Honda City eHEV vs Volkswagen Virtus GT | Everything Has A Flipside

Honda City eHEV vs Volkswagen Virtus GT | Everything Has A Flipside | PowerDrift

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Жыл бұрын

The segment catering to mid-size sedans is witnessing launch of some remarkable technologies. The latest to be introduced is the Honda City eHEV - a hybrid gaining attention for its out worldly fuel efficiency, a claimed 26 kilometres to the litre! But winning hearts all around is the Virtus GT which promises exhilaration thanks to a supremely potent engine and an equally eager gearbox. Their strengths are known, but what about their flipside?
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@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Hello #PDArmy! Which one of these two sedans do you like more - the City eHEV or the Virtus GT? Comment below!

@kushyadav8269 Жыл бұрын

*People buy car for daily running Not for driving occasionally* ....

@Himanshu-cc5cn Жыл бұрын

gt. period.

@senthilmurugaswamy236 Жыл бұрын

Virtus gt

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

@@kushyadav8269 how I see it, lots of cars can keep up the daily grind. Won't it be nice if they felt special on the weekend too? That duality is desirable

@jinosimon9291 Жыл бұрын

Honda because it's Honda .

@harshmulani7452 Жыл бұрын

I own a city i-VTEC and boy do i envy the Virtus GT (looks + 1.5 turbo 💥), both cars are phenomenal in their own regards. Great comparison PD. 👍🏻

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Aye, thanks a ton, Harsh!

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

Did you see the race-spec Virtus GT? Damn that thing is hot

@ducatimultistradav4850 Жыл бұрын

Manual or Automatic?? I own a manual... And bhai, the red line sound is 😍😍😍

@ravikant840 Жыл бұрын

I could be wrong but that 179mm ground clearance is one of the biggest advantage that we didn't even talk about in this video. Also, while the fuel economy numbers do add up for City, it will take a lot of miles before the price difference could be justified.

@saptarshideb2082 Жыл бұрын

but you get the instant torque and ADAS. Plus, if you don't have to care too much about mileage, you'll hit the road much more frequently than you expect.

@ducatimultistradav4850 Жыл бұрын

Bro Honda is for people who want long time investment... Maintenance is really cheap when compared to Virtus... I myself own a City 4th gen... After sales and resale value is also acceptable...

@ShubhoBose Жыл бұрын

Well big advantage of the Honda is reliability; you won't see diwali lights on your dashboard often at all unlike the VW

@ravikant840 Жыл бұрын

I did 10k in 2 months and there's absolutely no problem. Mileage is north of 15kmpl. So..... Idk why all of you guys want a grandpa car. Maybe try the new Verna, I heard it's gonna be the best in segment in terms of power, comfort and design. Feels nice to feel a little young sometimes, just saying.

@ravikant840 Жыл бұрын

And please don't get me started on ADAS on Indian roads. _/\_

@nsubramanya4770 Жыл бұрын

VW 1 liter engine itself is so much fun to drive and sufficient for normal usage. And 1.5 is next level.

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

Truly an international engine. Punchy AF

@kotimoto Жыл бұрын

Heart says GT, Mind says City. With increasing fuel costs, how often can we push the GT for fun.

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

You think the 1.0 litre strikes the perfect balance?

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

@@overpowered6620 that's more than ARAI figures. Say what?

@AnoopAshok14 Жыл бұрын

I ride an e:hev and it's phenomenal on busy roads and also on highways. Honda just got things right with this hybrid one.

@ayush885 Жыл бұрын

It's been 5 months since your comment. How's your car running? Any positives/negatives you'd like to tell?

@ShashankBhushan007 8 ай бұрын

It's 1 year now how is it running

@abdulfathah8984 Жыл бұрын

This comparison is just what I wanted❤️ 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks PD

@geovani149 Жыл бұрын

Finally a vintage PD comparison Vipul is doing a good job

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

🤟

@Dheeeeraj Жыл бұрын

Vipul! This was really good! Really really good comparo! A suggestion if I may, please film the interior bits let's say when you talk about the back seat pockets when you took out your laptop. I know I know the review is already out. We'd have already watched it in a previous video. Yada yada yada. But it really helps to visualise what the presenter is actually taking about. And it's happened many times before. Often we don't get to see the interior properly in powerdrift reviews when presenters are talking about features or some bits of interior trims. Other than that, no complains.

