The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was presented in November 1981 with the ground breaking "Tallboy" design; of unusual height it empowered 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 variety 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. In the right time of its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in conformity 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 generation by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
The Honda City Turbo was released in September 1982. It was 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 by natural means aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There is also a Pro-series of vehicle editions 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 mostly to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally constructed). Production concluded in late 1986 with the introduction of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was presented in Bangkok, In September 2008 accompanied by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in volume of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city is available in a range of engine unit and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the town comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder motors add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automated 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 unit that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The energy result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Inside the Philippines, the 5th era City premiered in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 quickness manual or 5 rate automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 speed automatic with paddle shifters.
The City was briefly offered in preferred 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 was launched in India in November 2008, the town became the best-selling style of the company in the united states, with sales amount surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the best 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 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 populous 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 will be the first City released in Australia because the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics formerly.
The populous city was launched in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to fit below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd exposed the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new leading and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indicator and dual forward airbags to every model. The revised model premiered in India in December 2011 including five variations - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Automobiles Philippines launched the facelift version of the City in early 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 highlight air conditioning turn. In 2013, a new designed alloy rims for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been changed Habanero Red has been replaced with Carnelian Red for the City. A Modulo version is available in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Cars 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 variants are driven by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which provides 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was organized to unveiling the Honda City diesel variants in the local market, that was launched in past due 2012. This is actually the set of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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