It looks very much like the next big launch by Honda Malaysia will be for the new Honda City Hybrid. It will be the first time the City sedan gets a hybrid variant in Malaysia, and it comes after the introduction of the latest Jazz Hybrid last month. These images are of an official Honda Malaysia brochure promoting both the City Hybrid and its hatchback sister.
UPDATE: The Honda City Hybrid has been officially launched in Malaysia.
It looks like the Honda City Hybrid – known as the Grace Hybrid in Japan, where the facelifted model was launched earlier this month – will share the same hybrid powertrain as the Jazz Hybrid. That means a Sport Hybrid i-DCD system that combines a 1.5 litre engine with idle stop, a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox with an integrated electric motor, a lithium-ion hybrid battery and an electric driven compressor.
The engine used here isn’t the one found in the regular City, but a unique Atkinson cycle DOHC i-VTEC unit with 110 PS and 134 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm. Combined with a 30 PS (22 kW)/160 Nm electric motor, the system produces a combined 137 PS and 170 Nm of torque, as per the Jazz Hybrid.
Honda claims that the Sport Hybrid i-DCD (Intelligent Dual-Clutch Drive) system delivers performance equal to that of a conventional 1.8 litre naturally-aspirated engine (the Civic 1.8 makes just 4 PS/4 Nm more), with much lower fuel consumption. The claimed official figures are 4.0 litres per 100 km for the Jazz Hybrid and 3.9 litres per 100 km for the City Hybrid.
For an in-depth look at the Sport Hybrid i-DCD system, and how it differs from Honda’s previous Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system, click here.
The City’s sedan body with a 536-litre boot aside (no reduced capacity for the hybrid), technical differences from the Jazz Hybrid include 16-inch wheels with 185/55 tyres (175/65 R15 on the Jazz) and a larger turning radius of 5.7 metres (versus 5.26m).
On the equipment front, the City Hybrid will have slightly more kit than the Jazz Hybrid, which it is expected to top in price, like the entire range itself.
The sedan gets a shark fin antenna, chrome door handles, auto folding wing mirrors, rear air con vents, steering paddle shifters and a rear armrest with cupholders. All the above are not offered with the Jazz Hybrid, as are remote trunk release and rear USB ports.
Like the Jazz Hybrid, the City Hybrid won’t be the range-topping variant, but it will be specced close to the City E. It lacks the City V’s LED headlamps and foglamps, leather seats/steering/gear knob and curtain airbags. Should it follow the Jazz’s price structure, the City Hybrid is set to be priced between the City E’s RM84,600 and the City V’s RM92,000, with the figure nearer to the V. Like what you see?
GALLERY: JDM Honda Grace Hybrid
Wow..Honda has been launching assault after assault, slaying toyota and the rests all the way.
Don’t need cars lah. Got mrt & grab.
Great!! Hybrid version using DOHC engine
The Volvo XC90. Supposed to be over RM600k. But because of tax break, it is sold for RM390k
The Mercedes S400h, supposed to be RM880k, but because of tax break, it is sold for RM580k
The BMW 740le, supposed to be RM880k, but sold for RM550k
The BMW x5 Hybrid, supposed to be over RM600k but now sold for RM388k
The tax incentives benefit the rich. Will the tax incentive also be applied to this City hybrid and sold for below RM60k?
Rich get richer. Poor still suffer
Its a hybrid, technically its much more expensive than the simpler non-hybrid car. Expect original price 120-130k range.
Tax cut, 80-90k range.
Don’t expect the real cost of hybrid car are the same with the non-hybrid car.Be realistic.
Expecting more complicated car with lots more in car to be on par with the standard car is rubbish thinking.
My expectation 85-95k range should be good, much2 better buy than standard City.
