The 2017 Honda City facelift has been teased in Thailand, where registration of interest for the popular B-segment sedan is now open. Honda Thailand has released a GIF of the City facelift’s updated exterior, and brightened screencaps are below.
The main change will be to the City’s face, which will now adopt the look of the latest Civic. The images show a chrome strip on the top edge of the headlamp cluster and gentle L-shaped LED position lamps that follow after the FC Civic.
From the side, the City facelift’s ‘eyes’ also mimic the ‘scales’ of the top Civic’s LED headlamps. There’s also a shot of the tail lamp, which appears relatively unchanged compared to the front end.
Expect the looks of a “junior Civic”, which should work wonders for Honda considering the impact the tenth-gen FC has made on the fading C-segment. The Accord also received the same family look for its recent facelift. Like what you see?
The current-gen City was launched in Thailand in January 2014, which will make it exactly three years ago if the updated car debuts next month. Back then, Honda Malaysia rolled out the City two months after Thailand – so could we be seeing the City facelift on our shores in the first quarter of 2017? Fingers crossed.
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LED lights would be a welcome addition to make it look more upscale compared to its rivals.
Is why even 316i gets DRL as standard
this is the car that killed Toyota. Now, this car looks even better.
Malaysians can never forget, if not for the City and the new Civic, Toyota Malaysia UMW crony will NEVER give us more than 2 airbags and no VSC in any Toyota.
Now Toyota got no choice but to give VSC nd more airbags in their Vios, Altis and Camry cause their sales were near ZERO.
Goes to show, you dare to buy a car from a dishonest company like UMW for 20 years were selling cars to Malaysians with no VSC and 2 airbags?
Whilst globally, the past 20 years, all their cars had VSC and more than 2 airbags.
Show, they don’t care for Malaysian lives.
Current Honda City owners have been waiting to get those bad boys LED headlights onto their cars!
not sure if the dimension will fit the current one. else I would like to…
LED will be nice but City hybrid would be the game changer if they price it correctly
Even though this model is now the best selling non national car, the face-lift will push resale value of current city lower.
If the facelift fit all City with VSC and also fix the center console on lower spec City, and offer leather seat for highest spec, and made leather optional addon for lower spec City, then again, no reason to get Vios.
Heck, right now no reason to get any Toyota except Camry Hybrid.
Camry is ah pek car lor
Youngsters can afford one but nope, it is not cool, so nope.
Protong Persona > all
thanks to Mazda 2 which is the game changer for LED headlamp for B-segment…
Depends on which market. Thai built Jazz (current shape) for Australian market came standard with LED headlights from day one, even on the base model. Mazda 2 in the same market offers LED headlamps on upper specs only.
Vios need to do better to compete
Toyota is losing out to Honda, people are opting for Honda or VW. So many unsold Toyota cars and Toyota sales man having a hard time meeting their sales target.
They better include VSC as standard.
We already knew Honda much more generous than Toyota bolehland.. look at new civic,basic is almost similar to high spec of Altis and civic start from 113k while Altis at 121k.. UMW ridiculous!
Hopefully it comes with turbo pot
halo~baby civic
hope they not just change headlight and grille, but some redesign would be great…i buy straight :D
Damn… and I just booked the City!
Go cancel.. seriously wait for the new facelift..
No need 2 finger crossed la. It is a known fact that Japs change their model every 6 yrs & facelift every 3 yrs so this City is no exception.
The city is NOT a global car. It’s for SEA only. Hence, if Thailand get it, its a matter of time it will be available in M’sia/Philippine/Indonesia & other SEA.
From the look of it, it will be a top seller just like the predecessors. In fact, you are not wrong to call this a “junior Civic”. Merry X’mas folks.
2019 confirmed next model. 5, not 6 yrs.
Honda sells city in Japan. The call it Grace. They also sell in South America, India and China.
Japan also got leh! Just using different name.Ho da Grace,got hybrid some more.
6 years too long especially for Honda.Longest is 5 years,facelift 2 years plus.. look at previous civic,not even 4 years (due to awkward design and plummeted sales in US)
Honda Grace Hybrid in Japan shares the same look and parts as SEA Honda City… checknit out before blatantly claim only exist in SEA
You all are ABSOLUTELY right. All of U. This is why I like 2 post here. It shows that the commentators here are knowledgeable & i sincerely hope all of U a Merry X’mas & a Happy New year. Shalom & cheers. No malice or hatred intended.
Hey birdbrain!
Next time don’t comment like brainless same lorr,all Toyota models here sucks and they knew it.All 56k people bought Toyota thinking like people admire their cars but actually all people laughed coz they paid the most for the least.Main contributors to greedy BN cronies.Left and right cheated by BN.bwahahaha.
You are indeed IGNORANT
Honda better put back in the rear disc brake and paddle shifters.
Echoed, as previous one generation Honda City (Grade E) came with these two equipments. Also, they need to include the water temperature gauge (not those blue and red light icon)
Paddle shifters are available on the upper spec City in Australia market (Thai build) but only drum brakes for rear. Also, is it in India or Pakistan where they offer an luxury City with cream interior leather and sunroof?
Wow so fast 2014 city got facelift, meanwhile the 2012 preve still no bayang.
True.Maybe Proton planning on a new Preve instead .
City is always segment leader and with the timely introduction of the facelifted version definitely help to boost the sales . Hope Honda will be more cautious on the quality of the products used in this City .
Wish you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
I have a strong feeling that the LED headlamp will be on VX variant? Like Vios GX?
If facelift City will comes with LED light (which is very surprising for B-segment), I would prefer to wait for the new City in 2019/20 if I am not in urgent need of a car.. That City gonna be a bang (accessories, looks and etc)..
Gonna be great deals ahead once all the City Ah Beng club come to my shop at sunway and dress up their facelifted City cars into City Type Rs. LOL:)
please also change the ugly dashboard
I take the led headlight as the catapult to push City into 6 figures. Damn these crony companies.
It would be disappointing if Honda Malaysia decide to cash in on most Malaysians’ naivete by speccing the top end City model with the “supposedly premium in appearance but not in performance” reflector LED headlamp. The dual projector LED from HR-V or even the HID from the outgoing CR-V works much better than this overhyped relic lighting hardware
Consider a used Elantra. C-Segment some more
Honda is a good car. Nevertheless, after sales service is poor for service maintenance. My current model Honda Accord was broken down, but the services being given by the Authorised Dealer was extremly bad! Even I called the Honda Hotline, their response were unaceeptable!
Honda is a good car. Nevertheless, after sales service is poor for service maintenance. My current model Honda Accord was broken down, but the services being given by the Authorised Dealer was extremly bad! Even I called the Honda Hotline, their response were unacceptable!