Suzuki Maruti Sx4 and Honda City: Compared

Since the introduction of the Honda City in the marketprovide much legroom. It boot also loses out marginally.
it has been very successful in keeping its competitionOn the other hand the Civic despite its small size
with the likes of Ford, GM, Hyundai at bay attributed tomanages to pack in a lot of space with more
the Civic's solid brand value which has made others atheadroom, legroom not to mention more space for the
the trail playing catch up.driver.
Suzuki would like to try to topple down Honda's CityIn terms of driving performance the City can provide
with its new Maruti SX4. How good is Maruti? Does ityou with the regular 77 bhp or V-Tec powerplant with
have what it takes to compete with Honda City?100 bhp, which is very much closer to the SX4. The
Let's face it not everyone are attracted to the HondaMaruti SX4 is powered by a new M-16 engine, which
City with its protruding Honda antenna and comparedhas one twin overhead cams, a driveby-wire throttle
to the Maruti SX4, appearance wise it looks likeand revs up a healthy 102 bhp compared to Cuty's 77
Angelina Jolie while the City looks more like Dr. Spockbhp. The Maruti has also an extra 2 kgm of torque
but of course Suzuki will not agree with suchwhich obviously makes it much faster on the road.
comparison especially since the ad campaign taglineWhen it comes to accelerating from 0 to 100, the SX4
for the Maruti is "Men are Back". But in fairness to theis the winner but in terms of gear now that is another
Maruti, it is sporty and sexy plus it has successfullystory. This is because the SX4 seems to lose steam
hidden its hatchback roots.at around 5,000 rpm while the torque curve on the City
The SX4 has a nice flat integrated dashboard andis by far crispier and linear making it perfectly suitable
sporty touches of chrome everywhere, which adds upfor city driving. The Honda City has also a more
to its good looks unfortunately it failed to surpass therefined engine.
hand feel and rich textures found on the City's interiors.But of course the comparison doesn't end just yet
But to make up for what it lacks, the SX4 has leatherboth the City's and SX4's gearbox are good although
seats, steering remote control airbags, and pockets forthe SX4 would require for a much firmer hand. On the
bottle holders on all four-doors.hand the City as expected is light and easy. Over
In terms of exterior, it is quite obvious that the SX4 isbumps and undulations the SX4's steering gets jumpy
longer, taller, and bigger. But you know Honda it won'twhile the Honda City's steering although light to handle
just sit around and wait for competition to stomp overfeels unsettling at high speeds.
it, the engineers at Honda has made sure that the sizeDriving through traffic, the SX4 and the City both
of the Civic will not become a disadvantage. Honda'sscored well however the SX4 leads in terms of
engineers have developed a backseat that canground clearance where the City suffers caused by its
comfortably seat three people despite its beinglow ground clearance. The SX4 with its 16-inch rims
narrower than the SX4.and 205 tires provide better grip but so does the City
The SX4 despite its larger size has some drawbackswith its ABS. The City wins when it comes to fuel
like for instance the armrest in the back of protrudesefficiency but in terms of styling and price the SX4
into the third person's spine just imagine if suddenwins it by landslide. Now that we know the
brakes are applied that would definitely hurt. And that'sadvantages of both cars it would be easier to choose
not all the tunnel in the flooring of the SX4 does notwhich one to buy.