In jpn, even with their tax break, low spec Honda hybrid more expensive by 5k to 10k against similar variant. Below 60k ? What you smoking bro? Foreign country(MY) priced cheaper than own country(JP) ? What kind of business and nationalistic logic is that ?
u expect in bolehland honda sell city hybrid below RM60k when in their own country they sell Grace hybrid from RM75k. mind u that Japan has low tax on car. Japanese might be furious if City Hybrid sell below RM60k in foreign country. Be realistic..
If u born Poor its not your mistake, but if u die poor its ur mistake
Honda Grace Hybrid (City Hybrid) only sell JpnYen 1,769,040 (USD 15,756). Before Ringgit fall into deep dark longkang, during 2013 was USD 1=MYR 3.3 only. Base on 2017 Japan Honda City Hybrid price, is only RM 51,994 (base model). For Top-Spec City Hybrid come with Honda Sensing packages only cost JpnYen 2,236,680 (USD 19,920) or cost RM 65, 736 only. Hybrid come with Tax/Duty break, lets see how HM con the loyal Msian Honda supporter with higher price.
kzm, can we also earn like Japanese also? They earn about 10x what we earn.
You cannot compare what is sold in japan and what is sold in Malaysia. Cause our earning is 10x less than Japan.
So why u lazy dun work 10x harder to get the car u want instead of whining here?
Don’t forget even if there is a tax break, customs duties still apply. And there is a minimum of 75% applies from the landed price.
The rakyat vote the policymaker
So rakyat set its own policy
This hybrid will benefit from tax incentive. So, Honda can sell this car below RM60k. Let us see whether Honda Malaysia passes that tax benefit to us consumers or will they sapu.
If X5 was RM588k and with tax benefit can go down to RM388k for the x5 40e, let us see whether the same will happen for this City
City Hybrid should be around 80k as Jazz Hybrid is 85k
Hybrid model suppose to cost more than normal 1.5L petrol model.. but due to tax incentives, both Hybrid n non-hybrid will be around same price.. Jazz n Jazz Hybrid is a similar case..
below 60k , then the real price for this car around 81k ?
a Hybrid cost the same as the standard one before tax?
Ridiculous statement.
Ask Toyota, why the Prius C (150k) cost almost twice compared to Honda Jazz (85k) ?
Prius C using cheaper NiMH battery vs Li-ion (Jazz)
their FC almost the same.
Honda doing much3 better price than the Toyota.
Expecting below 60k ? LOL tell that to Toyota.
U only get 1.5l engine,4 speeder & no VSC on that.
Prius C cbu, Honda Jazz ckd.
So, CKD cut price by 2x ?
Gomen duties 2x.
DRB Honda & DRB Proton. Same DRB but different nasib…
Honda Malaysia (HM) is control by Honda Motor not DRB. DRB is second biggest shareholder in HM.
Honda Malaysia 51% stake holder by Honda Japan.
DRB 34% only, “Duduk diam diam tak paya kacau”
That’s why Honda Malaysia sales trend up these few year.
Accord Hybrid, next?
4 litres for 100km? Axia can do almost same without Hybrid.
Come on Honda give us true Hybrid. This is more like a scam
Why dont u get a scooter?
MY almost there. Sub-RM100k EVs for Malaysians by 2017 :
https://paultan.org/2014/11/25/ev-under-rm100k-2017-madani/
Or a bicycle , doesnt need fuel at all
Persona more cheap & save fuel..
oh wait, why not just walk, only need a pair of legs, free from scam.
I don’t remember Axia is as big and heavy as the City. For a car that size with fuel consumption as Axia, it’s pretty good actually. Why not you compare this City with it sibling, Honda EX5? No?
Lol tabouleh compare suka2…mcm P1 dgn bmw lol.
this is the stupidest comment i ever hear.. do comparison on size & segment before you comment..
use your brain please… oh i forgot, you use your ass to think…
No point arguing with no brainer.
let me compare –
City vs Axia
1200kg vs 850kg
140hp vs puny 67hp
294Nm vs 91Nm
7DCT vs 4-AT (dinosaur)
5years unlimited warranty vs 5year/150k km
8yrs battery warranty with free services
You can’t just add the figures bro.
