The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was launched in November 1981 with the ground breaking "Tallboy" design; of different height it enabled four adults to fit 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 particular 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. With the right time of its advantages, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Government kei regulations. It was 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).
In September 1982 the Honda City Turbo was unveiled. It was powered with 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 in a natural way aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. 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 roof structure also appeared.
Exports of the City were mostly to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally set up). Production finished in overdue 1986 with the benefits of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, In Sept 2008 followed by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in range of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the City is available in a variety of engine and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the City comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the DX is included by the range, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) 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 markets only).
In SOUTH USA the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power productivity is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and automated 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 rate manual or 5 swiftness automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 speed programmed with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in selected 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 style of the company in the united states, with sales amount surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the top selling market for the City. 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 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 City will compete with other light sedans such as 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 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 2011 September, Honda Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd uncovered the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new front and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving sign and dual leading airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variants - Corporate the revised model premiered in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased surface clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also span increased by 20mm.Honda Autos 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 version, blue illumination measure and silver highlight air conditioning move. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the town has been substituted Habanero Red has been substituted with Carnelian Red for the City. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Vehicles India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The new Honda City 2012 was launched in India in seven variants. All variations are run by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which delivers 118PS of electricity with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to unveiling the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, which was launched in past due 2012. Here is the set of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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