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 unusual height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the City was also available alongside the Motocompo, a particular 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small suitcases area. During its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in conformity 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 era by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
The Honda City Turbo was created in Sept 1982. It had been powered by the turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet utilized 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 unit. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle variations with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roofing also appeared.
Exports of the town were mainly to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, credited to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally put together). Production ended in later 1986 with the release of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was revealed 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 really is manufactured in range of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the town comes in a variety of engine motor and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some marketplaces the SV and V is substituted by the E. For SOUTH USA the DX is included 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 computerized transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine motor (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 power result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Within the Philippines, the 5th technology City premiered in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 speed manual or 5 velocity automatic as the E variant is merely available in 5 speed computerized with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in decided on 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.
In November 2008 since it was launched in India, the town became the best-selling model of the company in the united states, with sales volume level 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 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 and VTi-L). 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 would 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 2011 September, Honda Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new front side grille design, new front side and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving sign and dual entrance airbags to every model. In December 2011 including five variations - Corporate the revised model premiered in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also size increased by 20mm.Honda Cars Philippines launched the facelift version of the populous 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 measure and silver accent air conditioning turn. In 2013, a new 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 is available in both variants and in 2013 a Mugen version is available 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 brand new Honda City 2012 premiered in India in seven variants. All variations are driven by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which gives 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the company was planned to launch the Honda City diesel variants in the neighborhood market, which was launched in late 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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