Which Honda City variant should you buy?
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 features, so there is no honest way to rank them on value for money. Choose up there on the powertrain you want.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
+₹1.51L (₹12.00L to ₹13.51L)
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Connected car tech
- Cruise control
+₹1.96L (₹13.51L to ₹15.47L)
- Blind spot monitor
- Wheel size15" → 16"
- Touchscreen8" → 10.1"
- Speakers4 → 8
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Rain-sensing wipers
- and 5 more
ZX to ZX+
Best value+₹89,000 (₹15.47L to ₹16.36L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- 360° camera
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 7" digital
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Ventilated front seats
+₹5.00L (₹16.36L to ₹21.36L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the ZX+ e:HEV moves from Petrol 6-speed manual to Hybrid e-CVT automatic, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- All-wheel disc brakes
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- Regenerative braking
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register does not change which step is the best buy here. ZX to ZX+ asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, and that holds once road tax is counted too, in all 25 of the states we can price this ladder in.
Why the road could have changed this, and did not
Every price on this page is the showroom's. States charge their road tax as a share of that price and step the share up in bands, so a trim that carries a car past a band boundary is charged for the whole boundary. A ranking worked out on the price list is not automatically the ranking you pay.
Take the badged step, ZX to ZX+: ₹89,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹93,450 to ₹1,06,684 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest, across the 25 states behind that range. Every other step moves by its own amount, and that is what can reorder them.
In each of those states we ranked the 3 steps that keep the same engine and gearbox again, and the order came back the same every time. So the badge above is safe to act on wherever you buy the car.
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- All 6 are standard from the base SV, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety features
- ZX+ e:HEV, from ₹21.36L, is the cheapest trim with every safety feature this car offers at its best.
The good news
Spending past it buys comfort and cosmetics, not protection.- Cheapest automatic
- V Petrol AT, ₹14.51L
- ADAS
- You need the V, from ₹13.51L, for ADAS: ₹1.51L over where the City opens.
- Airbags
- Every City has 6 or more airbags, the base SV included, so there is no step to pay for.
- 360° camera
- You need the ZX+, from ₹16.36L, for a 360 camera: ₹4.36L over where the City opens.
- Sunroof
- You need the ZX, from ₹15.47L, for a sunroof: ₹3.47L over where the City opens.
- Ventilated front seats
- You need the ZX+, from ₹16.36L, for ventilated seats: ₹4.36L over where the City opens.
- Cruise control
- You need the V, from ₹13.51L, for cruise control: ₹1.51L over where the City opens.
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The City is sold with 2 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
Honda City: the questions people ask
- How many Honda City variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 8 variants across 5 trims, from ₹12.00L for the SV Petrol MT to ₹21.36L for the ZX+ e:HEV Hybrid AT, ex-showroom.
- Which Honda City is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The SV, from ₹12.00L ex-showroom, is where the City range starts. Features 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. Over the base SV it adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, and 20 more.
- Which Honda City variant is the best value for money?
- The ZX+. It costs ₹89,000 over the ZX, and no other variant you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. You get 360° camera, driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), auto-folding wing mirrors and ventilated front seats.
- Which Honda City variant has 6 airbags?
- Every City has 6 airbags, including the base SV, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Honda City variant has all the safety features?
- ZX+ e:HEV, from ₹21.36L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the City offers at its best level. Anything above it repeats those features rather than improving on them.
- What is the cheapest automatic Honda City?
- The V Petrol AT, at ₹14.51L ex-showroom.
- Which Honda City variant has ADAS?
- You need the V, from ₹13.51L, for ADAS: ₹1.51L over where the City opens.
- Which Honda City variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every City has 6 or more airbags, the base SV included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Which Honda City variant has a 360 camera?
- You need the ZX+, from ₹16.36L, for a 360 camera: ₹4.36L over where the City opens.
- Which Honda City variant has a sunroof?
- You need the ZX, from ₹15.47L, for a sunroof: ₹3.47L over where the City opens.
- Which Honda City variant has ventilated seats?
- You need the ZX+, from ₹16.36L, for ventilated seats: ₹4.36L over where the City opens.
- Which Honda City variant has cruise control?
- You need the V, from ₹13.51L, for cruise control: ₹1.51L over where the City opens.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Prices checked . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.