Honda City vs Volkswagen Virtus: which should you buy?
The Volkswagen Virtus starts at ₹10.71L against the Honda City's ₹12.00L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹1.29L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹18.85L, where the Virtus 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 Virtus in petrol.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹18.85L to both showrooms and you come out with the City ZX+ at ₹17.36L or the Virtus GT Plus at ₹18.85L, the City leaving ₹1.49L of that in your pocket.
Our take
The real reason to pay ₹1.49L more for the Virtus GT Plus: the Virtus GT Plus runs the turbo engine and 150 PS against 121 PS, a 24 percent jump you will feel. It also adds SOS emergency call (E-call / B-call). The rest of the additions are minor trim. At that price, we would stretch.
- Also on the Virtus GT Plus: 6-way powered driver seat and 60:40 split rear seat, and some minor trim beyond that
- Going to the Virtus GT Plus, 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 ₹1.49L than pay for kit you will not miss
- Choose the Volkswagen Virtus GT Plus if
- You want the stronger, quicker car and will use the performance
City vs Virtus, on paper
| Honda City | Volkswagen Virtus | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom Delhi) | ₹12.00L to ₹21.36L | ₹10.71L to ₹18.85L |
| Variants | 8 | 8 |
| Body type | Midsize Sedan | Midsize Sedan |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol, Hybrid | Petrol |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹14.51L | ₹14.71L |
| Boot | - | 521 litres |
| Length | 4,594 mm | 4,561 mm |
| Width | 1,748 mm | 1,752 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm | 2,651 mm |
| Ground clearance | - | 179 mm |
| Fuel tank | 40 litres | 45 litres |
| Turning radius | 5.3 m | 5.05 m |
| Warranty | 3 years | 4 years or 1,00,000 km |
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
City vs Virtus: the questions people ask
- Is the Honda City or the Volkswagen Virtus cheaper?
- The Volkswagen Virtus, by ₹1.29L: it starts at ₹10.71L 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 Volkswagen Virtus: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹18.85L it is the City ZX+ against the Virtus GT Plus. The real reason to pay ₹1.49L more for the Virtus GT Plus: the Virtus GT Plus runs the turbo engine and 150 PS against 121 PS, a 24 percent jump you will feel. It also adds SOS emergency call (E-call / B-call). 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 Volkswagen Virtus?
- The City: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.51L against ₹14.71L for the Virtus, 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.