Honda has given a notable mid-life refresh to the City Sedan for 2026. The City, once reigned as "King of Sedans", is back to steal the thunder in the segment with more a sharper aesthetic, and an array of new features to strongly compete against the Hyundai Verna and Volkswagen Virtus. Here is everything you need to know about how the new Honda City compares to its predecessor in terms of design, engine, features and price.
New Honda City vs Old: Exterior Design
The 2026 Honda City model has evolved in design, and embraced a more aggressive look. It is now more sharper, with a heavily changed front-end. The most prominent change you can easily notice is the honeycomb mesh patterned grille that replaces the thicker chrome bar of the old model. It is accompanied by a new LED light
bar that joins the bi-LED projector headlamps, which have a slimmer stance. The new bumper design, 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, smoked LED taillights and a redesigned bumper round off the updated look of the new City.
New Honda City vs Old: Dimensions
Dimensionally, the sedan hasn't undergone a major overhaul, but the redesigned bumpers have made it the longest sedan in its segment. To be precise, the sedan is now slightly longer at 4,594mm. That said, the width continues to be 1,748mm Height also remains unchanged at 1,489mm, while the 2,600mm wheelbase is untweaked too.
New Honda City vs Old: Interior and Features
The previous 8-inch, which have always felt a bit dated to existing or new users, has been swapped for a bigger 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system.
Honda has added ventilated front seats as well as a 360-degree camera. Besides this, the car maintains its key essential kit both in terms of comfort and safety.
New Honda City vs Old: Engine
The Honda City, in its new avatar, sticks to the 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine (121hp /145Nm) and the 1.5-litre Atkinson-cycle Strong Hybrid (e:HEV). The latter offers a fuel efficiency of 27.26km/l.
Overall, by fixing the infotainment and adding ventilated seats, Honda has attempted to neutralised the only advantages its rivals held for long.
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New Honda City vs Old: Prices
Honda is trying to revive the sales for the City, and therefore has targeted some of the notable missing features and a highly in demand sportier appearance through the Facelift. That said, it has kept the introductory price unchanged at Rs 11.99 lakh. The model continues to be offered in multiple variants across petrol manual, petrol CVT and strong hybrid powertrains, with prices varying as per model selected.
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