Honda City 2026 All Facelifted Variants-Wise Features Explained

Honda kept the base price of the City untouched at ₹11.99 lakh. But the top petrol variant now costs ₹1.08 lakh more, and the hybrid is up by another ₹1 lakh. Some of that goes to the new features. The rest is where the buying decision gets interesting.

The 2026 Honda City facelift went on sale on 22 May, the second mid-cycle refresh for the fifth-generation sedan that arrived in 2020. Four trims continue: SV, V, ZX and ZX+, with the strong hybrid only on the top ZX+ e:HEV. All prices below are ex-showroom.

What Honda Actually Changed in the City Facelift 2026

The front is fully redone. You get connected LED headlamps with a slim DRL bar, a honeycomb grille, a body-coloured panel where the chrome used to sit, and a wider central air intake. The new 16-inch dual-tone alloys are fresh too.

Inside, there is an 8-speaker sound system, ambient lighting, lounge-style rear seats, and a 10.1-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The headline additions, though, are ventilated front seats and a 360-degree camera. Honda was overdue to add both.

Mechanicals stay exactly as they were. The 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol still makes 121hp and 145Nm, the 6-speed manual and 7-step CVT continue, and the strong hybrid claims 27.26 kmpl. Honda has added a new 5-year warranty on hybrid components.

Honda City SV: The ₹12 Lakh Variant Riding on Steel Wheels

The Honda City SV starts at ₹11,99,900. You get Bi-LED projector headlamps, split LED DRLs, Z-edge LED tail lamps, six airbags, automatic climate control, rear AC vents, and a rear parking camera. Infotainment is an 8-inch touchscreen with wired smartphone connectivity and a 4-speaker setup.

Now the awkward part. At ₹12 lakh in 2026, the SV still rolls on R15 steel wheels with plastic covers. No alloys. No sunroof. No ADAS.

Only four of the six colours are even available on the SV. For everyone except the dealership wall-poster buyer, the actual value math on the City facelift starts at the V.

Honda City V Facelift Comes Up with 2 ADAS

The Honda City V trim starts at ₹13.29 lakh manual. Where Level 2 ADAS arrives. You get Adaptive Cruise Control, Collision Mitigation Braking, Lane Keeping Assist, Road Departure Mitigation, and Auto High-Beam. All on a ₹13 lakh sedan, which is honestly impressive.

CVT buyers also get remote engine start, walk-away auto lock, and paddle shifters. Wheels stay steel, though, and the touchscreen sticks at 8 inches.

Honda City ZX Facelift: A Real Value for Money Variant

The Honda City ZX is priced at ₹15.25 lakh. Here you get R16 diamond-cut alloys, the one-touch electric sunroof, leather upholstery, the new 10.1-inch floating touchscreen, wireless charging, the 8-speaker premium audio, LaneWatch camera, rain-sensing wipers, and auto-dimming IRVM.

But here is a quiet downgrade buyers should clock. Honda has pulled the 7-inch TFT instrument cluster out of the ZX. That now sits only on the ZX+. So you pay ₹26,000 more than the old ZX, while losing one display element. Strange call.

Honda City ZX Plus and ZX Plus e:HEV

The Honda City ZX Plus at ₹16.15 lakh manual adds ventilated front seats, the 360-degree camera, the 7-inch TFT cluster, an exclusive sporty seat design, blacked-out Berlina alloys, and auto-folding ORVMs. The CVT version of the ZX+ is the one that has gone up by ₹1.08 lakh. The feature additions do not really cover that gap.

The Honda City ZX Plus e:HEV sits at ₹20.99 lakh, ₹1 lakh dearer than before, gaining only the bigger touchscreen, ventilated seats, and the 360 camera. The price gap between the petrol ZX+ and the Hybrid ZX+ has now widened to roughly ₹5 lakh. That is a lot of petrol.

For most buyers, the ZX manual or CVT is still the variant to write the cheque for. It is where the Honda City facelift 2026 finally costs what it is worth.F