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 strange height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the town was available alongside the Motocompo also, a particular 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 was 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 created in September 1982. It was 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 by natural means aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine motor. There is also a Pro-series of vehicle versions with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof covering also appeared.
Exports of the town were mainly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, scheduled to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'truck' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally constructed). Production ended in later 1986 with the intro 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 quantity of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city comes in a range 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 markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder motors include 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 programmed transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China market segments only).
In South America the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power output is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and computerized gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th era City premiered in '09 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter is available in 5 rate manual or 5 acceleration automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 rate programmed with paddle shifters.
The City was briefly offered in determined 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 City became the best-selling model of the business in the country, with sales volume surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the best selling market for the City. The Honda City has been the first choice 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 into the Australian market in two 1.5-litre variants VTi-L) and (VTi. According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the 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 2011 September, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd discovered the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new leading and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving sign and dual leading airbags to every model. In December 2011 including five variations - Corporate the modified model premiered in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also span 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 version, blue illumination gauge and silver accent air conditioning move. In 2013, a new designed alloy rims 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 town. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is available 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 premiered in India in seven variations. All variants are run by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which gives 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was designed to launch the Honda City diesel variants 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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