All-New Honda City VX MT Diesel i-DTec Taffeta White

[Akins]

congrats on your new ride buddy. what about the diesel noise? has honda done something to minimize it?

Congrats for the car.
Just to clear your confusion , both the city and verna have lifeless steering. Dont know where you read about the fatalities. Do keep this in mind.

honda has much better steering than verna. my cousin also has a verna sx optional 2014 model. i have driven both. but Honda's straight line stability i good and steering does weight up but when you drive it after driving a fiat or ford, the steering feels lifeless.

 

[blackpearlvkd]

congrats on your new ride buddy. what about the diesel noise? has honda done something to minimize it?

Thank you so much

I didn't find it too noisy, yes it is louder compared to petrol engine.
I drive Innova and Duster, City Got more silent cabin, Engine noise is also very low.
on higway its butter smooth, low Road noise was present when tyres were filled with normal air. when I changed it to Nitrogen, road noise is also gone,
but Honda really need to improve suspension system,
right now its on stiffer side, even driving on small pothole gives thud sound.

 

[Akins]

yes you are right. the suspension is pathetic in bad roads. but the suspension is very well for high speed. above 40kmph the car surprisingly rides smoothly and very planted to the roads. if it were smoother, then think about the handling.

 

[blackpearlvkd]

I feel the front windshield and rear glass are not smooth, feels little rough, I need to use extra power to move cloth when its wet. the cloth gets rolled instead of wiping on glass surface. even when I move my fingers, I don't find it smooth compared to Innova's front glass

in Innova, it becomes very smooth when water is poured..

any idea?
does it require any polish or any other treatment?

my worry is, it should affect wipers blades. else later the glass will get scratches.

 

[Akins]

at first, my cars windshield and Windows were very rough. but later i found that the dealer applied something and the things caused small dust particles stick into the glass. but when i use Colin glass cleaner, then it became smooth. but now the same problem is there in my car. now one more time i have to clean the glass thoroughly. you can try the glass cleaner..

 

[blackpearlvkd]

what about glass cleaning clay bar?
Griot's Garage 11153 Paint Cleaning Clay 8 FL.OZ: Amazon.in: Car & Motorbike

 

[Chochi]

City looks gorgeous in white! Congrats!

Fixed front windshield Sunfilm,
garware Ice Cool, Total cost was 3800Rs,

Is this fixed outside of the windshield ?! How is the visibility at night ? Do you recommend this?

 

[blackpearlvkd]

City looks gorgeous in white! Congrats!

Is this fixed outside of the windshield ?! How is the visibility at night ? Do you recommend this?

Thank you @Chochi ji

sunfilm is applied Inside.
I did not feel any change in visibility at night, you won't feel any difference, and this is really comforting in bright sun light.
I'm using same Sun film in both Honda city and Innova.
the film in Innova is three years old. still no problems, no fading.
No complains so far.
if you have 3M store in your city, I would suggest to make a visit
else you can try garware Ice cool, this one is really effective,

 

[Akins]

what about glass cleaning clay bar?
Griot's Garage 11153 Paint Cleaning Clay 8 FL.OZ: Amazon.in: Car & Motorbike

don't comments on this.. because I haven't use them. only use glass cleaner. but the sticky type of material is still there. it is on the body panel too.

 

[kkn13]

Congrats for the car.
Just to clear your confusion , both the city and verna have lifeless steering. Dont know where you read about the fatalities. Do keep this in mind.

I agree about Verna but City steering isnt too lifeless, it has OK amount of feel unlike Hyundai and Audi cars which inspire zero confidence (Audi in Comfort Mode, Dynamic makes steering slightly heavier but still poor imho)
I have also owned Hydraulic steering cars like CRV but when it came to sudden steering at high speed, more force is required to avoid obstacles whereas City favours better in these cases once you understand the steering system better and are better adjusted to it
I cant even centre the steering on Audis and Hyundais though(Friends cars) :D

I own the 2010 City though, have driven the next gen one being discussed but I dont find much of a difference
point to note- I havent driven the new City on the highway yet, the 2010 one I have driven extensively on the highway

yes you are right. the suspension is pathetic in bad roads. but the suspension is very well for high speed. above 40kmph the car surprisingly rides smoothly and very planted to the roads. if it were smoother, then think about the handling.

