Two months after the launch of the new Honda City Hatchback, Honda Malaysia has finally revealed pricing for the range-topping RS e:HEV model. The hybrid variant is priced at RM107,783 on-the-road without insurance, inclusive of the sales and service tax (SST) rebate valid until June 30.
As such, the RS e:HEV is nearly RM20,000 more expensive than the next highest trim level, the 1.5 V, and almost RM2,000 dearer than the equivalent sedan. As usual, the price includes a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty and five times free labour for servicing.
That money buys you an electric motor that does the hard work of moving the RS e:HEV and pushes out 109 PS and 253 Nm of torque. It is juiced by a lithium-ion battery (which, by the way, is covered by a separate eight-year, unlimited-mileage warranty) and a 1.5 litre Atkinson-cycle i-VTEC four-cylinder engine.
The latter makes 98 PS from 5,600 to 6,400 rpm and 127 Nm between 4,500 and 5,000 rpm, which goes into producing electricity for the motor as well as driving the car directly at higher speeds using a single-speed transmission and a lock-up clutch. So equipped, the RS e:HEV gets from zero to 100 km/h in 9.7 seconds before hitting a top speed of 175 km/h; Honda also claims a fuel consumption figure of 3.6 litres per 100 km.
Another benefit of choosing the top-of-the-line model is safety. As yet, only the RS e:HEV gets the full Honda Sensing suite of driver assistance features, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane centring assist, lane keeping assist and automatic high beam. Six airbags, stability control and the LaneWatch blind spot camera come as standard, as per the 1.5 V.
On the outside, the sportier RS (short for Road Sailing) is differentiated by a gloss black grille bar, darkened LED headlight internals, louvred front fog light surrounds and a large rear diffuser-like bumper insert (which is covered in a fake carbon fibre pattern, as is the front spoiler). The 16-inch alloy wheels also get a two-tone finish here, while gloss black adorns the door mirrors and tailgate spoiler extensions.
Inside, there’s leather and suede upholstery (with added red trim, not available on the sedan), red stitching, alloy pedals, black headlining and red illumination for the air-conditioning controls, plus a seven-inch instrument display next to an analogue rev counter. The RS is also the only City Hatchback to come with rear air vents, which are standard on the sedan.
Otherwise, standard equipment is as per the 1.5 V and includes keyless entry with remote engine start, push-button start, soft-touch dashboard trim, single-zone automatic climate control, an eight-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, eight speakers and a reverse camera.
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tooo expensive, better buy myvi
For 110K on the road…oh no..look at the horrendous 2 aircon central vents…come on Honda japan ..fanboys are spending an arm or leg to get this so called “dream car”..cant the designers do a better job?
The dashboard design is a bit dull and Jurassic.
No blind spot monitor? No thanks
Rear more like A-class. Jazz is better looking
Hahaha ….why pay extra 20k or 20% extra for entry level City hybrid ? Look at the pricing 530e and 530i or 330e and 330i …..buy Hybrid because tax saving cheaper …. 740Le
Car no problem except quality like steering rack is bad
Shame that the V didn’t come with Sensing right out of the box. Calling it right now, 3 months later they’ll come up with V Sensing and charge you 5k more for it.
Mild hybrid? No EV only mode?
RM2000 dearer means MORE EXPENSIVE right? Less boot space, need to pay more. Honda making easy money in the name of “safe environment”
overpriced..
Rather get yaris, ativa and almera
Crazy price…. i really dont know why people will buy this 1.5cc H
Toyota gives hybrid SUV at RM7.5k more expensive than petrol
Honda gives hybrid entry level at RM20K more expensive
Let that sinks in.
Ahh the Honda City. The height of luxury for the B40 class.
Cocky
Only the RS gets the rear passenger aircond? WTF Honda??? Why not just follow the sedan spec?
H becoming ugly to uglier, day in- day out
starts from City ugly then City Hatchback uglier
do H got any new ugliest model to be launched in the pipeline?
New HR-V coming soon lol
Price is not reasonable, cekik darah.
RM108k for a Hatchback? What is Honda smoking?
I mean, Hybrid is a good move, but I just don’t feel any luck with this car. Just my feeling. You won’t mind.
interesting. at least this type of hybrid is accessible to most of us who cant setup our own charging box. we live in condo and apartments… ev is not an option for us
Hard la at close 110k..don’t see the selling point here for the asking price.
the problem is not the price. It’s the value/engineering/effort/desirability.
A-Class hatch is twice the price but people buy it because it’s desirable to them in some way. Same goes to Mazda 3 and even more overpriced Mazda2. You see tons of these cars on the road everyday.
The big question is , how desirable is this hybrid hatchback? Saving fuel is not desirable especially when the price is higher.
Electric car ?! Atleast make it digital dashboard…