Compare Volkswagen Vento and Honda City
Volkswagen Vento is all set to enter the market of the entry level luxury sedans and its competition is gonna be the proven and tested over the times car Honda City. Though the Vento brings a simple sedan look and options of both the petrol and diesel , Its not easy competing with the Honda City.
Volkswagen Vento
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The all new Volkswagen Vento comes with the same engine as is available in Volkswagen Polo i.e. 1.6 L petrol and diesel engines. While the petrol engine is able to produce a torque of 105 PS, the diesel engine generates a thumping torque of 250 NM.
Volkswagen Vento, is dressed with appealing interior features . The dashboard of the car is in two tone anti-glare black and beige. The dashboard houses meters, glove box, premium sound system, climatronic AC, air vents, etc. The higher end variant of the Volkswagen Vento comes with chrome package and leather wrapped steering wheel, gearshift knob, hand brake lever and gearshift boot.
Loaded with driver and co-driver side airbags, front and rear fog lights, front disc brakes, ABS, electronic anti-theft immobiliser, manual day/night interior rear view mirror, height adjustable 3 point front seat belts, anti-theft system with interior surveillance and back up alarm, pinch guard safety for all 4 power windows.
The Volkswagen Vento comes in a total of five variants; three petrol and two diesel. These will be the Trendline Petrol, Highline Petrol, Highline Petrol Automatic whilst the oil-burner’s will be the Trendline Diesel and Highline Diesel. Only the petrol engine in Highline trim gets a six-speed automatic transmission option.
This engine is claimed to offer a mileage of 11.2 kmpl in the city and 15.83 kmpl on the highway while the AT version gives a mileage of 14.4 kmpl. The diesel variant of the car delivers 20.54 kmpl mileage on highway and 15.8 kmpl in city.
Pros : Luxury car, Stylish features, decent look, comfortable, Price ( compared to City )
Cons : I dont see any
Pricing : (Prices are Ex-Showroom)
- Volkswagen Vento 1.6 L Petrol TrendLine Manual Transmission Price – Rs.6.99 Lakh
- Volkswagen Vento 1.6 L Petrol HighLine Manual Tranmission Price – Rs. 8.23 Lakh
- Volkswagen Vento 1.6 L Petrol HighLine Automatic Transmission Price – Rs. 9.21 Lakh
- Volkswagen Vento 1.6 L Diesel TrendLine Manual Transmission Price – Rs. 7.99 Lakh
- Volkswagen Vento 1.6 L Diesel HighLine Manual Transmission Price – Rs. 9.23 Lakh
Honda City
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The new Honda City 1.5V (MT & AT) comes 5 spoke Alloy Wheels and elegant Front Fog Lamps for enhanced style and better visibility.
The exterior looks of the new City 1.5V gets further stylized by addition of Chrome door handles, new Sporty Exhaust Finisher and Front & Rear mud guards. Beige high quality fabric seats, Silver Colored Fan Knob, silver color inner door handles, door lining garnish and power windows panel.
Comes equipped with a 1.5L, 4 cylinder new generation i-VTEC engine that delivers class leading power of 118PS. Honda City is fully loaded with various active and passive safety features as standard including ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) with Brake Assist (BA), Dual SRS airbags, pre-tensioner seat belts and G-CON
Pros : Stunning looks , Space and great comfort ,Powerful engine, Fun to drive
Cons: No diesel
The New Honda City is available in 3 variants ( Prices are Ex-Showroom)
- City 1.5 E MT … Rs 7,81,000
- City 1.5 S MT … Rs 8,32,000
- City 1.5 S AT … Rs 9,04,000
Bottom Line : The Vento seems to be more practical and a day to day car , its design is simple and mundane but gets the work done, on the other hand the Honda City looks great feels great and drives great as well with a premium of being a bit costlier then Vento but doesn\’t have a Diesel option. So its best to leave the judgment to the readers on this one..
Views and opinions welcome...
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Honda City is superb car with great efficiency and stunning look. It wins hands down against most of its’ competitors including Vento. Vento’s design is mundane and the stamp of Volkswagon is somehow missing. The only negative with City is its low ground clearance. New Verna comes close to it in design..
