India, June 30 -- Say hello to the new, fifth generation Honda City; also known as the All New City. And though it will co-exist with the current model in our market, it is still a very important car. Not only because the Honda City has managed to set new benchmarks in its class with every new model. But, if there's a sedan that can claw back some sort of advantage that SUVs enjoy - especially in the 13-17 lakh bracket - the City is that car.

Now, as far as platforms go, the new City is based on the same platform as the current generation car. But, significant upgrades have been made. For starters, even though the new car sits on the same wheelbase as the older City, it is now longer. And Honda has widened the track lengths as well. It als...