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 impressive "Tallboy" design; of strange height it empowered four adults to match comfortably in the short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the City was available together with the Motocompo also, a particular 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small luggage area. At the time of its intro, 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 generation by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
The Honda City Turbo was launched in Sept 1982. It was powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet used 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. There is also a Pro-series of van editions with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the town 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 the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production ended in late 1986 with the introduction 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 next months. It really is manufactured in quantity of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the town is available in a range of engine unit and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the City comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the DX is roofed by the number, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor 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 marketplaces only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The energy outcome is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th technology City was launched in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter is available in 5 acceleration manual or 5 rate automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 quickness automated with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in picked Europe 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 premiered in India, the town became the best-selling model of the business in the united states, with sales level even surpassing that of Thailand, the top selling market for the City recently. The Honda City has been the leader in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for a decade, with 35% market share this year 2010.
In February 2009, Honda Australia have released the Thai-made City in to 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 like 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 previously.
The 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 Automobile (Thailand) Ltd unveiled the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new front side and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving signal and dual front side airbags to every model. The revised model premiered in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Commercial, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also duration increased by 20mm.Honda Automobiles Philippines launched the facelift version of the 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 transition. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the town 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 available 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 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 delivers 118PS of ability with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to introduction the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, that was launched in later 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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