@ducatimultistradav4850 Жыл бұрын

Just lower the ground clearance of Virtus... Imagine how hot it would look 😍😍😍 That ground clearance kills the beauty, making it look like a coupe which is on a diet 😑😑😑

@gokulas6866 Жыл бұрын

I own one and while i do agree with you on the looks front .. practicality that extra ground clearance offers really helps me personally on the day to day especially on the kind of roads i think we generally have in india

@ShashankBhushan007 8 ай бұрын

How's your experience with virtus @gokulas6866

@ShashankBhushan007 8 ай бұрын

@@gokulas6866hi how has been your experience so far

@vijaidogra6871 Жыл бұрын

A person while driving in hilly area, the average speed he achieves with normal driving works out as 40 km/h and while driving in planes, the average speed he achieves with normal driving is about 60km/h. Higher speeds are just for fun but less practical. Thus honda city ehev performance just matches above avg speeds with peak efficiency. Vw performance for higher speeds is for occasional fun only and lacks at practical normal avg speeds which our roads allow for safe and efficient driving. Thus honda city ehev is far more practical car with added safety of adas at approx. same cost. Even in Haryana it is cheaper by almost Rs. 300000 lakhs and states might modify there ev policies accordingly. Even boot design is more practical shaped as compared to other cars with some higher ltrs. of capacity. Had Honda reduced the petrol tank by 15 ltrs boot space wood have sufficiently increased and having same range as that of non hybrid city.

@GokuDUchiha 7 ай бұрын

Braking ,safety,comfort,suspension,ac ,engine sound ,engine smooth ,JDM reliability engine - honda Power ,pickup ,performance - vw

@shyamnaren8253 Жыл бұрын

If you really need to enjoy your driving and wants to have fun while driving then go with Virtus GT but when you compare for money and daily use then you can go for city ehv

@kushyadav8269 Жыл бұрын

*People buy car for daily running Not for driving occasionally*

@shyamnaren8253 Жыл бұрын

@@kushyadav8269 not all people run their cars daily.some uses it occasionally and have passion towards driving and for those People I suggest VW Virtus GT. I own a 2022 city but diesel. Even I drive it daily so I chose diesel for my convenience.

@Bhodrolok Жыл бұрын

More like if you have a driver, then the City. If self drive, the Virtus anyway

@sarangsp1591 Жыл бұрын

@@kushyadav8269 Not everyone needs a car just for mileage. Your case might not be everyone's.

@traveljunkie1 Жыл бұрын

People buying budget cars will have concerns for fuel economy, most people buying a 20 lakhs car will think about drivability and performance , untill they are buying to be driven by a chauffeur. Virtus does give you a mileage of 16-17 in mixed driving, city will give you 20. Difference of 3 lakhs per lakh kms....and city is anyways 1 lakh costlier.

@krishnajitsinhjadeja663 Жыл бұрын

Both of them are superb cars, in my opinion city is a bit ahead due to all the tech it offers, comfort, after sales service and lets not forget the efficiency figures it churn's out with a commendable power output which is more than sufficient

@fredzton 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful comparison. In fact this was the most wanted in finalizing our purchase!! Honda eHV is a Testimony to the new Hybrid Technology !!

@TheAshuV Жыл бұрын

In 15 lkhs I will choose city petrol manual but in 21 lkhs, obviously its virtus gt

@akashsarma8241 Жыл бұрын

I remember the gt tsi vs gt tdi comparison. How brilliant it was what happened power drift these days

@thomi242 Жыл бұрын

so true... specially with these two cars they could've made a mega review

@swamilion Жыл бұрын

The confident 531 litres while its 521 liters boot space on display !! Something else !! 😂. Good show and help viewers to make decision. Hope honda brings suv with better boot space and ground clearance along with ehev or VW adds ADAS to virtus very soon.

@prakashkothakurasivenkatar2915 Жыл бұрын

If you prefer pure driving pleasure and don't bother about Fuel Efficiency then go for Virtus GT. If Fuel Efficiency is your primary concern and requirements like ADAS features, interior space comfort and if you can live with 300 litres boot space....then blind folded go with Honda City Hybrid.

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

You summed it pretty well

@keshavpandey6417 Жыл бұрын

Perfect

@veeraldogra5684 Жыл бұрын

I am all for the Honda City Hybrid but that measly boot space is holding me back!

