The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was created in November 1981 with the progressive "Tallboy" design; of abnormal height it empowered four adults to match comfortably in the 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 particular 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to fit in the City's small luggage area. At the right time of its intro, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in conformity with Japanese Administration kei regulations. It had been 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 Sept 1982 the Honda City Turbo was introduced. It was powered with 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 in a natural way aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine motor. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle editions with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof also appeared.
Exports of the town were generally to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on traveler vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production concluded in late 1986 with the release of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was presented in Bangkok, In September 2008 accompanied by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in variety of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Based on market conditions, the populous city is available in a variety of engine and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the City will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In a few marketplaces the SV and V is changed by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder engines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor placing out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China markets only).
In South America the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The billed power end result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and computerized gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th era 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 speed automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 velocity programmed with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in selected 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.
Since it premiered in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling model of the company in the united states, with sales size surpassing that of Thailand even, the top selling market for the City recently. The Honda City has been the first choice in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for a decade, with 35% market share this year 2010.
In February 2009, 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 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 previously smaller-sized Civics.
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 Auto (Thailand) Ltd uncovered the revamped Honda City, with new entry grille design, new entrance and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indication and dual leading airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate the modified model premiered in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also size increased by 20mm.Honda Automobiles 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 gauge and silver highlight air conditioning turn. In 2013, a new designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the town has been changed Habanero Red has been replaced with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version is available 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 brand new Honda City 2012 was launched in India in seven variants. All variants are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which gives 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was planned to unveiling the Honda City diesel variants in the neighborhood market, that was launched in overdue 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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