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 progressive "Tallboy" design; of unusual height it enabled four adults to fit comfortably in the very short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the town was also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. At the time of its intro, 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 September 1982 the Honda City Turbo was unveiled. It was powered by a 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 normally aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There was also a Pro-series of van variations with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roofing also appeared.
Exports of the town were primarily to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally put together). Production ended in late 1986 with the benefits 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 really is manufactured in range of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Based on market conditions, the City comes in a variety of engine motor and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the town comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few marketplaces the SV and V is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and programmed transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China market segments only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The billed vitality output is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and computerized gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th technology City was launched in '09 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 swiftness manual or 5 quickness automatic as the E variant is merely available in 5 velocity computerized with paddle shifters.
The populous city was briefly 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.
In November 2008 since it was launched in India, the City became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales amount surpassing that of Thailand even, the best selling market for the City previously. 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 2009 February, Honda Australia have released the Thai-made City in to 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 will 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 Auto (Thailand) Ltd discovered the revamped Honda City, with new front grille design, new leading and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indicator and dual front airbags to every model. The modified model premiered in India in December 2011 including five variations - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also duration increased by 20mm.Honda Cars Philippines launched the facelift version of the 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 accent air conditioning transition. In 2013, a new designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been substituted Habanero Red has been replaced with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Vehicles India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The new Honda City 2012 premiered in India in seven variants. All variants are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which gives 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was prepared to launch the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, that was launched in late 2012. Here is the set of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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