 14.30 lakh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 16.26 lakh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 17.15 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.5 strong-hybrid e:HEV<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rs. 21 lakh<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the previous model, the new Honda City is available in four variants: SV, V, ZX and ZX+, and the strong-hybrid option is limited to the top ZX+ variant. The price of base variants of the Honda City has not changed, but the top ZX+ is Rs. 1.08 lakh pricier than the previous top model. Moreover, the City e: HEV has also received a price increment of Rs. 1 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these prices, the new Honda City will continue to rival the Skoda Slavia, Volkswagen Virtus, and Hyundai Verna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honda has launched the 2026 Honda City facelift. 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