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 progressive "Tallboy" design; of different height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 foot). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number of trim levels, the town was also available together with the Motocompo, a special 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. At the time of its launch, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Federal government kei regulations. It was 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).
The Honda City Turbo was launched in Sept 1982. It had been powered by a turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet applied the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the naturally aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There is 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 primarily to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'truck' form, to circumvent Australian import restrictions on passenger vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally set up). Production concluded in late 1986 with the advantages 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 next months. It really is manufactured in range of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city comes in a variety of engine and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the town will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In a few markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For South America the number includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder engines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit putting out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automatic 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 billed electricity result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Manual and automatic gearboxes are available.
Inside 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 acceleration manual or 5 velocity automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 speed programmed with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in chosen 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 was launched in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling style of the business in the country, with sales volume level surpassing that of Thailand even, recently the top selling market for the City. 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 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 Auto (Thailand) Ltd discovered the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new leading and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy rims, eco driving signal and dual entrance airbags to every model. The revised model premiered in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also duration increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles 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 highlight air conditioning transition. In 2013, a fresh designed alloy wheels 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 town. A Modulo version comes in both variations and in 2013 a Mugen version is available 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 new Honda City 2012 premiered in India in seven variations. All variations 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 unveiling 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 their respective features.
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