Honda City vs Hyundai Verna: which should you buy?
The Hyundai Verna starts at ₹10.99L against the Honda City's ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹1.01L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹18.26L, where the Verna tops out. Past that only the City has anything left to sell you, up to ₹21.36L.
Fuel is a real difference here: the City comes in petrol and hybrid, the Verna in petrol.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹18.26L to both showrooms and you come out with the City ZX+ at ₹17.36L or the Verna HX 10 at ₹18.26L, the City leaving ₹0.90L of that in your pocket.
Our take
The real reason to pay ₹0.90L more for the Verna HX 10: the Verna HX 10 runs the turbo engine and 160 PS against 121 PS, a 32 percent jump you will feel. It also adds airbags (7 against 6) and ADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite)). At that price, we would stretch.
- The Verna HX 10 is the strongest of the two at 160 PS
- Also on the Verna HX 10: all-wheel disc brakes, touchscreen (10.25" against 10.1"), 8-way powered driver seat and drive modes
- Going to the Verna HX 10, you give up headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector) and wired CarPlay / Android Auto, which the City ZX+ keeps
- Choose the Honda City ZX+ if
- You would rather keep the ₹0.90L than pay for kit you will not miss
- Choose the Hyundai Verna HX 10 if
- You want the stronger, quicker car and will use the performance
City vs Verna, on paper
| Honda City | Hyundai Verna | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom Delhi) | ₹12.00L to ₹21.36L | ₹10.99L to ₹18.26L |
| Variants | 8 | 12 |
| Body type | Midsize Sedan | Midsize Sedan |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol, Hybrid | Petrol |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹14.51L | ₹14.41L |
| Boot | - | 528 litres |
| Length | 4,594 mm | 4,565 mm |
| Width | 1,748 mm | 1,765 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm | 2,670 mm |
| Fuel tank | 40 litres | 45 litres |
| Turning radius | 5.3 m | - |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years |
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
City vs Verna: the questions people ask
- Is the Honda City or the Hyundai Verna cheaper?
- The Hyundai Verna, by ₹1.01L: it starts at ₹10.99L against ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi for the City. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Honda City vs Hyundai Verna: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹18.26L it is the City ZX+ against the Verna HX 10. The real reason to pay ₹0.90L more for the Verna HX 10: the Verna HX 10 runs the turbo engine and 160 PS against 121 PS, a 32 percent jump you will feel. It also adds airbags (7 against 6) and ADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite)). At that price, we would stretch.
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Honda City or the Hyundai Verna?
- The Verna: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.41L against ₹14.51L for the City, ex-showroom Delhi. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.