[AUTO] Honda City sales at 21,826 units in 2020, beats Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, Hyundai Verna, Skoda Rapid

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The new Honda City is priced between Rs 11 lakh and Rs 14.85 lakh

The Honda City was the largest-selling mid-size sedan in India in 2020 with cumulative sales of 21,826 units, Honda Cars India has claimed. According to the automobile manufacturer, the City had a market share of 41 per cent in its segment in December 2020.

Honda Cars India had launched the fifth-generation City in the country in July 2020. Among the major rivals of the Honda City are the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, Hyundai Verna, Skoda Rapid, Volkswagen Vento and Toyota Yaris.

The automobile manufacturer claims that the new Honda City contributed to the overall growth of the mid-size sedan segment, which expanded by 10 per cent during the period from July to December 2020. The cumulative sales for the segment climbed to 45,277 units in July-December 2020 from 41,122 units in the year-ago period, with the City having sales of 17,347 units.

Although Honda Cars India launched the fifth-generation City in July 2020, the company did not discontinue the fourth-generation model. Both the models are currently on sale in India.

The fourth-generation Honda City comes with a 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine that delivers 119PS of maximum power and 145Nm of peak torque. The mill is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. It is available in two variants -- SV and V. Below are their prices (ex-showroom, Delhi).

~ SV Petrol MT - Rs 9.30 lakh
~ V Petrol MT - Rs 10 lakh

The fifth-generation Honda City gets both petrol and diesel powertrain options. The petrol engine is a 1.5-litre i-VTEC DOHC unit producing 121PS of maximum power and 145Nm of peak torque. The diesel mill is a 1.5-litre i-DTEC unit belting out 100PS of utmost power and 200Nm of peak twisting force. A 6-speed MT is standard across both the motors. The petrol engine gets an option for a 7-speed CVT automatic as well. The new City is available in three trims -- V, VX and ZX. Below are their prices (ex-showroom, Delhi).

~ V Petrol MT - Rs 11 lakh
~ V Petrol CVT - Rs 12.30 lakh
~ VX Petrol MT - Rs 12.36 lakh
~ VX Petrol CVT - Rs 13.66 lakh
~ ZX Petrol MT - Rs 13.35 lakh
~ ZX Petrol CVT - Rs 14.65 lakh

~ V Diesel MT - Rs 12.50 lakh
~ VX Diesel MT - Rs 13.86 lakh
~ ZX Diesel MT - Rs 14.85 lakh

Honda Cars India claims that the ZX grade of the new City is the most po[CENSORED]r among the customers with almost 50 per cent of the total sales going in its favour. Also, the share of CVT variants of the mid-size sedan is 48 per cent in the initial six months.