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 progressive "Tallboy" design; of uncommon height it allowed four adults to fit comfortably in the very short City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the town was available together with the Motocompo also, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to fit in the City's small suitcases area. With the right time of its benefits, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Government kei regulations. It had been 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 September 1982. It was powered with 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 effortlessly aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There is 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 rooftop also appeared.
Exports of the City were mainly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally put together). Production finished in later 1986 with the advantages of the GA type City.
The fifth era 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 variety of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the City is available in a variety of engine and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the City comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some market segments the SV and V is substituted by the E. For South America the number includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder engines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and programmed transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine motor (China market segments only).
In South America the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine unit that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The recharged electricity end result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th era City was launched in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 quickness manual or 5 acceleration automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 acceleration programmed with paddle shifters.
The populous city was briefly offered in chosen 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 populous city became the best-selling style of the business in the country, with sales volume 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 into the Australian market in two 1.5-litre variants (VTi and VTi-L). According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the populous 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 City premiered in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to match below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In September 2011, Honda Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd discovered the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new front side and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indicator and dual entrance airbags to every model. The modified model was launched in India in December 2011 including five variations - Corporate and business, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also size increased by 20mm.Honda Autos Philippines launched the facelift version of the town 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 accent air conditioning switch. In 2013, a new designed alloy tires for both 1.3 and 1.5 variants and a color of the City has been substituted Habanero Red has been substituted 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 powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine motor which provides 118PS of ability with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to kick off the Honda City diesel variants in the local market, which was launched in past due 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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