Anyway, the 4th generation City gets evolutionary styling (In other words, it looks pretty similar to the 3rd gen City - Still think it's a little too tall and narrow). The car is larger than the current model, it gets rear passenger air vents (which seem to be the trend to offer more luxurious fittings even for entry level cars) and it gets an improved I-VTEC 1.5liter 4 cylinder engine (as well as a new diesel engine for India and compatible markets) which transmits power to the front wheels via a 5 speed manual or a CVT automatic.
The CVT is also an issue in question as we do not know whether Honda Malaysia will want to spec this tranny in our Honda City as previously Honda Malaysia opted to spec a traditional torque convertor automatic over this in the current 3rd Generation Honda City over a CVT used in the previous 2nd Generation tadpole of a car, or really ugly looking Honda City (who cares if it's practical - It's s ugly that only blind people would drive it and feel good, IF blind people could be allowed drive in the first place). Even the local Honda Accord gets a 5 speed automatic instead of the CVT. This could mean that we could get a normal automatic instead of a CVT for this all-new City.
Browse through Honda India's press release for more details. Remember, too much looking at the specification and not actually trying any car before buying or just buying a car by looking at the spec sheet is wrong. You've got to take into account how you think you would feel for a car after paying for it for a few years or so. So read up a little, look at some of the pics herein and then wait for the car to come out before plonking down some cash for what is essentially a bread and butter (and not hot and cooking performance) car that Honda wants all of you to buy over a Toyota Vios. Actually, now that we've mentioned that, you could actually opt for this car over that.
