Honda City 1.5 DX: Much more than an urban runaround

  • Date: 20-Apr-2021
  • Source: Jordan Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Jordan
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Honda City 1.5 DX: Much more than an urban runaround

Launched in Jordan and Middle East markets just last month, the seventh generation Honda City is an evolutionary take on the Japanese manufacturer's smallest saloon. Acquiring a more assertive design direction reminiscent of the brand's flagship Accord saloon, the new City, however, doesn't stray from its predecessor's core characteristics, and is still a very user-friendly and well thought out and executed daily driver. 

A well-balanced, unpretentiously honest package in terms of dynamics, performance, packaging and equipment, the City does so much so well without being over-ambitious.

 

'Katana' crease

Little larger than the car it replaces and riding on the same length wheelbase, the new City isn't a car that has pushes beyond its traditional clientele's needs, expectations or price points, but instead makes incremental improvements. 

Evolutionary even in overall design, the new City does make a more overtly aggressive statement with its front styling, as is the contemporary fashion. A more upright design, the new City trades its predecessor's almost wedge-like and snouty fascia for a higher, more levelled waistline and noticeably more bulbous bonnet.

A more aggressive design with a defining "katana blade“ crease extending from the front headlight to rear lights, the new City features a shark-nosed concave grille profile, with slim, squinting