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 uncommon height it allowed four adults to match comfortably in the very short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 foot). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the City was available together with the Motocompo also, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to fit in the City's small baggage area. At the time of its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Federal 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).
The Honda City Turbo was introduced in September 1982. It had been 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 in a natural way aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine motor. There was also a Pro-series of truck editions with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roofing also appeared.
Exports of the City were generally to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally constructed). Production ended in later 1986 with the launch of the GA type City.
The fifth technology Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2008 accompanied by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in number of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the City is available in a variety of engine and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the town comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the number 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 placing out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and programmed transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine motor (China market segments only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine unit that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The priced vitality output is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and automatic gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th generation City premiered 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 velocity automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 acceleration automated with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in chosen 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 was launched in India in November 2008, the populous city became the best-selling model of the business in the united states, with sales volume level even surpassing that of Thailand, recently the top 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 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 formerly 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 Automobile (Thailand) Ltd revealed the revamped Honda City, with new front side grille design, new front side and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indication and dual entrance airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate the modified model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Cars Philippines launched the facelift version of the town 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 gauge and silver accent air conditioning switch. In 2013, a new designed alloy tires 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 Automobiles 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 variations. All variations are run by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which delivers 118PS of electricity with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was designed to unveiling the Honda City diesel variants in the neighborhood market, that was launched in late 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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