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Spy Shots: 2009 Honda City?
Honda is set to release the fourth-generation of its City subcompact and these newest spy shots show that development is well underway. The previous generation had been based on the Honda Jazz, known in the U.S. as the Fit, but the new model moves away from that platform and grows slightly larger in the process. Expect to see either a 1.3- or 1.5-liter i-VTEC SOHC engine underhood, along with either a standard manual tranny or a CVT automatic with seven preset ratios controlled through steering wheel-mounted paddles. Although Honda has no plans -- as far as we know -- to bring the City to the States, the Fit model has managed to post a huge 73% increase in sales this year. Considering how hot fuel-sipping little cars are these days in the U.S. market, Honda could certainly do worse than to offer this attractive new subcompact car in the States.[Source: paultan.org]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
posa_15 8:37AM (8/20/2008)
FIRST!!!
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John R 9:11AM (8/20/2008)
FIRST!!!....idiot.
If this thing is for real, it looks like it might be the same size of civics from previous generations. At this rate, the current Fit will be the new CR-V by the time I'm 50.
tanooki2003 9:22AM (8/20/2008)
posa_15 Dude. That is not cool at all
These kind of shenanigans is not needed here.
Paul Tan 2:21AM (8/23/2008)
interior photos:
http://paultan.org/archives/2008/08/23/new-honda-city-i-vtec-fully-undisguised-exterior-and-interior-revealed/
Dude 8:40AM (8/20/2008)
A Honda BMW?
As long as the windshield doesn't start at the top of the wheels like the current Civic.
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geo.stewart 9:22AM (8/20/2008)
actually the artist renderings, spy photos, and photshops show an attractive vehicle.
looks better than the yaris, aveo, sx4, and versa
RG 1:05PM (8/20/2008)
Exactly what I thought, that rear is a dead ringer for the 3-series. Couldn't they have picked something more handsome?
egallina 11:43AM (8/20/2008)
Absolutely. This is a dead ringer for the 3-Series rear end. I thought it was a Chinese version when I first saw the pic!
mike 8:47AM (8/20/2008)
Auto Blog changed the comment thang again?
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Torrent 2:36PM (8/20/2008)
Yes. Yes the did, and does this look anything like a 3 series to anyone?
Throwback 8:48AM (8/20/2008)
can't see them sending it here. it would hurt Civic sales and thus profits.
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cpv-35 8:49AM (8/20/2008)
looks good for a smal sedan.
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Stone 8:52AM (8/20/2008)
Well....it looks better than that god-awful Civic!
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NJBloke 8:56AM (8/20/2008)
That can't be a Honda - it's far more attractive then anything they currently offer...
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mike 8:56AM (8/20/2008)
Could this be a Versa killer?
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BoneHeadOtto 9:20AM (8/20/2008)
Lots of cars are Versa killers
James Sonne 9:02AM (8/20/2008)
I'd buy it.
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geo.stewart 11:49AM (8/20/2008)
Really, you would?
Havent seen the interior.
Havent driven it.
dont know safety specs.
dont kow dimensions.
you must be one of those that belongs to the category 'ignorant masses' that will blindly buy anything with a Hodna or Toyota or BMW tag on it so it must be a godsend.
I'll grant it looks good but I'll withhold my money till I inspect one.
Brian 9:03AM (8/20/2008)
I'd love to see this make its way to the U.S.
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Lam Nguyen 9:05AM (8/20/2008)
I think that this will take over the spot that the current generation Accord left. The current generation accord is considered as a full-size sedan... so it's only natural that Honda would fill the gap between the accord and the civic now that the accord has grown in size.
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