The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was launched in November 1981 with the impressive "Tallboy" design; of different height it empowered four adults to fit comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the City was also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small luggage area. During its advantages, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in compliance with Japanese Federal kei regulations. It had been 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).
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 utilized the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the obviously aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There was also a Pro-series of truck types with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof structure also appeared.
Exports of the City were generally to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the town 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 set up). Production finished in past due 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was unveiled in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2008 accompanied by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in number of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city is available in a range of engine and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the City comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the DX is included by the range, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines include 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 market segments only).
In SOUTH USA the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
Inside the Philippines, the 5th era City was launched 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 quickness automatic as the E variant is merely available in 5 speed automated with paddle shifters.
The populous city was briefly offered in picked Europe including Poland with a 1.4-litre i-VTEC engine mated to either a 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 united states, with sales volume even surpassing that of Thailand, the best selling market for the City previously. The Honda City has been the first choice in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for a decade, with 35% market share in 2010 2010.
In 2009 February, 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 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 populous 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 revealed the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new front side and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving signal and dual forward airbags to every model. In December 2011 including five variants - Corporate the revised model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also span increased by 20mm.Honda Autos 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 measure and silver highlight air conditioning swap. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy wheels for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been replaced Habanero Red has been replaced with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version comes in both variants and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Autos 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 variants are run by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine which delivers 118PS of electricity with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to launch the Honda City diesel variants in the neighborhood market, which was launched in overdue 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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