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 unusual height it allowed four adults to fit comfortably in the short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the town was also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small luggage area. During its benefits, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Federal kei regulations. It had been longer than the Honda N360 by 383 millimetres (15.1 in), but shorter than the Honda Civic first era by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
The Honda City Turbo was presented in Sept 1982. It was powered by the 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 obviously aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle variations 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 City were generally to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, credited 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 finished in late 1986 with the launch of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was revealed in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 followed by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in variety of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the City is available in a variety of engine unit and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some marketplaces the SV and V is changed by the E. For South America the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder engines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and computerized transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China markets 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 priced electric power end result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th era City was launched in '09 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 as the E variant is only available in 5 quickness programmed with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in chosen 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.
In November 2008 since it premiered in India, the populous city became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales size surpassing that of Thailand even, the best selling market for the City recently. The Honda City has been the first choice in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for a decade, with 35% market share in 2010 2010.
In 2009 February, Honda Australia have released the Thai-made City in to the Australian market in two 1.5-litre variants VTi-L) and (VTi. According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the City will compete with other light sedans like the Japanese built Toyota Yaris, the Korean-made Holden Barina and the Nissan Tiida (also Thai). This would be the first City released in Australia because the 1980s. It replaces the previously smaller-sized Civics.
The City was launched 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 uncovered the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new front and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indication and dual front airbags to every model. In December 2011 including five variants - Corporate the modified model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Autos Philippines launched the facelift version of the town 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 gauge and silver accent air conditioning transition. In 2013, a new designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the town has been changed Habanero Red has been substituted with Carnelian Red for the City. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is available for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Autos India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The new Honda City 2012 was launched in India in seven variations. All variants are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which delivers 118PS of ability with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to release the Honda City diesel variants in the local market, that was launched in overdue 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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