Very Correct !! I own the 2010 City and I observe that at lower speeds- the suspension is very poor but at higher speeds, it absorbs the bumps very well like you said

Id be a bit wary of rocks and speedbreakers though, chances of scrape are high but the underbody is quite strong in case of a mistake

I believe the new City supports 205 size tyres going by various forums and Id suggest shifting to that when it comes to changing
I upgraded to 185 Bridgestones from the stock 175 Michellins but kept stock alloys instead of upgrade and now its a bit better in terms of ride etc but NVH went up a bit as compared to Michellins
Michellins were a bit too soft though in bad roads,mine wore out pretty fast even though running was low until I shifted to Bridgestone

Thank you so much

I didn't find it too noisy, yes it is louder compared to petrol engine.
I drive Innova and Duster, City Got more silent cabin, Engine noise is also very low.
on higway its butter smooth, low Road noise was present when tyres were filled with normal air. when I changed it to Nitrogen, road noise is also gone,
but Honda really need to improve suspension system,
right now its on stiffer side, even driving on small pothole gives thud sound.

There are some aftermarket mods to improve suspension , I havent tried it because I dont use my car that often so couldnt justify the cost and risk
Congrats on the car though and Im sure youll be as happy with it as many other old Honda customers who swear by the brand :)

 

[blackpearlvkd]

There are some aftermarket mods to improve suspension , I havent tried it because I dont use my car that often so couldnt justify the cost and risk
Congrats on the car though and Im sure youll be as happy with it as many other old Honda customers who swear by the brand :)

Thank you @kkn13 ji

I always try to avoid after market updates.
those guys never pay attention to what we have in our car, they just do their job and go away. they never bother asking before even cutting a wire, which will lead to void of warrenty.

while applying sunfilm I requested them pay attention and don't make car dirty, but they made front seat mat complete dirty
they never care what is inside.

I'm not talking about professional car decor like 3M.

 

[CRACING]

I feel the front windshield and rear glass are not smooth, feels little rough, I need to use extra power to move cloth when its wet. the cloth gets rolled instead of wiping on glass surface. even when I move my fingers, I don't find it smooth compared to Innova's front glass

in Innova, it becomes very smooth when water is poured..

any idea?
does it require any polish or any other treatment?

my worry is, it should affect wipers blades. else later the glass will get scratches.

I think its because the glass is new and perfectly clean. May be windshield treatment or rain repellent would solve the problem.

I would recommend Proklear's NGS. Here is the link and also available on different online stores. Application includes multiple steps, just follow the instructions and everything should be good. If you are worried about dirt on windshield then the Proklear's NGS includes precleaner which is a glass polish and you will be able to remove any dirt, oil and etc with it.

Alternative is Rain-X Original Glass Water Repellent but currently its not available online. Used to Cost 500 Rs. You can check local stores.

what about glass cleaning clay bar?
Griot's Garage 11153 Paint Cleaning Clay 8 FL.OZ: Amazon.in: Car & Motorbike

This is for paint cleaning used before applying polish,sealent or wax. Can be used for glass but not worth it or it may not work better then glass specific cleaners.

 

[Akins]

I agree about Verna but City steering isnt too lifeless, it has OK amount of feel unlike Hyundai and Audi cars which inspire zero confidence (Audi in Comfort Mode, Dynamic makes steering slightly heavier but still poor imho)
I have also owned Hydraulic steering cars like CRV but when it came to sudden steering at high speed, more force is required to avoid obstacles whereas City favours better in these cases once you understand the steering system better and are better adjusted to it
I cant even centre the steering on Audis and Hyundais though(Friends cars) :D

I own the 2010 City though, have driven the next gen one being discussed but I dont find much of a difference
point to note- I havent driven the new City on the highway yet, the 2010 one I have driven extensively on the highway

+1 to that. i have also driven the cousins verna. but couldn't able to centre the steering. you are right about the sudden steering of hydraulic power steerings. but city's EPS system is not too heavy, not too light. it is very helpful at high speed to avoid sudden potholes or the obstacles that come suddenly in front of the car. it feels connected, not as lifeless as verna.

 

[NIKUNJ448]

Dear Blackpearlvkd
Heartiest Congratulation on your Honda City it looks dashing in white. I've also test driven the Honda City from latest batch i haven't found any issues with steering or Engine Noise but somhow i could not engage the cruise control for the test drive car.....

 

[Akins]

but somhow i could not engage the cruise control for the test drive car.....

first, you should press the cruise button. after that, you have to press the set button at your desired speed. the speed can be increased by pressing res button or decreased by pressing set button. and also make sure that your left foot is not pressing the clutch or on the clutch. because, if you put slight pressure on the clutch , the cruise control will not operating.