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The ground clearance for Vento is 168mm
@Amit
The Ex-Showroom price of each car varies depending on state and city.
Thanks for the comparison. Just wanted to know the correct price of the City Auto transmission told to me by a delaer in Mumbai is 12+ lacs on road (with company registration) – much higher than what you have mentioned in the comparison – City 1.5 S AT … Rs 9,04,000 which I understand could be the ex-showroom.
Could you tell me the on-road price (with company registration) of the vento Auto transmission. Thanks.
Mr. Raghavan,
I need 2 buy a new car and i’m considering these 2 here. I am doing a job and my office is quite nearby-about 4-5 kms and i get to drive through some really bad roads and an occasional high traffic.
Diesel is more preferable but petrol might also work.
Which car will you suggest to me?
Dear Aniruddha,
Thanks to you too for sharing hands-on experience. Such comments from real users makes the review complete.
Dear Mr. Raghavan,
Some more points to your analysis. I took the delivery of my Silver Petrol Highline Manual Transmission on 4th Oct. from Pune till today (11-10-2010) I have clocked 1500 Kms. The central locking in the Vento Highline is not what is written in the manual. Owners Manual (Page 35) says that central locking can be opened from inside after trying more than once, but in reality it opens immediately at first shot from inside on any door. The second day I took my car to Kolhapur and the drivers side window started making a screeching sound while coming down. VW Kolhapur dealer rectified the problem but such problem on the second day was not expected from VW. Handling is good no doubt about that both at high speed and low speed. Shock absorbers are pretty good too It took the rough pretty well. Climatronic AC is also sufficent would like to see how it perfoms in summers though. You are right about the rear view very limited while taking a reverse. Front number plate is fixed with 2 screws and is slightly curved maybe because of the pressure created one screw has come off. It would have been better if it was fixed with 4 screws. I also took a test drive of Honda city before booking the Vento but till now inspite for a few minor problems faced I tend to agree with you that Vento is a good choice.
Thanks a lot Mr. Raghvan for your superb analysis !
Just test drove the VW Vento trendline yesterday (25th Sept 2010) after using the Honda City ZX Exi for 3 days. I would like to record the following points:(1) Exteriors: I think the VW Vento looks sportier and smarter.(2) Vento mirrors not retractable, which could be deadly in Pune traffic. Since the ratio of 2 wheelers to 4 wheelers in Pune is 4:1, damage to mirrors is inevitable.(3)Lights: Equally good.
(4)Mileage: Both cars claim similar mileage of 16.5mpl.(5) My height is just under 6 ft. The steering wheel clearance of the City is just above my knee in the upper position. The Vento clearance appears better.(6) A/C vents: The Vento Trendline has rear vents in addition to front vents. The City 1.5EMT does not have rear vents.(7) The Vento interiors appear to be better with an armrest for the driver added. (8) All 4 doors are locked and released by the driver in the Vento TL; not so in the City. (9) Rear view is poor in the Vento. The rear glass is much smaller and raised. Kerb view is non-existant. City much better all-round view. (10) After appreciating the Vento, I was told about a waiting period of 3 months. The VW gives full-page ads with audio in newspapers and ythen wants you to wait for 3 months? Poor strategy ! Centre claims at least 150 purchases expected per month. (11) Base City 1.5 EMT is 9.2L on road in Pune (with insurance of Rs 20,000), but base VW Vento is 8.2L (metallic color) on road (with an insurance of Rs 35,000!!). Apparently insurance is negotiable. (12) Ground clearance of both cars is the same: 160 mm, which means irregular speed-breakers may touch the bottom. (13) Vento needs once-yearly maintenance at Rs 5000-8000/ year. Car is 60% Indian made. which means spares are not cheap. City should be similar. (14) Handling: With the short duration of test-drive, City appears better in driving pleasure. Apparently, Vento behaves better at higher speed.(15) The City has turning indicating lever on the RHS and wiper control lever on the LHS; both reversed on the Vento. (16) The Reverse gear on the Vento is in the opposite direction to the City.
FOR PRICE,NOVELTY,REPUTATION,INTERIORS ETC, I WOULD CHOOSE THE VENTO!