The very first car I bought, when in college in Texas, was a champagne-coloured, second-hand, 1990 two-door coupe Honda Accord. It had bucket seats, automatic safety belts and a sports button that gave you extra speed when needed. As an 18-year old, every time I stepped into that car, I smiled. The 2020 Honda City sedan brought that smile back.
When a manufacturer launches the fifth generation of a product, it is given that earlier avatars hit the mark. Ditto for the new Honda City, the latest version of which also brings in sweeping changes to the carmaker’s product strategy for the Indian market. It comes at a time when diehard Honda fans of yesteryear had begun to wonder why