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The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was launched in November 1981 with the ground breaking "Tallboy" design; of strange height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the town was also available alongside the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small luggage area. At the time of its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in compliance with Japanese Federal kei regulations. It was 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 launched in Sept 1982. It was powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet used the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the effortlessly aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine motor. There is also a Pro-series of vehicle variations with either two or four chairs. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roofing also appeared.
Exports of the town were mainly to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally constructed). Production ended in overdue 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.

The fifth technology Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2008 accompanied by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in volume of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the City comes in a range of engine and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the City will come in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the DX is included by the range, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit placing out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and computerized transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China market segments only).

In SOUTH USA the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The costed electricity end result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Inside the Philippines, the 5th generation City was launched in '09 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 velocity manual or 5 acceleration automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 swiftness programmed with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in picked 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 was launched in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales level surpassing that of Thailand even, the top selling market for the City recently. The Honda City has been the leader in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for ten years, with 35% market share this year 2010.
In 2009 February, 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 City will compete with other light sedans including 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 formerly.

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 Automobile (Thailand) Ltd exposed the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new front side and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indicator and dual front side airbags to every model. The revised model was launched in India in December 2011 including five variants - Commercial, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also duration increased by 20mm.Honda Automobiles Philippines launched the facelift version of the City in early 2012. It has a redesigned front grille, front and rear bumper and new alloy wheels for the 1.5 E variant, blue illumination measure and silver accent air conditioning change. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the town has been substituted Habanero Red has been changed 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 power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which provides 118PS of electricity with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was prepared to unveiling the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, which was launched in late 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.

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