Honda City facelift – how the 2012 model shapes up

six_points · Post time 22-5-2012 10:11 PM

Still no sign of the Honda City facelift, which was announced in Thailand late last year, and which we ran leaked brochure scans of, as well as a video. Presumably, the arrival of the car here has been delayed due to the effects of the severe flooding that hit Thailand last year.

Over in Australia, the car has just been introduced, so the photos give an impression of how it’ll shape up to the eye. Two variants are available there, these being the VTi (in manual and automatic form) and VTi-L, essentially the equivalent of the Thai S and SV grades.

Both variants wear the external cues mentioned in our earlier story – new chrome grille, redesigned front and rear bumpers as well as a new brake light design.

The VTi-L wears the newly-designed 16-inch alloys and adds a master door lock switch on the driver’s side, and aside from the blue-lit speedometer mentioned previously, the City gains aluminum-look treatment for the interior panels and trim, while the audio and climate controls in the VTi-L receive a chrome treatment.

There’s also a new seat fabric, with the VTi-L’s receiving additional blue stitching. Elsewhere, thicker window glass and enhanced floor carpeting has come about to significantly improve cabin quietness.

No changes to the running gear – the 1.5 litre SOHC i-VTEC continues on with 120 PS at 6,600 rpm and 145 Nm at 4,800 rpm. Given that the car has now begun selling in Australia, it shouldn’t be too long before we finally get going with it. Well, hopefully that’s the case.

Credit: paultan.org

tripple_M · Post time 23-5-2012 08:57 PM

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nazurah · Post time 24-5-2012 08:33 AM

saya tetap suka city saya... keluarlah edisi apa pun

kedurau · Post time 25-5-2012 11:00 AM

city AKA ikan keli..

..nper la design keta skrng huduh2 semua..vios plak rupa dugong...still xleh nk lawan design keta zaman 90-an..designer keta skrng jnis budak yg bru belajar pegang mouse komputer agaknya..love oldskull 4ever

ejai601 · Post time 25-5-2012 02:24 PM

saya tetap suka city saya... keluarlah edisi apa pun
nazurah Post at 24-5-2012 08:33

ye ke ni..tp tepek gbr mazda kt profile ehehehe

ejai601 · Post time 25-5-2012 02:26 PM

bg aku city ni lg ok design dr vios tu...

pendapat masing2 ye x....

kedurau · Post time 25-5-2012 02:37 PM

btul..tp still xleh atasi oldskull pnya design..jnis yg boleh org ingat smpi bila2..skrng??..sedih tgk

tok_hoi · Post time 25-5-2012 02:40 PM

aaihh....cantik buruk kaaa....mata kero masing2....nak sedap mata..aaa buat mcm bandaraya aku ni haaa (nak juah sket)

...ni pun lum sedap mata mandang lg...sbb belum cukup sayap dgn spoiler nak ke bulan...

...DRL dah ada dah..klu terbang ke bulan mmg x kene langgor dgn jet alien....lagi

ejai601 · Post time 25-5-2012 03:05 PM

aaihh....cantik buruk kaaa....mata kero masing2....nak sedap mata..aaa buat mcm bandaraya aku ni haa ...
tok_hoi Post at 25-5-2012 14:40

nice car bro...
tp lg nice kalo bro wat cam bwh ni hehehehe

tok_hoi · Post time 25-5-2012 03:15 PM

aaaa...ni mmg ok..tp..memandangkan umur aku ni..dah bole dikatakan byk...dgn fmly lg..so..cukup la aku tukar rim sukan dgn tyr 205/50/16..biar comfort sket...dgn masuk skirt modulo imitation je...cukup arr...