The Honda City and the Toyota VIOS which rules the budget small sedan Japanese car market has been around for quite some time already and they’re beginning to look dated. Thailand already has the new Honda City facelift which they call the Honda City ZX. When will Honda give us this facelift model?
The car has a new facelifted grill and headlamps. The new grill matches the new Civic facelift’s grill. And somehow it gives the illusion that the bonnet is longer too. Does wonders for the car’s unorthodox shape.
New headlamps.
New brakelights and there is a mini bootlid spoiler like the old Honda Accords. The spoiler also helps improve the overall shape of the car. Doesn’t look so “flower-horn” anymore.
I checked the specs over at Honda Thailand and the facelift seems to be purely cosmetics with no improvement to the engine.
Thanks to Justin for the scoop!
Update: The new Honda City facelift has been launched in Malaysia. Click here for details.
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the shape still looks like a flowerhorn fish…
Honda City ZX only improve in term of outlook exterior. Maybe receive a lot of comments from people that the car look ugly. For me…it still look like flowerhorn fish anyway..hahaha
Oh no… The backside was already very 'flattened', now that they designed the taillights like that… really emphasize on its ass' "flatness"! (On the other hand, the front is more rounded, curved). That's because the front bonnet is sloped steeper than the rear boot (which is almost horizontally flat). They need better designers…
To add, the latest Honda Accord available in Malaysia is really stunning at the front, but the back isnt exactly fantastic. Honda can't shape asses for good.
Agree guys, flower horn …….
By the way, I am anticipating 8555 to comment on this. Sure pijak 9 9.
Okay then, let this be the 6th of 8555 comments to pijak 9 9 this flowerhorn fish…
It's still fugly. 'nuff said.
URGLEST car ever from HONDA! YEAH!
This stylist from Honda should joint FORD cause HONDA not suitable for him. FORD make many URGLY looks cars in the world! HA HA…
eh…. sorry 8555… i stole this 7th place comment… he he he ha ha ha :)
the "rear spoiler also helps improve the overall shape of the car", not only that, the older model have a problem with the rear, especially when taking corner and high speed highway travel, most people who have that complain were advice to add spoiler on their car.
So Honda had probably re-design this facelift model with the spoiler.
Err! From Rear view it Looks like POTONG SAWI rear lamps.
Did you see that? That was a failure of the styling. Why copy POTONG styling? Disappointed many people.
I DON'T Like the back, it seems like cut and paste from KEDAI POTONG KERETA and welded it together. Front and Rear is NOT MATCHING AT ALL.
Damn you guys, I'm only the 10th. Hahah.
Ok, now I getting down to business. As I said much earlier, Honda's design team had sold their souls to the devil and got nothing back in return. Which means they were duped. This new City is just as ugly as before, with even an even yuckier colour. Those guys should have rounded the rear and straighthened the front. And the wheel base dimensions? Come on, putting in bigger rims alone won't help man.
By the way, I think the new City is forever doomed. And I still look much better. Heheh.
Different case for me, i feel that the face lift do gives some better exterior view to the car. Hmm…. just wait and see, if the current "Flower-horn" model still able to compete pretty well with Toyota Vios, probably the new face life will steal some market share from its toyota counterpart.
It's UGLY for a purpose… don't want back passenger hit the roof like Gen2… it has the better one… Jazz, not so ugly…
Wowee… they've made the City look even better! :D might consider it if the price is right… no idea when is it coming? :-D
Honda Accord is the best design in the world
I think it's not even better… still looks like Donald Duck or Donald Trump…
No difference..
i think the front is amazing, much more solid, firm, assertive and mature (sporty?) like integra perhaps. js because the front n rear of the images color slightly vary doesnt mean the front n rear design dont fit. it cld be ur lack of imagination.
i may agree wit u abt the back, i feel the prev city rear is nicer with the light tht i always feel is bold but the real car (ZX) can actually look hotter on the road than these image. thts for sure.
lol..can see a lot of negative comments..i think it looks better than the current one…previously everyone was hammering on the looks of having a bloated front but with a big ass…now the ass isn't that bad i think with the bigger tail lights…since the city and jazz only has the difference of the headlights, i don't see why the jazz shouldn't be a bloated flowerhorn from the front too :P as the bonnet and windscreen slope is practically the same thing
front: MUCH better
back: from bad to WORSE
Why we dont have the euro version of accord??? now thats a real nice car… much better than our asian accord…
I think the Euro R not suitable for the kind of big boss which buys Accord here. Not 'big' and 'fat' enough. LOL!
