Honda City Hybrid unveiled as India's most fuel-efficient sedan, check mileage Here

Honda has unveiled the City e:HEV hybrid in India, stepping into an untapped market with a lot of potential. The bookings for the hybrid sedan will commence from 14 April on wared with launch scheduled for early May 2022. The new hybrid sedan comes with a lot of offers like better mileage, improved tech and a completely new powertrain. It is to be noted that the City Hybrid was to be launched earlier but the plans had to be delayed because of the pandemic.

The exteriors of the car are largely based on the ongoing fifth-gen City. However, the looks of the Honda City Hybrid differentiate it from any of the previous models. It comes with black highlights on the outside of the car. Similarly, the front end of the car gets a newly designed grille and Honda emblem with a blue highlight. It also gets LED headlamps and fog lamps with an e:HEV hybrid badge on the rear end. It also gets a rear-end diffuser with a rear spoiler.

The cabin of the City e:HEV hybrid gets dual-tone interiors with ivory and black colour. It also offers a one-touch electric sunroof, LED interior room lamps and ambient lighting. The instrument cluster features a new design with an HD display showing all the information. The infotainment system gets an 8-inch touchscreen display with 8-speaker surround sound system and smartphone connectivity features like Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.

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In addition, the Honda City e:HEV  hybrid gets multiple features like Honda Sense Technology, 6-airbags Vehicle Stability assists, Agile Handling Assist and Hill Start assist for safety. Moreover, it gets disc brakes on all four wheels, an electric parking brake and an automatic brake hold. All of this is aided by a lane-keep camera.

As evident by the name the Honda City e:HEV comes with a hybrid powertrain. The powertrain gets a new combination of an ICE engine with two electric motors offering three distinct driving modes offering a mileage of 26.5 kmpl.

The New City hybrid features Honda’s unique self-charging and highly efficient Two motor e-CVT hybrid system connected to a smooth 1.5-litre Atkinson-Cycle DOHC i-VTEC petrol engine, Intelligent Power Unit (IPU) with an advanced Lithium-ion Battery and an Engine linked direct coupling Clutch.

This strong hybrid electric system produces System Combined Max Power of 126 PS, Outstanding Fuel Efficiency of 26.5 km/l and Maximum motor torque of 253 Nm. An advanced Electric Servo Brake system with all four-wheel disc brakes that contribute

The e:HEV electric-hybrid system uses three driving modes in the Honda City Hybrid - EV Drive, Hybrid Drive and Engine Drive, along with Regeneration mode during deceleration. A clever Power Control Unit ensures harmony between the various system components to provide an energetic response, seamlessly and automatically switching between three modes based on various driving situations.

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