The steermatic is basically a name of a technology used in the city VTEC 1.5L model. This model had a different engine than the idsi. It had a 1.5L engine with an auto transmission. This was not any other auto transmission its steermatic means that you can change gears just
by push of a button on the steering.
It has 3 options, either you drive on fully automated CVT mode, 7speed auto mode or you select a virtual 7 speed manual transmission mode which introduced first time by Mercedes named “TRIPTONICâ€.
For this, you would change the gears when you want with a push of abutton. This model also stock imported 15" alloy rims with Bridgestone Potenza tires.
This technology is very sophisticated and advanced, but sadly wasn’t accepted by the buyers in Pakistan because they simply could not understand it and hence, this particular model of city was discontinued.