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 ground breaking "Tallboy" design; of different height it empowered four adults to match comfortably in the very short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the City was also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to fit in the City's small suitcases area. With the right time of its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Authorities kei regulations. It had been 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 presented. It was powered with a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet employed 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. There was also a Pro-series of truck versions with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof also appeared.
Exports of the City were primarily to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production finished in overdue 1986 with the launch of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was presented 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 quantity of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the City is available in a variety of engine motor and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the town comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automatic transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China market segments only).
In SOUTH USA the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine unit that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The billed power output is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and computerized gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th generation City was launched in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 speed manual or 5 swiftness automatic as the E variant is only 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.
In November 2008 since it premiered in India, the town became the best-selling model of the business in the country, with sales level surpassing that of Thailand even, the top selling market for the town recently. 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 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 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 since the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics previously.
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 Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd uncovered the revamped Honda City, with new entry grille design, new entrance and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indicator and dual forward airbags to every model. The revised model was launched in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Commercial, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also size increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles Philippines launched the facelift version of the town 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 highlight air conditioning turn. In 2013, a new designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the City has been substituted Habanero Red has been substituted with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is available for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Vehicles 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 variants. All variants are power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which offers 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was designed to unveiling the Honda City diesel variants in the local market, which was launched in later 2012. Here is the set of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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