Fuck! They can't fight with VIOS in term of looks, now they came out with new BUTT LIFT that looks like CAMRY?!?!?!?!
OMFG!
In my opinion, because city shares same platform with jazz and airwave (in japan it called the fit’s family) make the city looks ugly. Jazz platform when designers design it what is in their mind is a compact car. So the overall design is for compact car and yes they really look good. But for city, modifying from a compact car to sedan make some ratios, and balance of the design make the city a bit flowerhorn or ‘kumbang’ sillouhete. This is why the city fail in term of looks. So the city not look like a sedan car insted, it looks like a compacter (from compact look of jazz).
So, it's basically a sedan Jazz, or what a layman call it, Jazz with tail? hehehe.
Honda City ZX or some say Jazz Sedan….Jazz?? Ugly Butt??? Already a perfect name – Boring as jazz music. Boring and ugly…thats Honda City ZX, truly a close rival for Proton Gen2 for ugliest car award.
Ah. Definitely looks better. The current one is just plain fugly. Rear is still fugly though. Overall I give it a 'B' for effort. 'C' for result. An improvement from "F" all round.
for those who blame the city, please use ur ass to think that why such car not so pretty but still many new buyer, of course the owner knowing that the technology is great , spacious and most important is the comsumption of petrol is the selling point for the car, tis is call THE POWER OF DREAM
You know why Honda City backside still look ugly even with new face lift for ZX model. All because of the wheel base which 2445mm using Honda Jazz platform. If wheel base can change to 2600mm and the height of the car decrease to 1430mm instead of 1525mm or the width increase to 1.7m plus, it can be a most stylish car which can outbeat Jazz and Civic anytime.
I like this type ZX very much..as it looks much more better than the current city version…i wondered when is coming to MY… ???
according to honda melaka engineer, this LK( ZX) starts mass prod in sept, so est. it would be on the road in oct 05.
yea… i do own a city vtec, the look is…not to say crappy but not eavery1 likes it, but in the terms of quality, with the same price tag as vios, u get 7 speed CVT, foldable rear seat, larger boot, much better assembly quality, tiptronic-like gear shift, need me to say more???
the downsides are the trim cover sux, wrinkles appeared in 2 mths after bought. im going to complaint during my 5000km service, also light colour cabin get dirty too easily, damn!.
BTW, im an engineer that have been working in automotive industry for years, above comments are based on my professional point of view, nothing personal. final word: dont just a book by its cover, same theory applies to car and chicks. :)
sry for double post: previous post couldnt be edit
*dont [u]judge[/u] a book by its cover
it is easy to pass judgements when ignorance is intact in the modula oblangata. nonetheless, malaysian has the liberty to his/her own personal rights. whatever it is, i am still buying the so-called 'flower-horn' vehicle. and if most of you are so much deplore of its looks, TOUGH! who cares if the trunk@boot@ass looks funny or ugly. the fact is, it's economical and practical too. at the end of the day, i will be smiling from cheek to cheek knowing that i save more money than those Honda-City-non-believers. KAPISH!
I, receive from my friend at Honda ,Alor Gajah,that at September the city will improve the engine part only.
when is it coming to india…..inform immediately….
This new Honda City is definitely a great choice for me from shifting waja to my very first honda car. Yesterday went to Honda showroom request some info abt new Civic 2006 and City. The new honda city will roll out to the market in Oct before 2nd week. This honda city impresses me with her superior low fuel consumption compared to my current proton waja which is one year old. However, bad news is that stupid Proton give discount to all Proton cars RM6000 starting this month, makes my Proton Waja 2nd hand value drops seriously.. Sux proton..Although I love my current Proton Waja but never go for it and never "dare to change" to Proton car again..
Honda CT rear butt look like 1965 vintage car backside, very ugly, more worst than recent korean made car which rear are far better than CT . I remember when I was a kid ,my uncle got a car which the rear design or shape look the same as the 2004 honda city except the bumper is crome. This vintage car still exist in India used as cab. Honda plant shoould change the whole car design and not adding facelift to front and back which make no difference. The backside is longer than front side, height also so high 1525mm. U can wear a motor helmet and still can't touch the ceiling. Y need such high ceiling and super big boot trunk 500 litres which made the car very ugly. Short nose, long tail, high roof can only found on buses, lorry , pickup and not sedan car. Honda design concept is going backward.
