The Honda City has been unveiled in China by Guangzhou Honda at the 2008 Guangzhou Motor Show, but it will only make a showroom debut with official prices on the 12th of December 2008.
What’s most interesting is in the Chinese market, the City will come with two engine options. One is the new 1.5 liter i-VTEC that we’re also going to get, but the other engine option is the R-series 1.8 liter SOHC i-VTEC from the Civic 1.8.
A lightweight Honda City equipped with a 140 horsepower 1.8 liter engine could be loads of fun. China always gets special deals such as this, for example the current generation Toyota Vios sold in China is equipped with a 1.6 liter Dual VVT-i engine while the rest of the world have to make do with the 1.5 liter 1NZ-FE family engine.
I’m not sure if this is what Guangzhou Honda meant by developing a Civic competitor (the Civic is sold by another Honda-linked company in China).
A previous report said a 1.8 liter engine was going to be plonked into the City to create a C-segment competitor, but an engineer quoted in the report also mentioned that the new 1.8 liter City-based car would have Civic proportions and a new name and shape.
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This is a good news! For Chinesse in China to be exact. China gettings a lot of special offer due to the non heavy duty tax for car policy. This is good for them. They bring more various kind of cars, they bring in technology, they made profits, and people are happy. But it's a no no in Malaysia. Perhaps this 1.8L City will be in our shore but maybe, the price tag willl be the issues. But can you imagine 1.8L engine in a Honda City. That's huge. Power vs Weight Ratio can brings a lot of different. We still waiting for this new Honda City to be launched and I think we will be the last country to receive them. At the moment, let's save some money if you think you're interested with the City's. Rumours said the price tag will be up to 90k. Hemmmm...Better buy second hand Civic if the rumours are true. Well, in Malaysia 90% of rumours can be facts. LOL.
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