The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was introduced in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of different height it enabled 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 number of trim levels, the town was also available alongside the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. At the time of its release, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Administration kei regulations. It was much longer than the Honda N360 by 383 millimetres (15.1 in), but shorter than the Honda Civic first technology by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
The Honda City Turbo was introduced in Sept 1982. It had been powered by way of 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 in a natural way aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle variants with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof also appeared.
Exports of the City were mostly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, credited 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 put together). Production concluded in overdue 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth technology Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 followed by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in volume of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city is available in a variety of engine motor and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the City comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few market segments the SV and V is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder engines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China markets only).
In SOUTH USA the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The billed ability result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and programmed 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 comes in 5 rate manual or 5 swiftness automatic as the E variant is merely available in 5 acceleration automated with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in preferred European countries 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 populous city became the best-selling model of the business in the country, with sales volume surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the top selling market for the town. 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 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 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 previously smaller-sized Civics.
The City premiered 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 discovered the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new front and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indication and dual front side airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variations - 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 Vehicles Philippines launched the facelift version of the town 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 measure and silver accent air conditioning transition. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy rims for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the town has been replaced 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 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 was launched in India in seven variants. All variants are power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which provides 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was prepared to kick off the Honda City diesel variants in the neighborhood market, which was launched in later 2012. Here is the set of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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