Honda City ZX
1.5L i-VTEC Petrol · 6-speed manual
Obsidian Blue Pearl
Vehicle images: Honda Cars India official media assets (hondacarindia.com)
Powertrain
1.5L i-VTEC Petrol: Free-revving and smooth in the classic Honda way, with more top-end power than the segment's usual 1.5s. Also the only route to a manual gearbox
Features
What stands out on the ZX
- Blind spot monitor
- Sunroof: Single-pane
- ADAS: Level 2 (core suite)
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Wireless phone charger
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Connected car tech
- Cruise control
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Rear parking camera
- Blind spot monitor
- ADAS
- Level 2 (core suite)
Not on the ZX (5)
- no All-wheel disc brakes
- no Hill descent control
- no 360° camera
- no Front parking sensors
- no SOS call
Exterior
- Headlamps
- Bi-LED projector
- Wheel size
- 16"
- Wheel type
- Alloy
Not on the ZX (5)
- no LED fog lamps
- no Roof rails
- no Sequential indicators
- no Rear fog lamp
- no Puddle lamps
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 10.1"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers
- 8
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
- Connected car tech
Not on the ZX (4)
- no Premium sound system
- no Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- no Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- no Tri-screen cabin layout
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Sunroof
- Single-pane
- Auto headlamps
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Rear defogger
- Rear window sunshades
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- Wireless phone charger
- Ambient lighting
- Auto-dimming mirror
- Rear USB-C ports
- Leatherette upholstery
Not on the ZX (19)
- no Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- no Dual-zone climate control
- no Auto-folding wing mirrors
- no Rear wiper & washer
- no Cooled glovebox
- no Ventilated front seats
- no Rear ventilated seats
- no Second-row captain seats
- no Third-row AC vents
- no Powered driver seat
- no Driver seat memory
- no Head-up display
- no Boss mode (front seat fold)
- no Drive modes
- no Regenerative braking
- no Terrain modes
- no Frequency-selective dampers
- no Air purifier
- no 60:40 split rear seat
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Fuel tank
- 40 litres
- Turning radius
- 5.3 m
- Seating
- 5 seats, 2 rows
- Front suspension
- MacPherson strut
- Rear suspension
- Torsion beam
What the ZX Petrol MT costs on the road
The price above is ex-showroom. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the ZX Petrol MT comes to ₹16,38,690 on the road in Itanagar and ₹18,69,729 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹2,31,039 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest and Karnataka highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Itanagar breakdown →The Bengaluru one →Honda City on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹15.47L ex-showroom this is the fourth of 8 City variants by price, ₹96,000 above the V Petrol AT. It is also the cheaper of the two ways into ZX: the same features as the ZX Petrol AT for ₹1,00,000 less. Stepping up to ZX+ from here starts at ₹89,000 more and buys 360° camera and driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital) among 4 additions.
More about the ZX trim
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: the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Honda City ZX Petrol MT?
- ₹15.47L, ex-showroom. That makes it 4th of 8 by price, ₹96,000 above the V Petrol AT.
- What is the on-road price of the Honda City ZX Petrol MT?
- Expect ₹16,38,690 in Itanagar and ₹18,69,729 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹2,31,039 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the ex-showroom price plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Honda City ZX Petrol MT have?
- The Petrol, 121 PS, with the 6-speed manual. The maker's figure for it is 17.8 km/l.
- What mileage does the Honda City ZX Petrol MT really return?
- 2 independent publishers have measured it at around 14.5 to 15 km/l. The maker's figure is 17.8 km/l, so plan your running costs on the measured range rather than on that.
- What features does the Honda City ZX Petrol MT get?
- The features worth naming on this trim: Blind spot monitor, Sunroof (Single-pane), ADAS (Level 2 (core suite)), Rain-sensing wipers, Wireless phone charger and Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto.
- What does the Honda City ZX Petrol MT miss out on?
- The ZX+ above it adds 360° camera, driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), auto-folding wing mirrors and ventilated front seats, for ₹89,000 more.
- Is the ZX the right City to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Honda City which-variant page. The short answer: pay for a step only where the features it adds are ones you would actually use.