Which Honda City is the base model, and what does it cost?

The SV, from ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, is where the City range starts. Kit you get even here: 8 inch touchscreen, rear camera and 6 airbags. What you give up against the top ZX+ e:HEV: no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 20 more.

Which Honda City is the top model, and what does it cost?

The ZX+ e:HEV tops the range at ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi. Over the base SV it adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, and 20 more.

Is there a petrol Honda City, and what does it cost?

Yes. The cheapest is the SV Petrol MT at ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, and 7 of the 8 variants are petrol. You can have it either way: the cheapest petrol automatic is the V Petrol AT at ₹14.51L. For the gearbox on its own, look at the V, which sells both: ₹1.00L more as an automatic than as a manual.

Is there a hybrid Honda City, and what does it cost?

Yes. The cheapest is the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT at ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi, and 1 of the 8 variants is hybrid. It is automatic only, so there is no cheaper manual hybrid to drop down to.

Which cars does the Honda City compete with?

The City runs ₹12.00L to ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi, and 4 other sedans sell in the same money: the Skoda Slavia from ₹10.00L, the Volkswagen Virtus from ₹10.71L, the Hyundai Verna from ₹10.99L and the Tata Tigor EV from ₹12.49L.

Is there a cheaper alternative to the Honda City?

The Skoda Slavia starts at ₹10.00L, which is ₹2.00L under the City.

All 8 Honda City variants

Sorted by price.

Crystal Black Pearl

Vehicle images: Honda Cars India official media assets (hondacarindia.com)

₹12,62,340 to ₹26,40,879 on the road

Where that range comes from

Every price in the table is ex-showroom, the figure before road tax, registration and the rest of it. Road tax is set by the state you register in rather than by the maker, so what you actually hand over moves with where you live.

The two ends of that range differ in two ways at once: the bottom is the cheapest variant in the state that taxes it least, and the top is the dearest variant in the state that taxes it most.

Hold the variant still and only the geography moves: the SV Petrol MT comes to ₹12,62,340 in Itanagar and ₹14,53,780 in Bengaluru, a difference of ₹1,91,440 on the identical car. You register where you live, so read that as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as somewhere cheaper to buy.

Comprehensive own-damage cover sits on top of all of it. That has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer and your no-claim bonus, so budget for it from real quotes rather than from any number here.

See the City priced state by state, 25 of them →

Prices below are ex-showroom. For the on-road total, set your city above, or start with Mumbai, Pune or Delhi.

EMI from about ₹20,160 a month at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down. Every variant's EMI →

Not sure which City to buy?

₹12.00L₹21.36L

Our pick: ZX+best value for money

The verdict in words

There are 8 ways to buy the City, across 5 trims, from ₹12.00L to ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi.

Best value for money: ZX+, at ₹89,000 over the ZX. No other step you pay for is better value for money on the price list.

Above ZX+ the range keeps going, but every upgrade left changes the engine or the gearbox as well as the kit, so there is no honest way to rank them on money per feature. Choose up there on the powertrain you want.

See the full verdict, step by step →

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Honda City SV

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · 6-speed manual

₹12.00L

ex-showroom Delhi

17.8 km/lmileage

PetrolManualOfficially E20 compliant

An unusually complete base: 8in screen, rear camera, six airbags and auto AC. But no Honda Sensing, and no cruise control at any price on this trim.

Honda City V

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · 6-speed manual

₹13.51L

ex-showroom Delhi

17.8 km/lmileage

PetrolManualOfficially E20 compliant

The step worth making: Honda Sensing with adaptive cruise on manual and CVT alike, wireless CarPlay, connected tech and alloys in one move.

Honda City V

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · CVT automatic

₹14.51L

ex-showroom Delhi

18 km/lmileage

PetrolAutomaticOfficially E20 compliant

The step worth making: Honda Sensing with adaptive cruise on manual and CVT alike, wireless CarPlay, connected tech and alloys in one move.

