The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was created in November 1981 with the impressive "Tallboy" design; of uncommon height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the City was also available alongside the Motocompo, a special 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 compliance with Japanese Administration kei regulations. It had been 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).
The Honda City Turbo was presented in September 1982. It had been powered with 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 in a natural way aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle variations with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roofing also appeared.
Exports of the town were mostly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the town 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 assembled). Production concluded in later 1986 with the release of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was revealed in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 followed by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in amount of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city comes in a variety of engine unit and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some market segments the SV and V is substituted by the E. For SOUTH USA the DX is included by the range, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder motors 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 are available in manual and programmed transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine motor (China market segments only).
In SOUTH USA the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine unit that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power output is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and automated gearboxes are available.
In 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 speed manual or 5 speed automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 quickness computerized with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in picked 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 was launched in India, the populous city became the best-selling model of the business in the country, with sales volume level surpassing that of Thailand even, the top selling market for the City previously. The Honda City has been the first choice 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-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 previously smaller-sized Civics.
The populous 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 Car (Thailand) Ltd revealed the revamped Honda City, with new front side grille design, new front side and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving signal and dual leading airbags to every model. The revised model was launched in India in Dec 2011 including five variants - Commercial, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased surface clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles 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 accent air conditioning move. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the town has been changed 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 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 variations are driven by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which offers 118PS of electricity with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was organized to establish the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, that was launched in later 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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