The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was released in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of unconventional 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 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 baggage area. With the right time of its launch, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in conformity with Japanese Federal government kei regulations. It had been 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 released. It had been powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet implemented 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 was also a Pro-series of truck editions with either two or four chairs. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the town were generally to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, credited to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'truck' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production concluded in later 1986 with the advantages of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was revealed in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 accompanied by launches in India, 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.
Based on market conditions, the populous 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 some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the number includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and computerized transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China markets 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 productivity is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
In 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 speed manual or 5 speed automatic as the E variant is merely available in 5 rate programmed with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in selected Europe including Poland with a 1.4-litre i-VTEC engine mated to the 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 style of the business in the united states, with sales amount 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 February 2009, 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 will be the first City released in Australia because 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 Automobile (Thailand) Ltd exposed the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new forward and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indicator and dual forward 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 earth clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also size increased by 20mm.Honda Automobiles Philippines launched the facelift version of the populous city 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 switch. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the town has been substituted Habanero Red has been changed with Carnelian Red for the City. A Modulo version comes in both variants 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 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 motor which offers 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to unveiling the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, which was launched in late 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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