Honda City ZX

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · 6-speed manual

₹15.47L

ex-showroom Delhi

17.8 km/lmileage

PetrolManualOfficially E20 compliant

The comfort step: sunroof, 10.1in screen with eight speakers, leather-mix seats, rain-sensing wipers and the LaneWatch blind-spot camera.

Honda City ZX+

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · 6-speed manual

₹16.36L

ex-showroom Delhi

17.8 km/lmileage

PetrolManualOfficially E20 compliant

The petrol flagship: 360 camera, ventilated front seats, a 7in digital cluster and auto-folding mirrors over the ZX.

Honda City ZX

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · CVT automatic

₹16.47L

ex-showroom Delhi

18 km/lmileage

PetrolAutomaticOfficially E20 compliant

The comfort step: sunroof, 10.1in screen with eight speakers, leather-mix seats, rain-sensing wipers and the LaneWatch blind-spot camera.

Honda City ZX+

1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · CVT automatic

₹17.36L

ex-showroom Delhi

18 km/lmileage

PetrolAutomaticOfficially E20 compliant

The petrol flagship: 360 camera, ventilated front seats, a 7in digital cluster and auto-folding mirrors over the ZX.

Honda City ZX+ e:HEV

1.5L e:HEV Strong Hybrid · e-CVT automatic (hybrid)

₹21.36L

ex-showroom Delhi

27.3 km/lmileage

HybridAutomatic

The hybrid crown: the 27.26 km/l strong hybrid adds all-disc brakes, an electronic parking brake with auto hold and low-speed follow to the full ZX+ kit.

What owners and testers say

Independent evidence only. Never the maker’s own marketing.

+ The e:HEV hybrid returns around 21 km/l on a magazine test loop, the best of any petrol car Autocar India has tested+ Owners consistently rate the ride and the rear seat space, which is what the City has always been bought for+ The petrol engine and both gearboxes rarely feature in owners' problem lists− There is no Bharat NCAP rating for this generation, and the ratings in circulation belong to the previous generation or to the Thailand-built car− Interior rattles are the recurring owner complaint, most often traced to the dashboard, headliner and sunroof− Depreciates fastest in its segment: five year old petrol manuals sell at close to half their original on-road price

This cartap a row for the evidence

Honda ownership, across every model

Tap any row for the full account and its sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-17.

Why there is no overall score

Scores are our reading of published, independent evidence, not the manufacturer's, and we deliberately publish no single overall rating: a car can be excellent on safety and weak on resale, and one number would hide that. How we score, and how makers can respond.

What each trim adds

SV
from ₹12.00L
About this trim
An unusually complete base: 8in screen, rear camera, six airbags and auto AC. But no Honda Sensing, and no cruise control at any price on this trim.
V
from ₹13.51L (+₹1.51L over SV)
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Connected car tech
- Cruise control
Is the V worth it over the SV? →
ZX
from ₹15.47L (+₹1.96L over V)
- Blind spot monitor
- Wheel size15" → 16"
- Touchscreen8" → 10.1"
- Speakers4 → 8
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Rain-sensing wipers
- and 5 more
Is the ZX worth it over the V? →
ZX+
from ₹16.36L (+₹89,000 over ZX)
- 360° camera
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 7" digital
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Ventilated front seats
Is the ZX+ worth it over the ZX? →
ZX+ e:HEV
from ₹21.36L (+₹5.00L over ZX+)
- All-wheel disc brakes
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- Regenerative braking
Is the ZX+ e:HEV worth it over the ZX+? →

Rivals to the Honda City

4 rivals, one per maker, cheapest first

The cheapest way in is the Skoda Slavia at ₹10.00L, against the City at ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi.