The actual figure:
Power : 137hp
Torque : 170Nm
Together encouraging automotive world to produce car that uses less and less fuel and eventually fully electric, so that PDAM can suffer. Huhu
dreaming of Proton EV ….
RM98k(ish)…. insta torque electric motor and peddle shifted 7-speed DCT?
This will really be a winner.
This is not the top spec model, it sits between the E & V so price should be around 89k at most.
Iriz cvt combo better performance.
Look good for better fuel consumption. Engine DOHC? Cool…current city is SOHC engine but 120ps.
Vios lai lai…
Vios kena tapao by City again..
Vios got useless TRD sport kit, funny stickers and sepang race dunno for wat..
City launch hybrid says it all
Deswaii Proton R3 orso tutup..Siann
No related with P1, bring your shiate somewhere else
to be honest , PLeather seats aren’t all that grrat either, it may looks nice, but they can get hot, and ull be sliding all over…..unlike plush leather u find in luxury carz…..
Led headlamps can be retrofitted nowadays, u cn find bulbs cheaper then 100 bux on lazada, of coz buy at ur own discretion
However its dissapponting that HM does not include the curtain airbags as standard as it may save somebody’s life in the future,
Maybe HM has not learned its lesson from the few fatal cases involving the takata airbags in malaysia recently
Hello, this is B segment car. No company in malaysia offer B segment car with standard 6 airbags yet. Even waksegan vento still offer only 2 airbags for base spec. But Honda’s C segment car (Civic) already offer 6 airbags as standard for all variant.
Ada la.. itu Proton Iriz 1.6 Premium ada 6 airbag..
Doesn’t mean everyone is not doing it, you should follow the them. Leader of market and consumer centric company will always put customer’s safety as priority at the top of the list. All these guys are equipped with loads of safety only to be dismantled for the market here. If everyone thinks the way you do, we’ll not be progressing.
Honda City Spec V comes with 6 airbags
Damn honda is fast. Next should be Vezel hybrid.
Next Accordana hybrid
Honda beating Toyota again, on its way to become world no 1
Well Done Honda Malaysia.
Take my money.
Always leaked brochure but never price list… Marketing strategy
Expect the price to be very competitive to the Hyundai Ioniq
Nice one, Honda Malaysia is consistently getting it right of late ;)
theyre suited to sell hybrids as they have well known reliability .
Would be nice to have the City Hybrid in full V spec configuration. The LED headlights, rear triple tubed LED tailights and standard boot lip spoiler with 3rd brake lights should be included.
And to add, fatter tyres of 205/45/16 tyres.
That’d be a close to perfect B segment car.
that can be done with installation of those lights in any car accessories shop
Yes that is indeed possible, however that would void the warranty and the quality of the 3rd party product won’t be as good as the factory-fitted item.
On the warranty, its especially important considering this is a hybrid model.
lol, this is eco car…not sport car…the aim is FC, not performance…no need fatter tyre…
the real vtec finally…
Now they keep push sales their cars model, Will after sales service better than others?
Sad… Just got a City FL. Should have waited for this :(
Send City FL to kereta pajak^
Teach me senpai
Honda, do brv hydrid and my money is yours!
TCM Nissan you are a joker, you already got the Note e-power in Japan which is tech above all these with 37.2 km/l, which is 2.68 l per 100 km which is a very strong selling point but you are not selling it here?
Now Honda is gonna get more market share with it’s entry level sedan with HYBRID. Even Toyota pun tak ada… mungkin tak akan ada.
And pls bring the Accord 2.0T & hybrid model.
And maybe for the FL Civic, we can get the higher tuned 1.5T from CRV with i-DCD combo?
While Honda is busy launching city hybrid and more cars, toyota is busy selling Vios TRD SporTIPU with sticker that belive to add another 100 hp and stupid bodykit. Only J and E is worth to buy but still can’t beat city
This actually overtake civic hybrid 2012.