The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was created in November 1981 with the impressive "Tallboy" design; of unconventional height it enabled 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 variety of trim levels, the City was also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. During its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in compliance with Japanese Authorities 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).
In September 1982 the Honda City Turbo was launched. It was powered with 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 effortlessly aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There is also a Pro-series of van versions with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof structure also appeared.
Exports of the town were generally to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally assembled). Production concluded in late 1986 with the release of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was revealed in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 accompanied by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It really is manufactured in variety of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the town is available in a variety of engine unit and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the town will come in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China market segments only).
In South America the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The charged ability outcome is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Within 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 acceleration manual or 5 speed automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 acceleration computerized with paddle shifters.
The City 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 was launched in India, the populous city became the best-selling style of the company in the united states, with sales level surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the top selling market for the City. 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 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 populous 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 since the 1980s. It replaces the previously smaller-sized Civics.
The City premiered in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to fit below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In 2011 September, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new front side and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving signal and dual front airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variants - Corporate the revised model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (previously 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 version, blue illumination gauge and silver accent air conditioning transition. In 2013, a new designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the City has been substituted Habanero Red has been changed 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 brand 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 which provides 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the company was planned to start the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, that was launched in late 2012. Here is the set of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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