New Honda City test drive review

Few months ago, I had the pleasure to test drive the new Honda City.

I'm sure many will say it looks gorgeous. It is beautiful in my eyes. And that's why i wanted to try it out. After all my current ride is aging. Not that there's anything wrong with the current ride. But, the City is really sexy!

So, i took the test drive in three different seats, as the driver, the front passenger, and the backseat passenger.

The build quality is Honda usual. Love the seats, the fabric, the backseat can recline... although i have those. But, on a low/mid range sedan? That's new. There's nothing much not to like about the new city. The paddle shift is a bit stiff and there's a slight lag in the response. But, i don't see myself using it, after all... there's sufficient torque and pick up at the lower speed, in my opinion.

This is me looking for a day to day vehicle. Not looking for top speed above 170km and such things. I don't drive like that. Not many will. I don't understand why some forums have people wanting to know the top speed and feel disappointed when it's locked at 170km. So, my main priorities are... NVH/comfort, FC, ride and handling (pickup & cornering).

How did the new Honda City fares:

Noise, vibration, heat (NVH)/comfort: 4/10 (Fails)
FC: unable to confirm
ride & handling: 8/10 (Pass with flying colours)

Now, the City fails the NVH cause I deem it to noisy for my ears. For a brand new RM90k vehicle, I am disappointed that they didn't insulate the cabin well enough... or is it just the engine is simply too noisy? For the moment, I'll stick to my faithful ride... although the City is really tempting.

p/s:
the civic 2.0:
NVH: 10/10
FC: don't care
ride: 10/10
handling: 10/10