The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was released in November 1981 with the impressive "Tallboy" design; of unconventional height it empowered four adults to match comfortably in the short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety 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. On the right time of its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in compliance 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 technology by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
In Sept 1982 the Honda City Turbo was introduced. It had been powered by the turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet utilised 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 unit. There is also a Pro-series of van versions with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roofing also appeared.
Exports of the City were mainly to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, scheduled to Opel having trademarked the town 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 built). Production ended in later 1986 with the introduction of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was revealed in Bangkok, In September 2008 accompanied by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It really is manufactured in volume of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the City is available in a range of engine and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder engines 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 computerized transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China markets only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine unit that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The charged electricity result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Inside the Philippines, the 5th era City premiered in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 swiftness manual or 5 speed automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 velocity automated with paddle shifters.
The City was briefly offered in determined 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.
Since it was launched in India in November 2008, the populous city became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales volume level surpassing that of Thailand even, the top selling market for the town previously. The Honda City has been the first choice in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for ten years, with 35% market share this year 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 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 would 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 match below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd unveiled the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new entrance and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving indicator and dual front side airbags to every model. The modified model premiered in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also length increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles Philippines launched the facelift version of the populous 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 swap. In 2013, a new designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been replaced Habanero Red has been substituted with Carnelian Red for the City. A Modulo version comes in both variants and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Cars 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 powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which provides 118PS of vitality with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the company was planned to kick off 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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