Skoda Slavia
₹10.00L to ₹18.04L ex-showroom Delhi, seats 5
Starts ₹2.00L under
City vs Slavia: which to buy →
Volkswagen Virtus
₹10.71L to ₹18.85L ex-showroom Delhi, seats 5
Starts ₹1.29L under
City vs Virtus: which to buy →Which Virtus to buy →
Hyundai Verna
₹10.99L to ₹18.26L ex-showroom Delhi, seats 5
Starts ₹1.01L under
City vs Verna: which to buy →Which Verna to buy →
Tata Tigor EV
₹12.49L to ₹13.75L ex-showroom Delhi, seats 5
Starts ₹49,000 overAlso in electric
City vs Tigor EV: which to buy →Which Tigor EV to buy →

Common questions

Which cars does the Honda City compete with?: The City runs ₹12.00L to ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi, and 4 other sedans sell in the same money: the Skoda Slavia from ₹10.00L, the Volkswagen Virtus from ₹10.71L, the Hyundai Verna from ₹10.99L and the Tata Tigor EV from ₹12.49L.
Is there a cheaper alternative to the Honda City?: The Skoda Slavia starts at ₹10.00L, which is ₹2.00L under the City.

Where the Honda City shows up

On 5 of them the trim that qualifies is not the cheapest City, so read the price beside it as the price of that trim rather than of the car.

Sedans in India
One of 12 on sale
The full story
One of 12 on sale.
Hybrid cars in India
One of 8+₹9.36L as the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT
The full story
One of 8, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT at ₹21.36L, which is ₹9.36L more.
See the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT in full →
Cars with a sunroof under ₹20 lakh in India
One of 51+₹3.47L as the ZX Petrol MT
The full story
One of 51, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the ZX Petrol MT at ₹15.47L, which is ₹3.47L more.
See the ZX Petrol MT in full →
Cars with a 360 camera under ₹20 lakh in India
One of 46+₹4.36L as the ZX+ Petrol MT
The full story
One of 46, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the ZX+ Petrol MT at ₹16.36L, which is ₹4.36L more.
See the ZX+ Petrol MT in full →
Cars with ventilated seats under ₹20 lakh in India
One of 41+₹4.36L as the ZX+ Petrol MT
The full story
One of 41, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the ZX+ Petrol MT at ₹16.36L, which is ₹4.36L more.
See the ZX+ Petrol MT in full →
Cars with ADAS under ₹15 lakh in India
One of 8+₹1.51L as the V Petrol MT
The full story
One of 8, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the V Petrol MT at ₹13.51L, which is ₹1.51L more.
See the V Petrol MT in full →

Good to know about the Honda City

Base and top model, how it is sold, and what each way costs

Honda City base model and top model

Which Honda City is the base model, and what does it cost?: The SV, from ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, is where the City range starts. Kit you get even here: 8 inch touchscreen, rear camera and 6 airbags. What you give up against the top ZX+ e:HEV: no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 20 more.See the SV Petrol MT in full →
Which Honda City is the top model, and what does it cost?: The ZX+ e:HEV tops the range at ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi. Over the base SV it adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, and 20 more.See the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT in full →

How the Honda City is sold, and what each way costs

You can have the City as petrol or hybrid, with a manual or an automatic gearbox. That pair narrows the list before any trim does, so it is the thing to settle first.

Petrol, manual
From ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, 4 variants
Cheapest one: the SV Petrol MT →
Petrol, automatic
From ₹14.51L ex-showroom Delhi, 3 variants
Cheapest one: the V Petrol AT →
Hybrid, automatic
From ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi, 1 variant
Cheapest one: the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT →

Is there a petrol Honda City, and what does it cost?: Yes. The cheapest is the SV Petrol MT at ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, and 7 of the 8 variants are petrol. You can have it either way: the cheapest petrol automatic is the V Petrol AT at ₹14.51L. For the gearbox on its own, look at the V, which sells both: ₹1.00L more as an automatic than as a manual.
Is there a hybrid Honda City, and what does it cost?: Yes. The cheapest is the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT at ₹21.36L ex-showroom Delhi, and 1 of the 8 variants is hybrid. It is automatic only, so there is no cheaper manual hybrid to drop down to.

Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 17 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.