Honda City

well, i recently bought the 2012 Honda City S and had no problems or regrets with it. for a guy who grew tired of japanese imports and street racing, this car's not bad. i use it as a family transportation because my old 1996 civic already had too many problems and the tuned engine and loud full catback exhaust was just too loud. the city has great features, nice audio setting, real-time gauges and safety features, sprtier look. but i guess in every situation there is a downside. the cornering is not that responsive and i have difficulties in steering on zigzag roads because of ride height, its a bit bumpy. but i guess there are no perfect cars, just personal preferences.

Honda, a branding that my dad has been praising for years did not proof it to me. My first car was a Toyota neither was it problem free or though nothing major like a runaway car in recent Toyota scandal. Bought a Honda City due to my dad's recommendation, drove it for 3yrs and it did give me quite a few problems. After my 20K km service, my Auto gear starts to jerk when i accelerate from 0-70km/h. Had that fixed but the same problem surfaced again after 30K km… i decided enough was enough when i experienced loss of power occasionally. Anyway its highway handling is not good, in my opinion. i drove up North-South Highway almost every weekend with my 3yr old onboard, so my wife suggest i better find a car with better standards.

My baby girl don't seems to like my Honda City, it cries whenever we're on the NS highway, but probably it did not come with good sound-proofing. Well most 1.6 and below category cars do not, Honda City is one of them. When my wife drives a Honda Jazz, same thing happens whenever we were on North-South highway, my baby girl just cries out of no reason.

Anyway, Honda City didn't come with great features, it is pretty basic stuff u'll find in any other car. It's only best feature would be a large boot, but this car lacks power if it's given a full load with luggages. It is hard to understand when the car just weigh at around 1,100kg. My current ride a Chevy Cruze LS weighs 1,400kg and its able to give me the power i need on highways. It's exterior design is really up to individual, it didn't appeal to me at first sight but dealer gave me a good offer so there's kinda a trade-off since $$ is concern.

No iPod music is a let down, because i really don't like CD changers. Experience tells me CD changers will malfunction easily besides they are so old-sch now, i doubt anybody would even bother with it. Thankfully it came with USB connectivity, so not that bad.

Safety wise, i found out Honda City wasn't crash-tested by EuroNCAP. Anyway, most japanese cars in sg are not really 5 star rated and are only tested by JNCAP, which may not be of a higher standard as EuroNCAP.

Was on the lookout for a mid size sedan car (jap / korean made). A few was on my shortlist, latio, vios, city, cruze, cerato forte, impreza. but only managed to test drive the latio, vios, city and cruze only. After that i narrowed down to cruze and city. And in the end, i chose engine performance! :D

Recently just went Kxx Motor Service for 40K service, after inspection found rear wheel bearing abnormal sound and louder when exceed 40km. Thought is still under 3 years warranty so asking warranty replacement instead but rejected and replied it was caused by impact( not cover in warranty). I felt that is unreasonable because my car never involved any accident and always follow schedule sending my car to their workshop for service and inspection. The 3 years warranty is meaningless some more currently still promoting 5 yrs warranty. No make sense at all. Just sharing my experience.

Very excellent thai-made honda; good stability when cruising 130km on malaysia highway. VTEC opens like 250cc race bike

powerful pick up with manual gearbox.

It was Love at 1st sight! it has sleek looks and mean vtec engine.The best is, I bought it at low price $50.5k in February 2009. Worth It!

Seems like honda is focusing on Jazz & Civic.

The interior does not come with steering audio controls and digital aircon.

It's a far fetch from Jazz & Civic but with premium pricing.

Buy from Leng Kee @ $56500 during COE 1k (Actual $4890)

Got the LX model. Choose over the ALTIS and IMPREZA, finally decided on CITY. Collected my white City yesterday, nice looking car and not many on the road now.

Hope more accessory for city 09 will be available soon

Bought this car when its at its lowest pricing of $54.2k (with confirmed COE 3 bids) for a 1.5M LX. Bought the OPC so further rebate of 17k! I got the Tafetta White which is very elegant. The SE was very pro and got me a very good deal.

Bought this car when KAH Motor giving out free COE ($56K for 1.5A LX) compared to $66k a few mths back. Had done my research & considered Vios, Corolla Altis, Avante, Cerato Forte, misc, but at the end of the day, comfortability & reliability is my major concern. With positive reviews by City owners from several countries, I'm convinced this new City is what I'm looking for.

I have decided to buy a car when the COE is down. I have selected the new Honda City 2009 after reviewing your site and various other sources on the car. It won the 'Indian Car of the Year' in India last year and numerous awards.

http://www.hondacarindia.com/city/expertReviews.aspx

http://www.hondacarindia.com/city/CityAwards.aspx

All the good points mentioned above revealed my reason for buying the car. Thumps up!

Great Design.

Good for City Driving.

Have considered a few models, Toyota Altis, Nissan Selphy, Nissan Latio. Finally decided on Honda City. The exterior design won me over, together with the 1.5 I-Vtec engine. I prefer sedan compared to hatchback. Better Boot Space.

Just gotten the 09 Honda City (Basic Model).

Upgraded to 17" Rims.

Engine noice is extremely minimal.

Noise insulation is very good as there is a vivid difference when the windows are closed when driving.

Car maintains low RPM at controlled pedal impression. (1.5-2krpm usually)

Fits 5 averaged sized ppl conmfortably.

Although car isnt that big, great design maximized space to create sufficient legroom and height.

Front headlamps are not only "fierce" but has its elegance. Fits beautifully into the car's style. The rear of the car is somehow similar to the BMW 3 series.

Just got my new Honda City 2009 model last week. This new model comes with just one engine, the 1.5 litre i-VTEC. The 1497cc SOHC (single-over-head-cam), 4 cylinder, 16 valve engine uses Honda's i-VTEC technology to improve efficiency and power. The unit can now deliver 120 hp at 6600 rpm. The engine is E20 capable and it can also accept 92 octane fuel which means I can save more on fuel. I preferred the manual after testing the auto for its faster pick-up speed and control. The new odometer revealed the fuel consumption per litre as well as driving patterns to help save petrol. The consumption is very good for this new model at 17.5km/litre for my driving so far. It is worth paying slightly higher for such a refined car if you intend to drive for a longer period of 7 - 10 years.

I have been driving 15 different brand of used cars for the past 28 years. As this is the first time I am going to buy a new car so I was quite choosy and careful to make sure that I choose a car that serve me well for the next 7 - 10 years. After test-driving a few cars of different brands and with the loew $2 COE rebates, I finally decided to buy the new 2009 'Honda City' with the improved i-VTEC DOHC 1.5 litre engine.