The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was introduced in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of abnormal height it allowed four adults to match comfortably in the brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the City was also available alongside the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. With the right time of its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Government 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 created in September 1982. It was powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet utilized the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the normally aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There was also a Pro-series of van editions with either two or four chairs. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the town were generally to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, scheduled to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'truck' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production finished in late 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was presented 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, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the town comes in a range of engine motor and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city will come in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder engines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine adding 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 unit that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power outcome is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and automatic gearboxes are available.
Inside 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 comes in 5 velocity manual or 5 quickness automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 velocity automatic with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in decided on Europe 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 premiered in India in November 2008, the populous city became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales size surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the best 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 in 2010 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 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 would be the first City released in Australia since the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics formerly.
The populous city was launched in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to fit below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new front and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indicator and dual forward airbags to every model. The revised model premiered in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also length increased by 20mm.Honda Cars Philippines launched the facelift version of the City in early on 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 transition. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy rims for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been substituted Habanero Red has been substituted with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version is available in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is available for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Automobiles India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The brand new Honda City 2012 premiered in India in seven variations. All variations are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which offers 118PS of vitality with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was organized to start the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, which was launched in overdue 2012. This is actually the set of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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