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 different height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 foot). 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 fit in the City's small baggage area. During its advantages, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in conformity with Japanese Federal kei regulations. It had been much 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 released. It had been powered by way of 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 by natural means aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine motor. There was 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 rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the City were mainly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally put together). Production ended in late 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was launched in Bangkok, In September 2008 followed by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in amount of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the town comes in a range of engine and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the City will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In a few market segments the SV and V is changed by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder motors 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 automatic 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 costed ability productivity is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th generation City premiered 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 velocity automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 swiftness automated with paddle shifters.
The City was briefly offered in preferred 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 premiered in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling style of the company in the united states, with sales volume surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the top selling market for the town. The Honda City has been the leader 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 like 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 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 2011 September, Honda Auto (Thailand) Ltd exposed the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new front side and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving indicator and dual leading airbags to every model. The modified model was launched in India in December 2011 including five variants - Corporate and business, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Cars 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 change. 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 replaced with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed 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 premiered in India in seven variations. All variants are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which offers 118PS of vitality with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the company was planned to release the Honda City diesel variants in the local market, that was launched in later 2012. This is actually the set of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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