Honda City vs Honda Amaze Comparison 2026: Price, Mileage, Features

Comparison overview: The Honda City starts at ₹12.00 L and the Honda Amaze at ₹7.65 L, a difference of ₹4.34 L ex-showroom. On-road in New Delhi that gap becomes roughly ₹4.82 L. Here is what the extra money actually buys.

Engine and performance: The Honda City uses a 1,498cc Petrol making 119.35 - 125 bhp and listed torque with Automatic/Manual. The Honda Amaze uses a 1,199cc Petrol making 89bhp@6000rpm and listed torque with Automatic/Manual.

Mileage and running cost: The Honda City Petrol Automatic/Manual is rated at 17.8 to 27.26 kmpl and the Honda Amaze Petrol Automatic/Manual at 18.65 - 19.46 kmpl. At 1,000 km a month, the Honda Amaze saves you about ₹268.8495948429064 a month and ₹3.23 K a year on fuel.

Space and practicality: The Honda City takes 506 litres against 416, about 90 litres more. That is roughly one extra cabin-size bag of extra room.

What one gives that the other does not: The Honda City adds Child Safety Locks, Acoustic Vehicle Alert System, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock and Impact Sensing Auto Door Unlock. The Honda Amaze adds Rear Window Defogger, Alloy Wheels, Projector Headlamps, LED Fog Lamps and Boot Space. The rest of both spec sheets is shared.

Which one should you buy?

Buy the Honda Amaze if you drive mostly in the city, you want the lower running cost, and you would rather keep the ₹4.34 L for your down payment than spend it on features.

Buy the Honda City if you do regular highway runs, you carry luggage or a pram often, and you want Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) without waiting for the next facelift.

The one thing that settles it: Honda City offers Child Safety Locks.

Before you sign anything:

Ex-showroom price is not what you pay. Add registration, road tax, insurance and handling, and expect the final figure to land ten to twelve percent higher. Road tax changes state to state, so a car that costs the same in two cities does not cost the same to own.

Ask the dealer four things before you book. What is the current waiting period for the variant you want. What is the on-road figure.

Then drive both cars back to back on the same day, on a road you actually use. Take your family. Put your usual luggage in the boot. Most people decide in the first ten minutes, and it is rarely for the reason they expected.