@gashokaprathap4543 10 ай бұрын

Best comparison I have ever come across 🎉

@himanshudas1951 Жыл бұрын

It's really interesting to see how 2 cars which belong to the same segment are miles apart from each other in terms of the stuff they offer! That said, I think you guys should have conducted this test on highways or plains, the Virtus would've easily extracted 17-18 kmpl easily, not everyone takes their cars to hills everyday!😅 Anyways, hope you guys bring a sedan comparison too!🙂

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

That's a more realistic usage scenario. We wanted to contrast their traits in search of duality.

@himanshudas1951 Жыл бұрын

@@carcrazyguy. I agree, but a comparo on plains would have been more sensible. Anyawys, I agree with your point

@yatishbalajig7614 2 ай бұрын

yeah similarly the city ehev can easily extract 26-28 kmpl

@sarangsp1591 Жыл бұрын

If you want an effecient car, and especially want to be chauffeur driven, no doubt, get the City Hybrid. If you want a fun to drive, performance oriented, spacious, decently effecient car, get the Virtus GT, it will always bring a smile to your face!

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Well said!

@sahilsanghvi Жыл бұрын

Virtus is probably the last fun ICE car by Volkswagen for us let's enjoy it till it lasts rather than making it do millage test.

@krishnasaireddy2062 Жыл бұрын

Full marks to this mann, vipul💯💯💯💯

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Woot woot!

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

🤟

@tharun479 Жыл бұрын

Everything is fun until the service bill come😂

@kushyadav8269 Жыл бұрын

*hybrid army* 💜

@edis9869 Жыл бұрын

Virtus because of looks and modern interior cabin feel

@mrkundalakesi Жыл бұрын

What happened to the good old PD team

@allanandrade36366 Жыл бұрын

3:52 , bro i taught y'all met with an accident the way the video transition was put

@aravindbnr Жыл бұрын

When the host used the word flipside , I was thinking they would talk about the 1 yr waiting period on the honda , the icredible maintenance costs of the volkswagen etc , but this was only a mileage test uphill , it didnt even have many scenarios to give a decent clarity on the mileage .Volkswagen and skoda give really bad mileage for city runs. This video felt like a click bait. Maybe zigwheels or someone else should have done this topic.

@kushyadav8269 Жыл бұрын

*People buy car for daily running Not for driving occasionally* so hybrid

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Ofcourse, but there are both sets of people. And voila, two different cars.

@pritamswarupajena1194 Жыл бұрын

@@powerdriftofficial true

@nikhilayalane3072 Жыл бұрын

@@powerdriftofficial is this comment by cyrus....hahaha

@hrishikeshdeshmukh3758 Жыл бұрын

What happens to the batteries after 7 yrs

@GokuDUchiha 7 ай бұрын

It cost 4-6lakh for new one

@nikhilpendyala9935 Жыл бұрын

I own a virtus gt and it’s very nice when u want to really drive it and and I get a mileage of 13-15 in city if driven peacefully and on highway cruise I got 21.6. Soo ye. Mileage and performance are offered in gt.

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

21.6 kmpl over how many kilometres? I'm curious ..

@MrDrone-qt6sw Жыл бұрын

You should have turned off unnecessary fog lamps and headlamps during milage test

@sidhantbehera2644 Жыл бұрын

City is a much better all rounder. Virtus us just a fun factor.

@georgezachariah911 Жыл бұрын

City with more boot space If possible plz bring in a Creta rival with hybrid

@SatyamSingh-ii8oc Жыл бұрын

The ACT technology of Virtus GT does wonders on highways and city drives. Set the cruise control on 80 or 90 kmph and it can extract mileage above 20kmpl easily! Man oh man, the Virtus looks beautiful!🤩

@tubhivellamainbhivella8856 10 ай бұрын

What is the hybrid battery cost of hev honda after it expired the warranty......

@shreekaran9219 5 ай бұрын

6 lakh ₹

@hakkimummer5103 Жыл бұрын

I own skoda slavia 1.5 DSG almost 4000 kms now, it's very fun to drive. amazing gearbox and powerful engine which can take you to 200kmph without any effort. If you are a driving enthusiast you must go for virtus/slavia 1.5 if you want a family car with fuel efficiency, Honda city is the best option.

@indiadrives2729 Жыл бұрын

Please do the same test on flat highways instead of hill sections and valleys, the 2 cylinder mode does wonders on the highway, on hills it has the disadvantage. Fuel economy of 20-22 is achievable in the 1.5 tsi on the highway cruising at 80.

