Honda City e:HEV Hybrid: All You Need To Know

The Honda City e:HEV hybrid has finally gone on sale in India and has been priced at Rs. 19.50 lakh (ex-showroom, India). It is being offered in a single range-topping ZX trim which is almost Rs. 4.5 lakh costlier over the standard City ZX. The Honda City e:HEV hybrid sedan will be manufactured in India at Honda's manufacturing facility in Tapukara, Rajasthan and Honda is soon to begin with its delivery. Here's all you need to know about the new Honda City e:HEV hybrid sedan.

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1. The Honda City e:HEV sedan is the first Honda car to bring its Honda Sensing technology or ADAS features to India.
2. It is powered by a 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, Atkinson Cycle petrol engine and two electric motors that deliver a combined power output of 124 bhp and 253 Nm of peak torque.
3. Honda claims the City Hybrid is 40 per cent more fuel-efficient than its petrol counterpart and returns a claimed 26.5 kmpl fuel efficiency.
   

   The cabin of the Honda City e:HEV hybrid gets upgraded with new upholstery and a hybrid-specific instrument cluster.

4. The hybrid City is also 110 kg heavier than its petrol-powered version.
5. It also gets updated with disc brakes at all corners and an electronic parking brake.
6. The Honda City e:HEV hybrid sedan has three drive modes - EV, hybrid, and petrol, and can run on electric power in the EV mode.
7. In terms of looks, there are very subtle updates in its design while the cabin gets upgraded with new upholstery and a hybrid-specific instrument cluster. The rest of the elements are carried over from the ZX trim of the petrol-powered model that it is based on.
   

   The hybrid City is also 110 kg heavier than its petrol-powered version.

8. In terms of features, the Honda City e:HEV hybrid receives ADAS functions via Honda Sensing such as Lane Change Assist, Pedestrian Alert, and Adaptive Cruise Control.
9. There's also Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM), and Auto High Beam.
10. Other safety features include six airbags, Honda Lane-Watch, a 360-degree view camera, and tyre pressure monitoring.