Honda Malaysia continues its release momentum with the official unveiling of the 2023 Honda City facelift today. It is the second new offering for our market after the WR-V which made its way here last month.
Despite being a facelift model, there are quite a number of new elements that Honda has implemented into this release. But of course, let’s start with the pricing first.
The new 2023 Honda City facelift can be obtained in five different variants. Here are their on-the-price prices, not including insurance:
When compared to the previous City, you are looking at a difference of RM3,100 for the e:HEV RS and RM4,300 for the V variant. The new E version has a price increase of RM4,300 while the petrol-based RS costs RM5,300 more than the previous V-Sensing release.
The biggest price increase would be the S variant as the 2023 release is priced at RM7,300 more than its predecessor.
If you don’t want a hybrid, the City RS trim is now available with a 1.5L DOHC i-VTEC engine. With the capability to deliver 119hp and 145Nm of torque, this engine has also been fitted into other variants within the 2023 City family.
With a maximum speed of 196km/h, the i-VTEC engined helped City S and City E go from 0 to 100km/h in 10.2 seconds. As for the City V and City RS, their top speed is slightly lower at 195km/h and it took them 10.4 seconds to sprint from 0 to 100km/h.
The 2023 City e:HEV RS is still powered by the same i-MMD hybrid system that was used on its 2020’s predecessor. Hence, it is still running on an 80kW (107hp) electric motor with 253Nm of torque alongside a 97hp 1.5L DOHC i-VTEC engine that provides an additional 127Nm of torque to the vehicle.
In case you are not familiar with the hybrid system, vehicles fitted with an i-MMD powertrain are primarily driven by the electric motor during casual driving at low speeds. As for the internal combustion engine, it is mainly used to charge the battery and power up the electric motor or when driving at high speeds.
According to Honda Malaysia, the 2023 City e:HEV RS has a top speed of 177km/h which is slightly lower than the petrol variants. However, it can go from 0 to 100km/h much faster in 9.9 seconds.
Not surprisingly, the hybrid variant also consumed less fuel at just 3.6L per 100km as opposed to the petrol models which have a fuel consumption rate of 5.6L per 100km.
Most of the changes that the 2023 City revolves around its exterior. The popular model now features new front and rear bumpers alongside a redesigned front grille with a slimmer bar on its top.
For the RS variants, it also comes with a newly designed honeycomb front grille, front lower grille, rear diffuser, side skirting and wheel design. Even the RS logo itself has been redesigned for this release.
Furthermore, the 2023 City is also slightly longer than its predecessor. Specifically, the non-RS variant of the 2023 City is 27mm longer at 4,580mm while the RS versions are 36mm longer since their length is 4,589mm.
That being said, the width and height of the 2023 City remained the same at 1,748mm and 1,467mm, respectively. This also applies to its wheelbase which is still 2,600mm.
Meanwhile, there are no other major changes to its exterior although the upholstery for the RS variants has been switched from half-leather to full-leather.
Aside from the exterior design, Honda has also implemented Honda Sensing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) across all variants of the 2023 City. Prior to this, the ADAS suite can only be obtained with higher-end V-Sensing and RS models.
For the 2023 City, the Honda Sensing suite carries Forward Collision Warning, Collision Mitigation Braking System, Lane Keep Assist System, Lane Departure Warning, and Road Departure Warning. There are also the Adaptive Cruise Control, Lead Car Departure Notification, and Auto High Beam.
The 2023 City e:HEV RS hybrid does get another extra feature though, in the form of Low Speed Follow. Works in conjunction with the Adaptive Cruise Control, it allows the car to stop and go according to the flow of traffic.
In addition to what we have listed above, there are still plenty of notable additions that Honda has equipped into the 2023 City. For one, there is now the nifty Walk Away Auto Lock feature in all variants that made the car lock itself automatically after you walk 1.5m away from it.
The company has also fitted a pair of side curtain airbags for the S and E options which means that all 2023 City variants have six airbags by default. Not only that, both variants have also been equipped with auto headlight capability.
Future owners of the 2023 City S will also be able to utilise paddle shifters which were previously only available on higher-end variants. Last but not least, the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on both 2023 City RS can work via wireless connection.
Being the top of the line variants, the 2023 City RS and e:HEV RS have also been equipped with Honda Connect as standard. This allows users to check their car status as well as locate it directly from their smartphone.
The Honda Connect app can also be used to turn on the car’s engine, aircon and lights remotely as well as lock its doors. In addition to providing geo-fencing capabilities to the car, owners can also set Honda Connect to make an emergency call automatically when the car triggered its Automatic Collision Detection feature.
Customers that prefer to have the non-RS variants of the City 2023 can still fit Honda Connect into their car and right now, Honda Malaysia is offering it at RM1,500. Naturally, this offer will not last forever as it is only available until 31 January 2024 or while stocks last.
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