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The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was released in November 1981 with the progressive "Tallboy" design; of unusual height it allowed four adults to match comfortably in the brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 foot). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the City was available alongside the Motocompo also, a particular 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. At the time of its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Authorities kei regulations. It had been much longer than the Honda N360 by 383 millimetres (15.1 in), but shorter than the Honda Civic first generation by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
The Honda City Turbo was introduced in Sept 1982. It was powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet implemented the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the naturally aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There was also a Pro-series of van variants with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the town were mainly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally put together). Production concluded in late 1986 with the introduction of the GA type City.

The fifth technology Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, In Sept 2008 followed by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in quantity of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Based on market conditions, the town comes in a range of engine unit and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the town will come in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few marketplaces the SV and V is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder engines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China marketplaces only).

In SOUTH USA the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine unit that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The costed ability productivity is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and automated gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th technology City premiered in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter is available in 5 acceleration manual or 5 speed automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 quickness programmed with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in selected European countries including Poland with a 1.4-litre i-VTEC engine mated to the 5-speed manual or a 6-speed i-SHIFT automated manual transmission.
Since it premiered in India in November 2008, the town became the best-selling style of the company in the united states, with sales quantity even surpassing that of Thailand, the top selling market for the City previously. The Honda City has been the leader in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for a decade, with 35% market share this year 2010.
In February 2009, Honda Australia have released the Thai-made City into the Australian market in two 1.5-litre variants VTi-L) and (VTi. According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the populous city will compete with other light sedans such as the Japanese built Toyota Yaris, the Korean-made Holden Barina and the Nissan Tiida (also Thai). This will be the first City released in Australia because the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics previously.

The City premiered in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to fit below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new entry grille design, new front side and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving signal and dual front airbags to every model. In December 2011 including five variations - Corporate the revised model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased surface clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also size increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles Philippines launched the facelift version of the populous city in early on 2012. It has a redesigned front grille, front and rear bumper and new alloy wheels for the 1.5 E variant, blue illumination gauge and silver highlight air conditioning change. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the town has been changed Habanero Red has been changed with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version comes in both variants and in 2013 a Mugen version is available for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Automobiles India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The new Honda City 2012 premiered in India in seven variations. All variations are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which offers 118PS of ability with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to unveiling the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, which was launched in past due 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.

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