Honda City Compact Sedan: Top 5 Rivals

The Honda City has been a benchmark in the compact sedan space and one of the top-selling sedans in India. Last year, Honda Cars India launched the new-gen model in the country, which comes with a host of design and styling changes, new features and powerful engine options. The car comes with a 1.5-litre i-VTEC DOHC petrol engine, and a 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel motor mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox and an optional CVT unit for the petrol version. The City is priced at Rs. 11 lakh to Rs. 14.95 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Here are 5 cars that currently rival the Honda City in India.

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Hyundai Verna

The Hyundai Verna is the closest rival to the Honda City both in terms of features and performance. In fact, the Verna gets several additional creature comforts like ventilated seats and a wireless charger. Like the City, the Verna too comes in both petrol and diesel engine option, but unlike the City, here both get an automatic option. The Verna also gets a turbo-petrol engine with a DCT automatic. The car is priced between Rs. 9.19 lakh to Rs. 15.25 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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Maruti Suzuki Ciaz

The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz is yet another popular compact sedan in the market, and unlike the City, it is only offered with a petrol engine. The car gets a 1.5-litre motor that is mated to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or an optional 4-speed automatic torque converter. However, the Ciaz has not become a bit dated. It is priced between Rs. 8.52 lakh and Rs. 11.50 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Skoda Rapid

The Skoda Rapid is one of the nicer compact sedans in the market, however, save for a few updates, the car has largely remained unchanged ever since its launch. That said, the existing model comes with a 1.0-litre TSI turbo-petrol engine that's certainly one of the best engines in the segment. The Skoda Rapid is priced between Rs. 7.79 lakh to Rs. 13.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Volkswagen Vento

The Volkswagen Vento is yet another strong contender in this segment. Like its Czech cousin Rapid, this too has largely remained unchanged since its launch, but it's still one of the best options to go for if drivability and performance are your main criteria. The Vento too gets the same 1.0 TSI turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine and is priced from Rs. 9.99 lakh to Rs. 13.83 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris too rivals the Honda City, and like most of the other contenders in this space, this too is only offered with a petrol engine. The Yaris gets a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder dual VVT-i petrol unit, mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 7-speed CVT unit. The car is priced in India at Rs. 9.16 lakh to Rs. 14.60 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).