@SuyashKaul Жыл бұрын

The difference will remain the same as city will return close to 27-28 at 80kmhr

@easternprestige Жыл бұрын

Well said. But their idea is not to find the truth but to spread their propaganda. If only they did the test on a highway at 100kmph, we will know how the hybrid suffers

@easternprestige Жыл бұрын

@@SuyashKaul what about at 100-110kmph? Virtus will still engage the ACT and deliver close to ❤18-19kmpl. Will the Honda city hybrid return the same 27-28kmpl?

@SuyashKaul Жыл бұрын

@@easternprestige you can sustain 110kmhr on negligible number of highways in India. A gentle tap on accelerator and turbo petrol efficiency drops quite a bit. Talking with experience as I have one. The act is helpful in 1% situations. They haven't included traffic conditions where the difference will expand to almost twice of what Virtus will manage.

@sarangsp1591 Жыл бұрын

@@SuyashKaul 1%? Nice way to defend Honda. ACT is helpful in more than 40% situations!

@jinosimon9291 Жыл бұрын

miss the old Hondas

@parthajyotibaishya9574 Жыл бұрын

Honda city any time for reliability fact 👍🏻

@AnishSomawar Жыл бұрын

Great way to compare a hybrid with a conventional ICE car. Kudos PD.

@pritamswarupajena1194 Жыл бұрын

Virtus for me

@apurvadharia Жыл бұрын

Love the hybrid for sheer technological advances

@shubhammachivale5563 Жыл бұрын

Video….. which i want this comparison 😊

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Hope you gave it a Like, Shubham!

@shubhammachivale5563 Жыл бұрын

@@powerdriftofficial in first 10 likes my like are there gurantee👍🏻😊

@saptarshideb2082 Жыл бұрын

The moment you showed the accord I got excited and heartbroken at the same time.

@traveljunkie1 Жыл бұрын

What about ground clearance?

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Vipul does talk about it! Did you miss that bit?

@traveljunkie1 Жыл бұрын

Wanted to miss the entire video but couldn't, expected better comparison from PD

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

@@traveljunkie1 it would make sense, generally speaking, for someone to gather information only if they watch the entire video. Still, you can always come back for more

@paulabhilash5852 Жыл бұрын

always city eHEV awesome car

@nsubramanya4770 Жыл бұрын

i was all for the previous gen city and loved the way city had looks. But honestly, build quality is not at all great. VW any day. Fun to drive and feels safe

@Bhodrolok Жыл бұрын

Of course the Virtus, the CVT is a non starter. Funny that wasn’t even mentioned once.

@AnishSomawar Жыл бұрын

It's not a CVT. eCVT is just a term they used to explain how the electric motor puts down power in Honda eHEV. ICE is just a generator for the batteries in the Honda.

@easternprestige Жыл бұрын

Ofcourse they wont😂. Its not a genuine comparo

@sasmit82 Жыл бұрын

Do a read up on the “e cvt” before you comment. There is no relation to a conventional cvt at all! The Virtus is all good till the dsg conks off, they don’t tell you about that too.

@shivamarya5225 Жыл бұрын

eCVT just means variable torque through elevctric motor, its actually just a single gear ratio that does not change when driving, only the motor output is changed, there is no cvt here

@Mototune16 Жыл бұрын

@@sasmit82 i would rather than a gearbox that conks off than a scooter gearbox for 23L

@sreejithdxb2854 Жыл бұрын

Testing fuel efficiency on ghat roads - strange.😂

@northerntraveller1057 Жыл бұрын

Vw ❤️‍🔥

@arkajeet7547 Жыл бұрын

Virtus is soooo much better than the city in almost every way possible. No wonder why the City is here for about 25 years, while others kept coming and going😉.

@BhaskaraRaoMolleti Жыл бұрын

This was the review i was looking for .. superbly done. Thank you. Im planning to sell my Polo GT and go for Virtus GT or Honda City eHEV.

@sreeraghari9217 9 ай бұрын

Have driven both many time. This review is more on city side. But believe me. If you plan to buy go for virtua gt. Now it have a gt and gt plus version costs way lower than city hybrid. Go for that. Nothing compares with that. Driving dynamics is excellent. Cant compare with city. And also that ground clearance. 😘

@traveljunkie1 Жыл бұрын

Seems like a branding content for Honda City.

