Honda Thailand has released a handful of teasers of the upcoming 2017 Honda City face-lift. The updated model will be revealed/launched in Thailand on 12 January 2017, and is expected to be launched in India in the same month itself.
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Contrary to previous reports, the 2017 Honda City face-lift will NOT be the China-spec, City based Greiz sedan, which means that our 2017 Honda City Facelift (Honda Greiz) Design Review becomes redundant. Instead, it’ll be a model not seen before.
The teasers reveal new, frontal design elements like LED headlamps underlined with LED DRLs, a bigger front grille with a chrome garnish, a redesigned front bumper and new 16 inch alloy wheels with diamond cut finish. Judging from the unchanged tail lamps, the rest of the design hasn’t been fiddled with.
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The interiors of the Thai-spec model are expected to feature an all-black dashboard whose design could be subtly tweaked from the outgoing model’s, while featuring a new, touchscreen equipped infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.
The 2017 Honda City will be powered by the same engines that propel it now. That includes a 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine good for 119 PS, and a 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engine rated at 100 PS. While the petrol engine will come mated to either a 6-speed MT (new; from the BR-V) or a CVT, the diesel engine will be exclusively paired to a 5-speed MT.
