Bought the 2023 Honda City after owning 2 Citys previously: Pros & Cons

The engine on cold start sounds like a diesel. The NVH levels are quite poor.

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I purchased a Honda City ZX CVT petrol (non hybrid) and I agree with some of the comments made by you. I have owned two Honda Citys in the past and this is clearly the worst of the lot.

I see some of the below as really poor or annoying:

• The engine is noisy is not fuel efficient. I rarely get mileage upward of 10 in city driving. Eco mode is actually worse, so after a couple of attempts did not bother to use it.
• The auto head lamp is very irritating. In 38C heat in broad daylight it switches on the headlight if I come under the shade of a tree. Tried all settings but could not change this.
• Reverse gear does not mute or reduce the audio sound. This is available even in i10.
• The passenger seat cannot be height adjusted even manually. The position is quite low and my wife was very unhappy about her view.
• The rear camera is quite cheap.
• The infotainment many times does not connect on wireless Android Auto. As you said it is still very poor.
• The boot when opened does not hold unless you push it firmly. It comes back and hits you, so be very careful.
• The ADAS auto braking is too sensitive, it put off the passengers when it braked on seeing some intrusion, though I had steeered away.
• Driver height adjustment should be automatic. 360 camera is a big miss.
• The engine on cold start sounds like a diesel. The NVH levels are quite poor.
• Auto AC does not bring down the fan speed for a long time. The fan as with any other car makes a lot of noise. My i10 is far better.
• The brake light on the tail light is too small. I am worried about somebody hitting me. They should have swapped the night warning light from the brake light.

Now there are somethings I do like:

• The engine is refined (except for the noise).
• The rear camera display in the infotainment can be turned on/off by pressing the outside knob on the indicator stick. I put this on without the indicator if I am not sure about the left side. Not sure why they did not do the same on the right side.
• The rear seating comfort is the best.
• Honda accessories are really good, I opted for most of it.
• The front and rear bumper diffuser protector is very useful as it stops most of the small hits.

I don't think I will keep this for more than 2 years unlike my previous Hondas which were with me for at least 5 years.

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