The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was released in November 1981 with the impressive "Tallboy" design; of strange height it empowered four adults to fit comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 foot). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the City was also available alongside the Motocompo, a particular 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. During its introduction, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Federal government kei regulations. It was 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 introduced in September 1982. It had been 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 by natural means aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There is also a Pro-series of van variants with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof structure also appeared.
Exports of the town were generally to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, scheduled to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'truck' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally assembled). Production concluded in past due 1986 with the launch of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was revealed 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 variety of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city comes in a variety of engine unit and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the town will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the DX is roofed by the range, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine placing out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China marketplaces only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The energy outcome is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and automated gearboxes are available.
In 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 rate manual or 5 velocity automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 rate computerized with paddle shifters.
The populous city was briefly offered in determined European countries 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.
Since it premiered in India in November 2008, the town became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales quantity even surpassing that of Thailand, the top selling market for the City recently. 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 February 2009, 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 such as 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 was launched in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to match below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd revealed the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new leading and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving indication and dual leading airbags to every model. The modified model was launched in India in December 2011 including five variants - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also duration 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 version, blue illumination gauge and silver highlight air conditioning change. In 2013, a new designed alloy rims for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the City has been replaced Habanero Red has been substituted 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 Autos 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 variations are power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which gives 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was organized to launch the Honda City diesel variations in the neighborhood market, that was launched in late 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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