Hello. Anyone knows when Honda City ZX is coming to Pakistan. Please inform me. if you have any news. Regards.
Fuwad Ilyas
[email protected]
Islamabad, Pakistan
why are the designer keen on changing the rear end where as the front looks like a frog. They should change the front and make it more like the new civic. I was really interested on viewing how the new city would look like, but its not very impressive. However i was impressed with its low fule consumption.
But for the price, this car is not bad.
no matter how much u modify the CT with body kit, is still look odd and ugly all because of the design shape. In fact the old model 2000 city butt look more stylish, more proportion. I wonder who's the car designer for CT who come out this weird old design copy from those 1960 to 70 period. In fact those '80 car design are more stylish when compared to recent CT. Honestly, the front is not bad, only the rear when u observed , is horrible where the body look like hot dog .
Hey guys, was just bout to book a honda city today, but thanks to the net , got the latest info…can somebody please help me on this, can u plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz give me the latest specifications
when can i expect to come to india……………can i expect it in the first week of october!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t tell the different from earlier version of handa city. Honda city shape really look like my grandmother’s iron.
Honda City (or Fit Aria in japan) backside really look like my grandfather car from the old photo that he still keep till todate . In the '60 , those design shape are the most stylish. The only difference is the crome bumper.
the car is very nice especially the front…..
Hi There !!
Quite interesting Face uplift for the Honda City….I am living in Malaysia. Any idea how get those NICE spoiler, skirting, tail lamp, head lamp and etc ???
guys please help me. . . any news when can i expect the new city zx in india???
regadless of those good and bad comment to city , the only cocern of car buyer was only the price. does anyone know the price? wondering why sales for CT already WORSE but still they want to increase price for both Vtec and I-dsi model. Honda malaysia will regret to increase price coz Vios will get more order from his fail launch of new CT.
Ayoooo!
Like the old city ZX better……!
Wonder… what happened to the legendary Prelude…Integra…. etc.
Honda is losing to Toyota in terms of looks and excitement!
Jazz owner! ;p
hmm.. i still prefer the Honda City.. its improving!!! the looks are really amazing.. much look like the Civic..
oh guys, come on!! this is the characteristic of the car.. every car has its own characteristic.. the rear looks like this coz it can carry more things behind!!!
i think this is a good family car..
it looks even better after being equipeed with skirts, spoiler and big inch rims. i think after modified, it looks far better than the vios. (at least the car does not have centered meter display)
for me, definitely i will give higher points than the vios. HONDA.. GAMBATE!!!
seriously, ikan buntal
well…i was thinking of buying VIOS this week, but a fren of mine told of the new CITY. well…i can say the new version looks much better than the current one….now i'm having a second thought on VIOS..shud i get VIOS or the new CITY? headache.
I had place my booking on CITY… Just got to know VIOS is launching it's new facelift as well. Unfortunately it didn't improve the point that I need. I like Toyota but I have no choice but to carry on with CITY in this case.
hie,
i just do not understand why they do not want to strighten the front part….It looks like a HONDA JAZZ added with a tail….It just looks so weird and it's like a handicapped car….incomplete…something is missing out there. One more thing, there's not much changes overall, just added some 'cool' taillights and changes the front light a bit, just like a human changes the hair style only and not the image changes.
Thanks to Honda Malaysia for bringing in the City. I've been driving the City for the past one and a half years and it gives me no trouble at all. Though many view it as ugly, the City still proves to be reliable and economical compared to our so called National cars, lawa saja but lack of quality. So,hidup City!!
I have seen the new Honda City and I got to know that it is more than a mere cosmetic change. There are so many "internal" changes that is not publicised…they made the steering harder at high speed but lighter when parking…also they made the body stronger I think..and the ekzos pipe…and the side windows can now flip….added one reading lamp inside…lessen the noise from outside…among others….my problem now is only $$$$$..
who can give me $$$$$ to buy Honda CT.
i have been to honda showroom today and quite impressed with the new city..well..i can say it has been improved in terms of the design..i need to decide asap to buy it or not..hope can get it before raya…
it looks more 'aggressive' now…i think the vTEC exhaust is cool, the only slight disappointment is that the vtec no longer has foldable backseats…
when will new VIOS come out?
oh no !! not again !! The new Flower horn fish is coming to town………
Good iniatiative to refurbish the bad shape but you had made it worst people. Are u design for fun or it's because u r fool.
when it was first launch 2 yrs ago, I really think it looked weird…but then, now I think the existing model looks cool. "Flowerhorn" is really kool.
