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 innovative "Tallboy" design; of unusual height it empowered four adults to match comfortably in the very 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 together with the Motocompo also, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small suitcases area. On the right time of its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance 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 generation by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
In Sept 1982 the Honda City Turbo was launched. It had been powered with a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet utilised 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 is also a Pro-series of van editions with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof structure also appeared.
Exports of the town were primarily to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on traveler vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally set up). Production concluded in past due 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was launched in Bangkok, In September 2008 accompanied by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in number of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the populous city is available in a range of engine motor and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the SV and V is changed by the E. For SOUTH USA the DX is roofed 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 automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China markets only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power productivity is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and automated gearboxes are available.
Inside the Philippines, the 5th generation 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 swiftness automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 quickness automated with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in preferred 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.
Since it premiered in India in November 2008, the town became the best-selling model of the company in the united states, with sales size even surpassing that of Thailand, previously 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 in 2010 2010.
In 2009 February, 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 like the Japanese built Toyota Yaris, the Korean-made Holden Barina and the Nissan Tiida (also Thai). This will be the first City released in Australia since the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics previously.
The populous city was launched 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 exposed the revamped Honda City, with new entry grille design, new leading and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving signal and dual forward airbags to every model. The revised model was launched in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Commercial, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased surface clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Automobiles 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 variant, blue illumination gauge and silver accent air conditioning switch. In 2013, a new designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the town has been changed Habanero Red has been changed with Carnelian Red for the town. 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 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 offers 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was prepared to release the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, which was launched in overdue 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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