The brand-new 2020 Honda City is in the second stage of eco-cars, full of appearance and the most stylish design. The cabin is spacious and comfortable. This is the first time that a 1.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine has provided the highest performance in the field of environmentally friendly vehicles.
As we all know, Honda missed the first phase of the ecological car project, so they made many changes and made a comeback. It is an interesting risk to bring the popular B-Class Honda City into the second-stage environmentally friendly car standards.
Because this means Honda hopes to occupy two markets, including B-segment market and ecological cars, which together account for more than 50% of the Thai passenger car market. And this market has always been fierce competition.
It's not just size and engine performance that stand out from the competition. Honda has installed the comfort and safety equipment of this new model closely in the rain, only choosing to sell four different sub-models on certain equipment.
You will choose to buy an entry model with a starting price of 57,950 baht, and then buy a basic safety car. Or, you can also buy a bag for 73,900 baht and a car full of toys. The following is from this 2 of our favorite things since the car was launched.
1. New generation turbo gasoline engine
In the second phase of the environmentally friendly car project, engine displacement is not required. However, it is forbidden to control the consumption below 23 liters per kilometer. Therefore, operators can choose to use the engine that comes with the new technology to fully meet the requirements.
Honda is the second operator to choose a turbocharged 3-cylinder 12-valve 988cc gasoline engine equipped with Vtech and Dual VTC variable valve systems to achieve maximum power from engine to engine. 122 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and maximum torque of 173 Nm at 2,000-4,500 rpm.
The gearbox is a function of the CVT automatic gearbox. The emission level transmitted to the front wheels is 99 grams per kilometer. Support e 20 fuel It is considered to be the most powerful engine in the gasoline environment-friendly car category. And second only to Mazda 2 Sky Active-D engine (Mazda 2 2020), which is more expensive.
2. The body size is larger than the original size.
The design of Honda's new city is obviously larger than the original model and more fashionable than the original model. In order to increase the convenience of travel, other equipment and technology on the original car are also installed.
The Honda City Turbo has a body width of 1748 mm, a length of 4553 mm, a height of 1467 mm, a wheelbase of 2589 mm, and a low ground clearance of 135 mm.
The body length is 113 mm, and the width has been increased by 53 mm. Although the height has been reduced by 10 mm and the wheelbase has been reduced by 11 mm, this does not affect the cabin size. And the convenience of using this car in any way.
