The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was introduced in November 1981 with the impressive "Tallboy" design; of uncommon height it enabled 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 variety of trim levels, the City was also available alongside the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to fit in the City's small baggage area. At the time of its benefits, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Federal kei regulations. It had been 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).
The Honda City Turbo was created in September 1982. It had been powered by the 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 was also a Pro-series of vehicle editions with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof also appeared.
Exports of the town were mostly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, anticipated to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on traveler vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally set up). Production finished in overdue 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was presented in Bangkok, In September 2008 followed by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in range of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the City comes in a variety of engine and specification levels. Generally in Asian markets the City comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the DX is included by the number, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder motors 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 markets only).
In SOUTH USA the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The billed vitality result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and programmed gearboxes are available.
Inside the Philippines, the 5th generation City premiered 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 only available in 5 quickness automatic with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in picked 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 town became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales volume level even surpassing that of Thailand, the best selling market for the town 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-L) and (VTi. According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the populous 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 would be the first City released in Australia since the 1980s. It replaces the smaller-sized Civics previously.
The populous city was launched in 2011 in South Africa as the Ballade, to match below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In 2011 September, Honda Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd unveiled the revamped Honda City, with new front grille design, new leading and back bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy wheels, eco driving indicator and dual front airbags to every model. The modified model premiered in India in Dec 2011 including five variants - Commercial, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased floor clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also span increased by 20mm.Honda Cars 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 version, blue illumination gauge and silver accent air conditioning transition. In 2013, a new designed alloy rims for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the town has been changed 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 designed for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Cars India the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motors has launched the facelifted Honda City 2012 in India. The new Honda City 2012 premiered in India in seven variations. All variations are powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which provides 118PS of vitality with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was planned to start the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, that was launched in later 2012. This is actually the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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