The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was presented in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of abnormal height it allowed four adults to fit comfortably in the short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the town was available together with the Motocompo also, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to fit in the City's small suitcases area. With the right time of its benefits, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in compliance with Japanese Government kei regulations. It was much longer than the Honda N360 by 383 millimetres (15.1 in), but shorter than the Honda Civic first technology by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
In Sept 1982 the Honda City Turbo was unveiled. It was powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet applied the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the obviously aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle types with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof top also appeared.
Exports of the town were primarily to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally set up). Production concluded in late 1986 with the release of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 followed by launches in India, 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.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city comes in a variety of engine and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the town comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the number includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder engines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and computerized transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine motor (China market segments only).
In South America the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The energy end result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and programmed gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th technology City premiered in '09 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter is available in 5 swiftness manual or 5 rate automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 quickness automatic with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in determined European countries including Poland with a 1.4-litre i-VTEC engine mated to either a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed i-SHIFT automated manual transmission.
Since it was launched in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling style of the company in the country, with sales amount even surpassing that of Thailand, recently the top selling market for the town. The Honda City has been the first choice 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 and VTi-L). According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the 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 previously smaller-sized Civics.
The City premiered in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to match below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Auto (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new leading and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving signal and dual forward airbags to every model. The revised model was launched in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also span increased by 20mm.Honda Autos 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 version, blue illumination measure and silver highlight air conditioning switch. In 2013, a new designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been replaced Habanero Red has been replaced 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 Cars India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The brand new Honda City 2012 was launched in India in seven variants. All variations are driven by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which gives 118PS of ability with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was designed to release the Honda City diesel variants in the local market, that was launched in past due 2012. This is actually the set of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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