Honda Malaysia has officially introduced the Honda City Hatchback facelift in the country, with the refreshed five-door model making its local debut earlier this morning. Like with the pre-facelift, the B-segment model goes on sale here in five variant forms, although with a variant switch in the line-up.
The model range continues to be made up of four petrol units, with a hybrid sitting at the top of the line-up. The petrol variants start with the 1.5L S, followed by the 1.5L E and the 1.5L V, and the top petrol version is now an RS, taking over the position occupied by the 1.5L V-Sensing previously, with the e:HEV RS hybrid continuing to lead the line.
The five Honda City Hatchback facelift variants are priced at (on-the-road, without insurance):
- City Hatchback 1.5L S – RM85,900
- City Hatchback 1.5L E – RM90,900
- City Hatchback 1.5L V – RM95,900
- City Hatchback 1.5L RS – RM100,900
- City Hatchback 1.5L e: HEV RS hybrid – RM112,900
In terms of changes, the facelift features some minor exterior styling revisions and some new equipment, generally mirroring that seen on the updated City sedan that made its debut here last August.
External revisions include a slimmer chrome bar on the upper front end and a larger grille with a new mesh insert design. The front bumper has also been reworked, with different accents to be found on both RS and non-RS variants. The RS versions get a more prominent fog lamp garnish as well as a honeycomb mesh for the lower intake, which gets additional trim elements simulating air inlets.
At the back, non-RS variants are now dressed with a new black valance for the lower apron, complete with a body-coloured panel strip, while RS variants gain a sportier-looking diffuser, along with black side mirror covers and variant-specific emblems to denote it. As for wheels, the S and E grades are kitted with 15-inch alloys and 185/60 profile tyres, while the V and both RS versions ride on 16-inch units, wrapped with 185/55 rubbers.
Dimensions are generally unchanged from the pre-facelift, with the standard car measuring in at 4,350 mm long (+1 mm) and 1,748 mm wide (no change), although at 1,488 mm tall it sits 18 mm taller than the pre-facelift. The RS variants are marginally longer at 4,369 mm as a result of its variant specific bumpers.
As before, the boot continues to offer 289 litres of cargo space with all seats up, which is 230 litres less than the sedan. With the rear seats folded, you get 841 litres of workable space, or 1,189 litres in volume up to the roof.
No changes to the powertrains on offer, with the petrol variants continuing to be powered by a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated inline-four DOHC i-VTEC engine that delivers 121 PS (119 hp or 89 kW) at 6,600 rpm and 145 Nm at 4,300 rpm, with drive going to the front wheels via a CVT.
As for the e:HEV, it’s equipped with the same Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) hybrid system as seen previously, with an electric motor rated at 109 PS (107 hp or 80 kW) and 253 Nm providing drive to the front wheels. The electric motor is juiced by a lithium-ion battery that is charged by a second electric motor linked to a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated DOHC i-VTEC four-cylinder engine running on an Atkinson cycle.
On its own, the petrol mill puts out 98 PS (97 hp or 72 kW) from 5,600 to 6,400 rpm and 127 Nm of torque from 4,500 to 5,000 rpm, and though the engine acts primarily as a generator, it can clutch in through a single-speed E-CVT to provide direct drive to the wheels at higher speeds, where it is most efficient.
Save for a couple of small changes, standard equipment has been carried over from the pre-facelift, which on the base S includes halogen projector auto headlights with LED daytime running lights, fabric seats, an urethane steering wheel/gear shift knob, paddle shifters and a 4.2-inch TFT display in the instrument cluster.
Also on are keyless entry, push-button start, walk-away auto lock, manual air-conditioning, fabric upholstery, a single USB port, a Bluetooth-enabled Standard Audio head unit and four speakers.
The E variant adds on remote engine start, single-zone automatic climate control, a reverse camera and an eight-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. The E now gets four additional tweeters to bring the speaker complement to eight, and there are now two USB Type-C charging ports in place of the 12V power outlet seen previously.
As for the V, it adds full-LED headlights and front LED fog lights, leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear shift knob as well as rear air-conditioning vents. Meanwhile, aside from its variant-specific external accoutrements, both RS versions bump things up with a seven-inch TFT instrument display, sport pedals, black headlining, red interior trim accents and stitching as well as a wireless route for its Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Both RS variants are also fitted with Honda Connect services, which include automatic collision and alarm detection, speed and geo-fencing alerts, a vehicle locator and emergency calls.
