At present, the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese multinational carmaker, Honda Motor Company officially offers only two cars in its product lineup in India.
How Did This Happen?
It appears that the company had to discontinue a number of vehicles from its lineup considering the recent implementation of BS6 Phase 2 Real Driving Emission (RDE) norms.
So now, it is left with only the fifth-generation Honda City and the new Honda Amaze in the country.
Besides this a few other cars were also discontinued by the company prior to the emission norms because of lackluster sales.
The carmaker had the hatchback Jazz and WR-V, along with the fourth-generation City, in its lineup until March this year.
But, the company had to discontinue these models with the onset of the new and more stringent emission norms.
After suffering from extremely low sales, the company has discontinued its more premium offerings, the CR-V and Civic during 2020.
Honda’s Present Offerings
At present, Honda Cars India offers the fifth-generation Honda City and its hybrid avatar, the City e:HEV, in its lineup as their flagship sedans.
The carmaker has also launched the facelifted version of the fifth-generation City starting from Rs 11.49 lakh.
When it comes to the top-end variant of the new City, it is priced at Rs 20.39 lakh for the top-spec City Hybrid.
It seems that this new Honda City facelift is offered with a few minor cosmetic changes, more equipment, new entry-level variants, and a new shade of blue color.
Further, it is powered by a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine and comes with a manual or CVT transmission.
In the meantime, the hybrid model gets an eCVT and a 1.5-liter Atkinson cycle engine.
Notably, only the Honda City offers both a hybrid and an eCVT in its class.
Besides this, the only other car left in the Honda lineup is the compact sedan Amaze.
Its pricing starts at Rs 6.99 and goes all the way up to Rs 9.48 lakh.
It is offered in three variants with both manual and automatic transmission options.
Further, this car is powered by a 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol engine that produces a maximum of 88 bhp of power and 110 Nm of torque.
There is a piece of good news for Honda enthusiasts in the country.
It appears that the company is in the midst of developing a Creta rivaling SUV, which will most likely be based on the Indonesian markets’ WR-V.
Although, it will be given a new name to fit the Indian market.
