Honda City SV vs V: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.51L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹13.51L for the V against ₹12.00L for the SV.+₹1.51L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.51L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹13.51L for the V against ₹12.00L for the SV.
For that you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, connected car tech and cruise control, and 1 more.
SV or V, and what each costs
Where you start
SV
₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi
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.
- Petrol 6-speed manual₹12.00L
The step up
V
From ₹13.51L to ₹14.51L ex-showroom Delhi
The step worth making: Honda Sensing with adaptive cruise on manual and CVT alike, wireless CarPlay, connected tech and alloys in one move.
- Petrol 6-speed manual₹13.51L
- Petrol CVT automatic₹14.51L
Our take
₹1.51L more buys level 2 (core suite) ADAS and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
What SV to V costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,57,040 to ₹1,81,004 on the road, against the ₹1,51,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,51,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹23,964 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹23,964, and both be right.
What the V adds
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Connected car tech
- Cruise control
The working behind our take
₹1.51L more buys level 2 (core suite) ADAS and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.51L: the City V adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS for it. The useful extras on top: wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and connected car tech.
- Also on the City V: cruise control, and some minor trim beyond that
SV vs V: the questions people ask
- Is the Honda City V worth ₹1.51L over the SV?
- For ₹1.51L you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, on top of 3 other things the SV goes without.
- What does the Honda City V have that the SV does not?
- It adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, connected car tech, cruise control and wheel type (Alloy against Steel).
- How much is the Honda City SV?
- ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the SV Petrol MT.
- How much is the Honda City V?
- From ₹13.51L for the V Petrol MT to ₹14.51L for the V Petrol AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic SV or V?
- Only the V, from ₹14.51L ex-showroom Delhi. The SV is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the City SV to the V cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,57,040 to ₹1,81,004 on the road, against the ₹1,51,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,51,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹23,964 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹23,964, and both be right.
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.