@easternprestige Жыл бұрын

Thank god. I thought I was the only one to feel that way😂

@TheAshuV Жыл бұрын

How will u compare a hybrid to conventional Car, features we all know, City hybrid is for efficiency and comfort, vitus is for fun and excitement, so 80% of buyer in the country will go city, only enthusiast and some youths will go for virtus

@carcrazyguy. Жыл бұрын

Could it be because some of us fail to realise just how effective hybrid systems are?

@ZLone93256 Жыл бұрын

Bro can't handle the truth on what's better option

@parimalchaudhari3618 Жыл бұрын

Hybrid Technology - VW : It's out of my syllabus . We know emissions scandle :)

@borkarms Жыл бұрын

VW Virtus GT in Curcuma Yellow.....

@omshinde421 Жыл бұрын

Still that powerdirft touch is missing Two nice cars there should either be rohan who should do this video or cyrus He is just sounding serious Need tge powerdirft touch back please

@Gaurav_Rath Жыл бұрын

Fine editing.

@anuraagpandey2473 Жыл бұрын

VW virtues

@ijitendarkumar Жыл бұрын

Virtus gt any day❤

@mukesh.b Жыл бұрын

Vitrus or Virtus 🤔

@sangramsinghdeshmukh9867 Жыл бұрын

😂

@kostinarain7373 Жыл бұрын

Till these get girly automatics,no enthusiast's gonna take 'em seriously..slavia 1.5 manual is IT

@sarangsp1591 Жыл бұрын

DSG is no girly automatic.

@Mirzadon007 Жыл бұрын

What happened to powerdrift? CarWale comparison is much much better in all aspects

@MrRahulKumarKandula 11 ай бұрын

Honda city rear space is cramped than virtus?!!! Really???

@anujpratapsingh9993 Жыл бұрын

E hev offer 27 in city while 17 in virtus

@GokuDUchiha 7 ай бұрын

Hybrid 18-20km city (calm & butter smooth) Virtus gt - 8-11 city (too much heat )

@ameercp111 Жыл бұрын

AnyDay Virtus

@NitinKumar-qk2lr Жыл бұрын

No car under 50L budget can beat the VW virtus when it comes to engine performance and driving dynamics.

@radon222u Жыл бұрын

Boot space is an important factor when you are buying a sedan. City ehev loses in this area and could face a deal breaking situation. Fuel efficiency figures of 1.0 turbo Virtus/Slavia may even be closer to ehev and even that is not bad performer at all. Add the wide price difference of 1.0 vs ehev. Ehev will be exclusive in city travelling situation where its fuel efficiency and low end torque shall have no competition at all.

@ganeshbharadwajshooter1913 Жыл бұрын

Honda on any given day 👌😎

@srbhhldr Жыл бұрын

City city city

@KrishnaKrishna-xo7dv Жыл бұрын

@Scrambler695 26 күн бұрын

City is legendary ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@shyamnaren8253 Жыл бұрын

1st comment PD army❤

@powerdriftofficial Жыл бұрын

Aye, welcome squad!

@arjunprabhu6742 3 ай бұрын

Honda ❤️❤️

@keshavpandey6417 Жыл бұрын

Honda city

@sonaligoud1315 Жыл бұрын

I8 in íió

@kiransuraj9129 Жыл бұрын

The virtus and slavia are nothing compared to rapid and vento respectively.

@sarangsp1591 Жыл бұрын

Well those aren't the cars they are competing against, are they? Compare it to the current rivals, the Germans are still better in a lot of aspects

@traveljunkie1 Жыл бұрын

Rapid and vento were 1 liter engines, this is 1.5 liter turbo engine.

@kiransuraj9129 Жыл бұрын

@@sarangsp1591 nope, the city is much better than the twins in my opinion.

@kiransuraj9129 Жыл бұрын

@@traveljunkie1 no, the early ones were 1.5.

@TheAshuV Жыл бұрын

Only time will tell

@nirmalchandran2702 Жыл бұрын

Bring back Rohan Albal ...PD is boring widout him 😭

@pranavgodse7417 Жыл бұрын

Please change the host... the cyrus was best for any car review ..this new guy doesnt have that kind of voice

@vikrantkoner0009 Жыл бұрын

I got 24kmpl on virtus gt😅

@GokuDUchiha 7 ай бұрын

Fake 😅