Safety and driver assistance kit levels are also up from the pre-facelift, with all City Hatchback facelift variants now coming with six airbags (front, side and side curtain) and Honda Sensing as standard.
The latter continues to present Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation System with Lane Departure Warning (RDM with LDW), Auto High-Beam (AHB) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), adding in a new Lead Car Departure Notification System (LCDN).
On the RS hybrid, the inclusion of an electronic parking brake adds on a Low-Speed Follow (LSF) function for the ACC. Elsewhere, the automaker’s LaneWatch side camera system continues to be offered, available from the V grade on.
Finally, exterior colours, and four are available for the City Hatchback facelift, these being Ignite Red Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Meteoroid Grey Metallic and Lunar Silver Metallic, the last not available for the e:HEV RS. If you’ve been keeping track, you’ll notice that Crystal Black Pearl is no longer offered for the car.
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Am I the only one feel that the price for Segment B Car getting higher
Work harder and stop complaining
Sheep-ing enough?
to be specific, all European, American , Koreans and Japanese cars are getting expensive because of their mad inflation and super high manufacturing cost thanks to their own sanction on Russia. Only Chinese cars are getting cheaper thanks to cheaper Russian gas and raw materials. Game over for America, Europe, Jepunis and Kimchi. Game over
You wish. Quality is not comparable, reliability not comparable, durability not comparable. I prefer an issue free car rather than a low quality, cheap full of gimmicks Chinese car that will disappear in 5 years and leaves me with no parts, impossible to repair or sell.
Unless you live in a cave, you should realise
ringgit is getting smaller.
Nice spec in 2024 with that price, only dumb sht will buy that
CVT belt nipis macam ribbon. Takyah lah. Sikit2 putus.
CVT belt no issue, it’s all Steel Chain with lubes.
not like Timing Belt which are Rubbers.
Possible to retrofit honda sensing on mai goldwing?
Still no auto folding side mirror?
Overpriced lapsap
Work harder so one day u can have chance to own a Lexus. This cheap car only B40 say overpriced.
Diamla. No money go buy 2nd hand myvi. Bising for what?
LaneWatch(TM) again
Can Paul Tan writers please consider writing or filming a comparison between all the ADAS suites currently out on the market. The dizzyingly long list of features and crazy acronyms don’t really mean a ton to the average consumer, and it’s hard to gauge how good, say, an ACC with LSF from Honda is compared to something from Mazda (MRCC with traffic support) or Volvo (Pilot Assist).
Also, LaneWatch™ is the White Walkers from Game of Thrones. What is dead may never die.
LOL.. I’m still waiting for them to differentiate between the AEB activation (speed) comparison which I requested maybe last year..
so all same. feel cheated when they say “new”.even the face not really lifted.
You can only ever be cheated if:
1. You’re an existing pre-facelift owner and the price of this FL is cheaper
2. You’ve bought this and then BELIEVE it is the same car as pre-FL (which it isn’t, really), but this also means that you were cheated because you’re stupid, because you bought it
Otherwise, you’re either a Proton or Toyota salesman…
LoLz
Ex-Proton Tiara salesman
This reminds me of Honda Civic EG6 hatchback, very nice but pricy
damn. maybe it’s time we boycott honda because what on earth are these prices. didn’t the previous one start at like RM70somthingk++?? and RM112k for the top spec? shut the front door!
hmm why they increase 10k maybe because the pre facelift base spec only come with 4 airbag, no acc, no apple car play/android auto, no auto climate control, no reverse camera and no remote start.
No money better buy saga or bezza jer part time buat grab.
you all dont like nevermind one, fanboii ramai ramai sapot, they will ask you to rot in your china car
One fugly car.
Still no 1.0L VTEC Turbo like Thailand market.
whoever with 100k doesnt buy HRV and buy this City hatchback instead is retxxxxx.
2nd rows kurang comfortable ni
that rear middle seat is a waste
LALA starter pack car.
ada free mi+sausage tak
appreciate
Ah still no 360° Camera ?? Oh gosh….
Ugly as fcuk! Become grandpa car inside and outside. Learn from Toyota dude!
Check you eyes. Rosak oredi
Those camera base sensing feature tend to mulfunction when heavy rain or bright sunlight. Pay extra 5k for that mostly disabled all the time.
Eyes were looking. Heart were wanting. But after reading all the comments, will have to pass…
why the middle back seat is raised so high? the car is a 4-seater?
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shut up and work..