Honda City vs Maruti Suzuki Jimny Comparison 2026: Price, Mileage, Features

Comparison overview: The Honda City starts at ₹12.00 L and the Maruti Suzuki Jimny at ₹12.39 L, a difference of ₹39.10 K ex-showroom. On-road in New Delhi that gap becomes roughly ₹43.40 K. 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 Maruti Suzuki Jimny uses a 1,462cc Petrol making 103bhp@6000rpm and listed torque with Automatic/Manual.

Mileage and running cost: The Honda City Petrol Automatic/Manual is rated at 27.26 kmpl and the Maruti Suzuki Jimny Petrol Automatic/Manual at 16.39 kmpl. At 1,000 km a month, the Honda City saves you about ₹2.55 K a month and ₹30.65 K a year on fuel.

What one gives that the other does not: The Honda City adds Child Safety Locks, Anti-Theft Alarm, Acoustic Vehicle Alert System, Door Ajar Warning and Traction Control. The Maruti Suzuki Jimny adds Hill Descent Control, Headlamp Washers, Rear Window Wiper, Rear Window Washer and Rear Window Defogger. The rest of both spec sheets is shared.

Which one should you buy?

Buy the Honda City if you drive mostly in the city, you want the lower running cost, and you would rather keep the ₹39.10 K for your down payment than spend it on features.

Buy the Maruti Suzuki Jimny 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.