Okay, I have come back from viewing the new Honda City. I spent more than one hour looking and touching the car inside and outside.  Before I go any further, I have good news to tell you all. Petrol price will go down by 10 sen per litre effective from 12.01 a.m. 16 December, less than 5 hours away. This means RON 97 petrol will only cost RM1.80 per litre, the lowest in 3 years. The new City is a real stunner. So sleek, sporty and stylish. Two cars were displayed, one Deep Lapis Blue Metallic S spec and one Crystal Black Pearl Black Metallic E spec. I checked out both cars.
PART 1:    First, I want to touch on the features which both specs have. The features are:
1. 5 speed Automatic with Shift Hold Control
2. Electric Power Assist Steering
3. Tilt and Telescopic steering
4. Front ventilated disc brakes
5. Rear solid disc brakes
6. Very big boot of 506 litres (bigger than Nissan Sylphy's boot).    Sylphy's boot is 503 litres
7. Halogen headlights
8. Chrome door handles (Looks classy)
9. 4 reverse sensors (2 for the side and 2 for the rear) just like Mercedes. Yes! 4 reverse sensors! Can you believe it? A first for Honda City!
10. Vehicle Information Display which shows how many km can go before petrol tank is empty, odometer, km per litre (All in LCD)
11. Hood insulator under the bonnet and boot lid
12. Advanced Audio with CD player, USB and Auxilliary jack which can be used to connect iPOD, thumbdrive, MP3 player and all types of gizmos - seems this is the first of its kind in the world!
13. Accessory socket
14. Height adjustable driver's seat
15. Water repellent seats
16. Front seat back pockets
17. Vanity mirrors with lids
18. Rear view mirror with Day/Night change
19. 4 front cupholders
20. Power side mirrors
21. Map light and boot light
22. Foot rest
23. Front armrest
24. Dual front airbags
25. ABS, EBD and BA (Brake Assist)
26. G-CON (G-Force Control Technology)and ACE (Advanced Compatibility Engineering) body
27. Pinch free window for driver's side
28. Driver's seat knee bolster
29. Front seats pretensioner seatbelt with double load limiter
30. 3 point rear seatbelt
31. Front bumper beam and door beam
32. High mount stop light
33. Security alarm and immobilizer
34. Ultrasonic sensor
35. Wave Blade Keys

yea.. my SA so suprise when i told him my loan only 3.04%... he said i am the lowest in his list.. the lowest b4 i get is 3.09% .. i think 3.0% will be on next month since the economy keep going down.. hehehe

El,

For S- spec there is only 4 speakers, 2 at the front door and another 2 behind the rear seat

where else for E spec there are 6 speakers, same as above but rear passenger door has another 2.

Tweeter only for E spec.

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Added on December 15, 2008, 7:40 pm

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Added on December 15, 2008, 7:47 pmSteve, if you notice the materials for the seat and door upholstery, they are different between the 2 specs
Although both are Black but E spec materials looks better.

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Added on December 15, 2008, 7:51 pmOne more thing, there is an extra D3 at the Gear for S spec only.

9. 6 speakers (one speaker for each door and 2 tweeters at the A pillar, no speakers at the rear) S spec - 4 speakers (one speaker for each door, no speakers at the rear)

then which two are tweeters for E spec? at two front doors, two back doors or at behind rear seat? I tot i saw two tweeters at front doors A-pillar area.

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Added on December 15, 2008, 8:04 pm
I see 

Not suprise to me that you can get that low interest rate coz you loan 80k, that's more than 90% of total price if you get S variant

Hi Steven,

I am from bukit tambun which Penang stage too.. hehe!  yea i think i am the 1 who order from kulim branch. Cause many people said kulim honda SA service is good.

Current i drive wira and will trade in my wira. i loan 80k from maybank and intrest rate is 3.04%

by the way.. anyone can update me in the list.

geo_seven - E Spec - Black - booking from oct... Estimated around feb to receive the car due SA not dare to promise me the date. hehehe

So how much installment are you going to pay monthly and for how many years?
3.04% interest rate is very good. I live in Bukit Mertajam and I intend to buy new City from JM Motor Venture, the new Honda dealer in Bukit Mertajam next year.

