Honda City vs Skoda Slavia: which should you buy?
The Skoda Slavia starts at ₹10.00L against the Honda City's ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹2.00L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹18.04L, where the Slavia 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 Slavia in petrol.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹18.04L to both showrooms and you come out with the City ZX+ at ₹17.36L or the Slavia Prestige at ₹18.04L, the City leaving ₹0.68L of that in your pocket.
Our take
The real reason to pay ₹0.68L more for the Slavia Prestige: the Slavia Prestige runs the turbo engine and 150 PS against 121 PS, a 24 percent jump you will feel. The rest of the additions are minor trim. At that price, we would stretch.
- Also on the Slavia Prestige: 6-way powered driver seat and 60:40 split rear seat, and some minor trim beyond that
- Going to the Slavia Prestige, you give up level 2 (core suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, which the City ZX+ keeps
- Choose the Honda City ZX+ if
- You would rather keep the ₹0.68L than pay for kit you will not miss
- Choose the Skoda Slavia Prestige if
- You want the stronger, quicker car and will use the performance
City vs Slavia, on paper
| Honda City | Skoda Slavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom Delhi) | ₹12.00L to ₹21.36L | ₹10.00L to ₹18.04L |
| Variants | 8 | 6 |
| Body type | Midsize Sedan | Midsize Sedan |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol, Hybrid | Petrol |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹14.51L | ₹14.34L |
| Boot | - | 521 litres |
| Length | 4,594 mm | 4,541 mm |
| Width | 1,748 mm | 1,752 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm | 2,651 mm |
| Fuel tank | 40 litres | 45 litres |
| Turning radius | 5.3 m | - |
| Warranty | 3 years | 4 years or 1,00,000 km |
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
City vs Slavia: the questions people ask
- Is the Honda City or the Skoda Slavia cheaper?
- The Skoda Slavia, by ₹2.00L: it starts at ₹10.00L 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 Skoda Slavia: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹18.04L it is the City ZX+ against the Slavia Prestige. The real reason to pay ₹0.68L more for the Slavia Prestige: the Slavia Prestige runs the turbo engine and 150 PS against 121 PS, a 24 percent jump you will feel. The rest of the additions are minor trim. At that price, we would stretch.
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Honda City or the Skoda Slavia?
- The Slavia: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.34L 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.