HONDA MALAYSIA LAUNCHES NEW CITY WITH AN ADDITIONAL RS VARIANT
The New Honda City is now offered with two RS variants, Petrol RS and e:HEV RS
Honda Malaysia has just launched a New City sedan with five variants including a new RS variant. The segment leader now gets a refreshed design featuring a bolder exterior and advanced features that offer convenience and practicality for customers.
When the current pre-facelift was launched in late 2020, there were some 9,000 bookings recorded and this was due to its ‘European’ styling and segment best value features safety and pricing.
Can this facelift be as successful. Well, even in an economy that is slowing down, Honda Malaysia has more than 4,000 booking for this latest model, which might send the immediate rival product planners into an emergency meeting.
The unique RS design in the New City features new Honeycomb Front Grille, new Front Lower Grille, new Rear Diffuser, new Side Skirting, and a newly designed “RS” emblem.
Other sporty exterior features of the New City include new Front Bumper, new Rear Bumper and new 16-inch Dual-Tone Alloy Wheels.
Meanwhile, the Petrol RS and e:HEV RS variants of the New City is now longer with refreshed bumper design measuring 4,589mm in length while the S, E and V variants are 4,580 mm in length.
As with all Honda models, the New City is equipped with Honda’s suite of advanced Honda SENSING safety features, a standard feature for all variants which consist of safety functions below:
- Low Speed Follow (LSF) – applicable for e:HEV RS only
- Lead Car Departure Notification (LCDN)
- Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
- Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
- Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS)
- Lane Keep Assist System (LKAS)
- Road Departure Mitigation (RDM)
- Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
- Auto High Beam (AHB)
Other safety features of the New City include 6 airbags and Walk Away Auto Lock which comes standard for all variants.
The New City Petrol RS and e:HEV RS receive smartphone connectivity with the Honda CONNECT as a standard advanced feature. In an effort to offer more value, customers now have the option to equip their New City with Honda CONNECT for the non-RS variants.
Honda Malaysia is currently offering a special price of RM1,500.00 until January 2024 for the optional Honda CONNECT.
The price of the New City is as follows:
| Variants | On-The-Road Price Without Insurance (RM)*⁵ |
| e:HEV RS | RM111,900.00 |
| Petrol RS | RM99,900.00 |
| V | RM94,900.00 |
| E | RM89,900.00 |
| S | RM84,900.00 |
Honda Malaysia targets to sell 2,400 units of the New City monthly upon its launch.
The New City will be offered in five colours namely Ignite Red Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Lunar Silver Metallic, Meteoroid Gray Metallic and Crystal Black Pearl. For more information on the New City, customers can visit any of the 101 authorised Honda dealerships nationwide or call Honda Malaysia’s Toll-Free number at 1-800-88-2020 or log onto www.honda.com.my.