And the latest model looks even better…! I really like it because of the internal improvements which you dont know (and most salesman dont tell) unless you read the manaul.
Great improvement done by Honda..The new city was COOL..!!
great improve from the previous verion, good job honda
THE NEW CT IS SO COOL..JUST GOT BACK FROM HONDA SHOWROOM,FRONTEND LOOK LONGER THAN EVER PLUS 2 YEARS FREE MAINTENANCE,IS A GOOD CHOICE.INTERIOR FEEL MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE WORLD OF HARD PLASTICS FOUND IN CURRENT VIOS.I'VE BOOKED ONE.SILVER COLOR.
the front design is nice, but the back design is…… not nice looking
still ugly lahhhhhh….big rear…ugly like a frog
I agree, the new Honda City rear light is too big but no comment for front part.
The new or current Honda City shape design is a modern design which is not suitable for old thinker. Why some people keep on talking all the nonsence when they don't accept the modern design & never notice the good point of this car.
The whole car cutting gap is neater then Vios plus especially the foldable back seat & boot spacing is so convenient than other expensive cars that do not have the features. 3 gear type of driving function " CVT, Auto & Manual " from this price only ! what do you want more ?
Honda City driving uphill using CVT gear type is powerful & smoother than 1.8 cars, fuel saving consumption is excellent.
WHY WE NEED A CAR ? FOR FUN ? FOR SPEEDING ? FOR JUST TALK ? or FOR USEFUL & CONVENIENT ? YOU THINK ABOUT IT ?
A new look Honda City look 2 good then old one. I dont know when it will come 2 Pakistan & How much it cost. I think with this new Honda City Zx , Honda will capture more market share in Pakistan.
hey guys let me tell you straight that its a car with the most unique looks and the best comfort.
people who dont have it will definitely say its like a fish or what eva.
ok its like a fish but which one DOLPHIN ! and that is the most lovable fish so lve your city and it always pay back.
Those people that critic a lot here. Have u ever seen the actual car? I saw before. It is really nice, esp vtec! Don't critic too much! You only afford to own which type of car accrding to your budget. Who does not want Ferrari F430? But do u afford?
I plan to purchase the CT VTEC. But close to 90 grand, I would like to know whether it is worth it. SOHC VTEC is not as powerful as DOHC VTEC, but from specifications by manufacturer, it seems that it beats the VVT-i of VIOS in terms of power. I have not seen the torque curve so cant really tell which is the better engine. Have to remember that peak power does not guarantee better performance overall.
Any suggestion or advice from current CT owners would be welcome here. Oh and VIOS owners can give input also. I would like to hear from both sides.
dear sir may i ask about the difreces model 2005 and 2006 coming model
dear sir may i ask about the difreces model 2005 and 2006 coming model . send me honda city car pices plz
will this shape come in all countries like in pakistan ? plz answer me anyone on [email protected] . we can't say its ugly but u know the previous one was good
Any body knows how much is the major 40km service for Honda City IDSi?
In S'pore, CITY is priced around S$10,000 higher than Vios. Test drive both and ended up paying S$10K more. What else can I say about Vios!?
Very nice shaping….I wanna buy one…..but can anyone please tell me that when this City ZX is coming to Pakistan…this is urgent….please reply to my mail address as soon as possible!
I have a bad experience with the new honda city. In 7 month I have to change windscreen twice. Its seems that the quality of this car not as tough as its japanese competitor.
My windscreen just cracked from the side pilar when I parked the car. The 1st incident, Honda USJ told me I can claim for warranty for that as the crack sign doesn't have any impact sign. But It take around 2 weeks to get warranty approval. So I decided to use my insurance. Before I topped up my insurance, and who will expect that it will crack again in just 3 month, in the same spot. When I tried to claim warranty, they said I couldn't do it as the crack got the chip sign (eventhough the sign not more than 0.5 mm). Is the honda windscreen so brittle that it will crack just with an impact by a very small material ? Its not the case with my other japanese car. I feel confident driving my other car as I believe the widscreen will give me protection as what it is suppose to be. But in honda city ????.
They dont want to consider bad quality or something wrong with my pilar as the crack is on the same spot.
So, you can think about this before deciding on honda city. The looks & brand doesn't give you a warranty about the quality…whether the car quality or the windscreen quality…
it will come very soon ma'am
honda is not interested in making of stylish cars. they are wasting time. and soon they will again come to ground. whats this change grill or tail lights like toyota. dick head