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 impressive "Tallboy" design; of strange height it enabled four adults to fit comfortably in the short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the town was also available together with the Motocompo, a particular 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. During its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Government kei regulations. It had been much 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 Sept 1982 the Honda City Turbo was released. It was powered by the turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet employed 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 motor. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle types with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof top also appeared.
Exports of the town were generally 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 transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally assembled). Production ended in past due 1986 with the introduction of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, In September 2008 followed by launches in India thailand, 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 range of engine unit and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the town will come in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the DX is roofed by the number, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China market segments only).
In SOUTH USA 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 end result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and programmed 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 comes in 5 acceleration manual or 5 rate automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 acceleration automatic with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in determined 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 populous city became the best-selling model of the business in the united states, with sales amount surpassing that of Thailand even, previously the best selling market for the City. The Honda City has been the leader in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for ten years, 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 and VTi-L). 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 because the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics previously.
The City premiered in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to fit below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In 2011 September, Honda Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd exposed the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new entrance and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indication and dual entrance airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate the revised model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also length increased by 20mm.Honda Cars 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 variant, blue illumination gauge and silver highlight air conditioning swap. 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 substituted with Carnelian Red for the City. A Modulo version is available in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is available 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 brand new Honda City 2012 was launched in India in seven variants. All variants are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which gives 118PS of ability with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was prepared to release 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 the respective features.
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