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Added on December 15, 2008, 9:28 pmPART 4
1. Yes, seat and upholstery material for both specs are black but E spec has nicer material.
2. Dashboard for both specs are black.
3. E spec has rear seat under tray to put shoes and umbrella,
4. I am very sure there are no speakers  behind the rear seat for S and E spec and the tweeters for E spec are located at the A pillar (one at each A pillar). 4 speakers foor both specs with one each at each door panel.
5. I din't take anyu photos because all of you can view the car to your heart's content starting from today.
6. Nice colourful new Honda City booklet wil only be given out together with official price list starting from the official launching date this Thursday (18 December). SA has shown me the booklet but said he cannot give to me until 18 December.
7. I will test drive the new City this coming Saturday (20 December) and post a review of ther test drive on Sunday morning for the reading pleasure of all you Honda City fans in this forum.
8. You can download songs from the Internet into thumbdrive and link it to the supplied USB cable and play the songs on the advanced audio player which can play anything - radio, CD, iPOD, MP3, WMA whatever!

yea... i saw JM moter venture showroom is almost ready there rite. launching soon? .. hhehe

i get 7 years loan (84 month ) and per month is RM1156

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Added on December 15, 2008, 9:39 pmSteven,

did the remote have come with boot open function like vios too? i forget to ask my SA... hehehe

1. Yes, seat and upholstery material for both specs are black but E spec has nicer material.

So how much installment are you going to pay monthly and for how many years?
3.04% interest rate is very good. I live in Bukit Mertajam and I intend to buy new City from JM Motor Venture, the new Honda dealer in Bukit Mertajam next year.

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Added on December 15, 2008, 9:28 pmPART 4
1. Yes, seat and upholstery material for both specs are black but E spec has nicer material.
2. Dashboard for both specs are black.
3. E spec has rear seat under tray to put shoes and umbrella,
4. I am very sure there are no speakers  behind the rear seat for S and E spec and the tweeters for E spec are located at the A pillar (one at each A pillar). 4 speakers foor both specs with one each at each door panel.
5. I din't take anyu photos because all of you can view the car to your heart's content starting from today.
6. Nice colourful new Honda City booklet wil only be given out together with official price list starting from the official launching date this Thursday (18 December). SA has shown me the booklet but said he cannot give to me until 18 December.
7. I will test drive the new City this coming Saturday (20 December) and post a review of ther test drive on Sunday morning for the reading pleasure of all you Honda City fans in this forum.
8. You can download songs from the Internet into thumbdrive and link it to the supplied USB cable and play the songs on the advanced audio player which can play anything - radio, CD, iPOD, MP3, WMA whatever!

Something need to be confirmed, those who has booked in advance and will getting their car in Jan. These cars are produce at year 2008 or year 2009? if produce at 2008, it's mean car value will depreciated once u hav collected it

PART 2
Features which is only available for E spec:
1. Fog light
2. Door mirrors with turn lights
3. Exhaust pipe finisher
4. 16" alloy wheels  (15" for S spec)
5. Paddle shift
6. Steering wheel audio control buttons
7. Lhather steering wheel
8. Leather gear knob
9. 6 speakers (one speaker for each door and 2 tweeters at the A pillar, no speakers at the rear) S spec - 4 speakers (one speaker for each door, no speakers at the rear)
10. Adjustable rear headrest (S spec rear  headrest cannot be adjusted)
11. Electric foldable door mirrors (S spec - door mirrors can only be folded manually by hand)
12. Rear armrest with cupholder (none for S spec)
13. Rear 60:40 foldable seats (S spec fixed seats)
14. Rear reclining seats
15. Rear sear undertray (none for S spec)

PART 3
1. Interior seats and dashboard is black for both specs. This is better because won't get dirty so fast.
2. There is a special device under the bonnet which sucks in air from outside and cools the engine faster so engine is not so hot.
3. Engine is located in the centre of engine bay, far away from the condenser and compressor.
4. Air con vents can be found under back of front seats to make rear seat passengers cooler. Air-con cools car cabin fast so it is cooler inside.
5. Petrol tank lid is opened by just pressing it, turn the round cover and hook it beside the lid, after finish pumping petrol, screw back the round cover which is hooked and press the lid. When the car is locked, petrol tank lid cannot be opened even if you press it. This is something new and is a Honda innovation.. There is no lever beside the driver's seat to open the petrol tank lid. Very convenient to use.