Honda Siel
Cars entered India in 1995. It sells 4 cars
in India - the City, Civic, Accord, and
CR-V. The manufacturing plant of Honda Siel
is located in Greater Noida. The model of
Accord sold in India is the 2003 model.
The most inexpensive car from Honda - The
City. The most Expensive - The Honda Accord
V6.
Honda Accord - It
was introduced in India in July 2001.
It is sold in three versions - Accord
VTi-L M/T, Accord VTi-L A/T and Accord
V6 A/T. It is the North American USDM
2003 model. Both the engines, the standard
i-4 and V-6 have be de-tuned which produce
less power compared to the American
models, the I-4 produces 142 bhp while
the V6 produces 221 bhp, de-tuned for
better fuel efficiency.
Honda City - Was
launched in India in December 1997 ,initially
offered in two options. A 1.3 liter
engine producing 90 bhp and a bigger
1.5 liter producing 100 bhp. Two years
later a VTEC option was also offered.
All were four cylinder engines. In October
2003 the City underwent a major revamp
and the new version was called as CITY
ZX. The CITY ZX was the first car in
India to offer CVT. Surprisingly Honda
gave the new city less powerful engines
and decided to improve the fuel efficiency.
The city ZX features a 1.5 liter engine
producing 77 bhp.
Honda Civic - Was
launched in July 2006 in India 6 months
after the international debut. The car
is the first in this segment in India
to offer unprecedented safety features
like ABS, EBD as standard. It is also
the first in its class to feature reverse
swing windshield wipers. The only problem
with the car with respect to India is
its low ground clearance.
Honda CR-V - It was
introduced in India along with the Accord.
It was and is still offered with a 2.4
liter i-VTEC engine producing 152 bhp.