l am carried away by the features of maruti desire zxi. But honda city is my dream car. l can go for desire now itself, but was wondering if Honda comes with a competing price of 6.5L with airbag when it launches its new model by this year l will be disappointed. Do you guys have any idea about what would be the starting price of Honda city new model and will it have Airbag equiped in it.
Just to add to this. l am giving more importance to airbag. Maruti dezire ZXl has more safety features for 6.25L onroad price.

In my case l would go by what my heart desires no matter whether it stands upto the competition or not. However if u want low cost of maintenance then Maruti wins hands down. The total cost of ownership experience is good & so is the value for money proposition. And u have the option of a diesel.

With regard to Honda, u end up paying a premium & featurewise it will definitely be less loaded than Maruti. At this point, Honda might not want to cut corners & beat the prices as they command a good market. But u can never beat the engine of a Honda. Its almost bulletproof.

l know its a tough choice but if u have to equip an airbag & other safety features, the price of the car is going to shoot up. So getting it for that price would be (unfortunately) wishful thinking.

should go for desire zxi as honda city will be launched in early 2009 not in 2008.also it would be far expensive then dzire.

pls pick my answer as best, l want points as i'm giving best info.

go for desire, because maruti gives convieniancy in repair and servicing

hey raj, as anmol has mentioned earlier hondacity may come in 2009, but even at that time there WILL remain a gr8 price diff. b/w cit n dezire.
dezire is a good car in all. it has got safety features, its boot size is enough may be slightly lesser than present honda city. the interior is really eye catching, seats r comfortable(than accent as l took test drive of dezire nd accent), n v cannot forget the HOT LOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!d only demerit l found in it was its engine.its engine is not comparable with its size.
i l think u should not wait till the next yr for city to come may be u dont find considerably many more features than dezire.
ur heart may desire it but its ur brain 2 conduct decisions, n its upto ur brain now!!!! gud luk man!!! :-)

Hi,

It is rare for the automotive sector in India to come across buyers who have a very keen eye for Safety. l admire the fact that the average car buyer is looking at the Airbag as an essential safety device rather than an unnecessary expenditure.

The new Honda City will be delayed an will hit the Indian market in the first quarter of 2009. The current City still enjoys strong sales & there is no immediate competition from the SX4 as the Honda enjoys unequivocal brand image. The pricing will be slightly higher than the old city & it may not slot into ur budget of Rs.6,50,000. l believe than the model with an optional Airbag may set u back by as much as Rs.9,00,000.

My suggestion - Go for the Maruti Suzuki dZire if u really like it that much. l suggest u look at other cars in the same category which look a lot better & r more comfortable than the dZire. Some examples - Tata Indigo, Mahindra Renault Logan, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Getz Prime, Ford Fusion, Ford Ikon, Fiat Palio Stile & Chevrolet U-VA. Good Luck!