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Honda unveils all-new 2019 City with advanced technology

By Benjamin Alade
29 June 2018   |   4:28 am
With the arrival of the all-new 2019 City, Honda enthusiasts will enjoy an advanced stunning star compact sedan that exceeds its class with best-in-class space and fuel economy.

With the arrival of the all-new 2019 City, Honda enthusiasts will enjoy an advanced stunning star compact sedan that exceeds its class with best-in-class space and fuel economy.
 
The new arrival builds on its predecessor’s exceptional safety, excellent dynamics, high fuel efficiency, cool design, comfortable spaces, advanced technology and practical equipment.

The vehicle is coming barely three months after the Japanese automaker unveiled its compact Sport Utility Vehicle, the all-new 2018 CR-V in Lagos.
 
The new City comes with low-gravity, wide stance and trend setting styling with outstanding spaces, totally upgraded to be a ‘4-door sedan with the best value’ to catch consumers’ attention and open new horizons for the urban sedan. Considering the Honda philosophy of ‘Man Maximum, Machine Minimum’, the 2019 new City retains the agility of the 1.5L even as the up-class concept was adopted to create a super-sized interior approaching that of medium sedans.

 
Presenting the vehicle to newsmen at The Honda Place in Lagos, Head, Sales and Marketing, Honda Western Africa Limited, Remi Adams, said the vehicle boasts of a completely restyled front fascia with the new honeycomb grille giving it a bold and aggressive look.
 
He said with every enhancement, the City outdoes itself. Now it returns to stun on every level.

In his words: “Rule the road with style and make heads turn. Be swept away by innovation that makes the pulse race. Discover how the best just got better.

“With the all-new 2019 Honda city, we offer users comfort that exceeds its class and fuel economy that makes exploring the city economical,” Adams revealed.

Exterior 
The external styling embraces a new design philosophy of ‘Low center of gravity, wide stance’ for a sportier and more innovative look. Sleek lines on both sides of the body lend a unique look to the new Honda City. The new LED Day Time Running Lights (DRL) adds luxury and class that immediately catches attention.

In addition to the front exterior changes, the rear bumper now redesigned to give a premium feel. The rear taillights enhance the visibility and stance of the new City making its contour distinct from the crowd. Other exterior features include chrome front grille, halogen headlights, power door mirrors and shark fin antenna. The new exterior finishing enhances the new model’s sense of agility and streamlined aesthetics.

Interior
The sedan delivers cleverly generated interior space that exceeds its class by further evolving Honda’s ‘man maximum machine minimum’ concept, which aims at maximizing the space available for people and minimising the space required for mechanical components. While maintaining compact dimensions and realizing longer wheelbase, efficient use of space have been made for both driver and occupants to create a spacious interior cabin with widest front seat space and rear seat space beyond its class.

The artistry in the 2019 City creates thoughtful interiors, with a new interior colour of Black; the 2019 City contains a grand cabin space, extensive legroom, rear a/c ducts and an ergonomically designed cockpit that will delight all users.
The all new City measures 4455 mm in length (20mm more than the outgoing model), 1695 mm in width (same as outgoing model), 1485 mm in height (10 mm more than the outgoing model) and 2600 mm as the wheelbase (extended by an additional 50 mm over outgoing model).

Powertrain
The vehicle is powered by an improved 1.5L 4 cylinder SOHC i-VTEC Petrol engine designed to offer the best balance of engine performance and fuel economy. Designed to deliver outstanding fuel economy at a maximum power of 118 hp @ 6600 rpm followed by a maximum torque of 145 N-m @ 4600 rpm. The engine is supported with the new generation Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) with a fuel consumption of 20KM per litre.

Safety
The 2019 City’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body enhances self-protection while mitigating damage to other vehicles in the event of a collision hereby enhancing occupant protection.
Other safety features include:
•       ABS: Anti-Lock Brake system ensures you have full steering control to avoid the danger ahead.
•  Airbags: Dual front airbags that provides protection to occupants in case of an accident.
•      ISO-Fix: three positions at the rear seat for adequate positioning of baby car seat
•  Front Active Headrest with Pretension seatbelts

 

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