A few years ago, if you were in the market for an efficient family sedan, an automatic variant would most likely not make it to your wish list.
Because ATs back then were considered too expensive to buy and maintain, and were known to drain the fuel tank faster than a manual car.
Plus, they weren’t too involving to drive, and were lethargic when it came to outright performance.But increasingly wretched traffic, and the urge to opt for an easy-to-drive sedan have been bringing buyers back into showrooms looking for a comfortable automatic sedan. And it’s not just the premium segments – the C-segment too has started offering a variety of options – one of them being the new Honda City i-VTEC automatic.
