The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was unveiled in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of different height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the very 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 also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small luggage area. During its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Government kei regulations. It had been much 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 presented in Sept 1982. It was powered by 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 is also a Pro-series of truck types with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the City were mostly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at that 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 followed by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It really is manufactured in variety 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 populous city comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the DX is roofed by the range, 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 unit adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and programmed transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China marketplaces only).
In SOUTH USA 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 power result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and computerized gearboxes are available.
Within 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 is available in 5 swiftness manual or 5 acceleration automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 speed computerized with paddle shifters.
The populous city was briefly 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.
In November 2008 since it premiered in India, the town became the best-selling model of the company in the united states, with sales volume level even surpassing that of Thailand, the top selling market for the town recently. The Honda City has been the leader in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for ten years, with 35% market share in 2010 2010.
In 2009 February, Honda Australia have released the Thai-made City in to 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 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 because the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics formerly.
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 Auto (Thailand) Ltd uncovered the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new entrance and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving sign and dual front airbags to every model. The revised model premiered in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate and business, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased surface clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also duration increased by 20mm.Honda Autos 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 highlight air conditioning switch. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the City has been replaced 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 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 variations. All variants are power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which offers 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the company was planned to kick off the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, which was launched in overdue 2012. Here is the set of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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