2 Major Flaws in the NEW HONDA CITY

February 20, 2009 in Discussion. Leave a Comment
Tags: Cars

I love HONDA cars. They are always great quality, design and performance products. However, I was disappointed to see the new Honda City for the following two flaws that I noticed:

a. Poor dashboard design. The glove compartment and the area on the right side of the steering is protruding out. As a result, your knee hit the same when you get in or get out of the car. Initially I thought that may be seat is not pushed back properly so I pushed it back but still  I faced this every time I tried to get in. Pics below clearly illustrate the same.

The pictures below clearly show that the lower part of the dashboard protrudes out far more in the NEW Honda City compared to the OLD Honda City ZX.

I am surprised that Honda engineers missed out such a design issue.

You may want to try it yourself. Its painful when your knee hits the dashboard.

2. Roof height on the back seat. My head touches the roof when I sit on the back seat. I am 5’11″ which is an average height, not too tall.

So, as it turns out, the car is not comfortable for the driver or the passenger sitting at the back.

I am however hopeful that Honda will correct these issues soon. Infact I shared this feedback with the the Honda sales representative and she said:

Sir, we have the same feedback from other customers as well. We know about these two issues.

I just hope that they pass on the feedback to Honda or else Honda reads my post.

Have you also test driven the car? Did you also face these issues? Do share.