Deliveries Of The 2022 Honda City e:HEV Hybrid Have Commenced

• Honda City hybrid is priced at Rs 19.5 lakh (ex-showroom).
• It already commands a waiting time of up to six months.
• Gets a 109PS electric motor paired with a 98PS petrol engine for a combined output of 126PS.
• Gets ADAS and an electronic parking brake with auto hold.
• Rivals 1.5-litre TSI variants of Slavia and Virtus.

Honda Cars India have officially commenced deliveries of its mass market hybrid car, the Honda City e:HEV. Priced at Rs 19.5 lakh (ex-showroom), the greener sedan is offered in a fully loaded ZX Sensing trim. That said, if you’re interested in getting one now, you’ll need to face lengthy waiting periods. 

The highlight of the City e:HEV is of course underneath the hood. Honda has married a 109PS electric motor with a 98PS 1.5-litre petrol engine for a total combined output of 126PS. Power is sent through an e-CVT, driving the front wheels. The City hybrid predominantly drives in pure EV mode, with the petrol engine kicking in if you need that shove or to charge the battery. 

The equipment list is largely similar to the standard City ZX. However, in the hybrid, you get ADAS (Sensing in Honda’s speak), which includes auto high beam assist, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collision avoidance braking system. 

There are minor design changes too. The hybrid sedan gets bespoke housings for the front fog lamps, blue hues on the Honda logo to denote its cleaner nature, rear spoiler, and a diffuser in the rear bumper. All these are exclusive to the City e:HEV. 

To know our impressions on the Honda City Hybrid, read our in-depth first drive review. The hybrid sedan locks horns with the 1.5-litre TSI variants of the Skoda Slavia and Volkswagen Virtus.