The 2026 Honda City has been launched in India with prices ranging from Rs 12 lakh to Rs 21 lakh. It is being offered in four trims: SV, V, ZX, and ZX+, and gets a revised exterior design and additional features like a 360-degree camera, ventilated seats and a larger touchscreen. While the powertrain options are the same, the prices have increased for all powertrains compared to the older model. Let us find out.
2026 Honda City: How different are the prices now?
Manual variants of the City are now pricier by Rs 30,000
While Honda has not changed the base-spec SV variant’s price, the other variants have become pricier by up to Rs 30,000. In fact, due to a variant rejig, the top-spec City manual now costs Rs 1.15 lakh more than before. That said, Honda is offering new amenities like a 360-degree camera system and ventilated seats with the new top-spec ZX+, which were absent on the older City’s ZX. However, the enhancements do not justify the Rs 1.15 lakh price increase.
A closer look at the brochure reveals that everything is the same between the older and newer City’s V variant. However, prices have still been hiked by Rs 30,000, which could be because of the higher input costs and other factors. That said, Honda has removed an analogue-digital instrument cluster with a 7-inch TFT MID from the ZX variant, offering it with the top-spec ZX+. However, the ZX now gets a bigger touchscreen and sees a price hike of Rs 26,000.
CVT variants of the City have been hiked by Rs 20,000
The CVT variants also have a similar story, where Honda has increased the prices without any feature additions. Although mid-spec variants see a price hike of up to Rs 20,000, the top-spec Honda City CVT now costs Rs 1.08 lakh more than before, and the new feature additions do not justify the premium.
The City Hybrid’s price has increased by Rs 1 lakh
The Honda City Hybrid is the highest-priced version of the sedan in India, which was launched at Rs 19.50 lakh. Now with the second mid-cycle update, Honda has priced it at Rs 21 lakh, which is Rs 1 lakh more than the older model. With this price increment, there are no real additions to the Hybrid version, except for a bigger touchscreen, ventilated front seats and a 360-degree camera. This makes the Honda City Hybrid even less value-for-money than before.
Prices are ex-showroom, India.
