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 innovative "Tallboy" design; of different height it enabled four adults to match comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety 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 suitcases area. In the right time of its introduction, 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 released 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 naturally aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine unit. There was also a Pro-series of vehicle variations with either two or four car seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof top also appeared.
Exports of the town were mainly to European countries (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, due to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production finished in later 1986 with the release of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was launched in Bangkok, In Sept 2008 followed by launches in India thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the following months. It is manufactured in quantity of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil.
Depending on market conditions, the populous city comes in a variety of engine unit and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the City will come in three variants - S, SV and v models. In a few 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 number of four-cylinder machines include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit placing out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and computerized 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 motor that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The recharged electricity result is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th generation City premiered in '09 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter comes in 5 rate manual or 5 speed automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 velocity programmed with paddle shifters.
The populous city was briefly offered in picked 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 was launched in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling model of the company in the united states, with sales volume level surpassing that of Thailand even, the top selling market for the town previously. The Honda City has been the first choice 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 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 will 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 September 2011, Honda Car (Thailand) Ltd discovered the revamped Honda City, with new entrance grille design, new leading and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving signal and dual entrance airbags to every model. In Dec 2011 including five variants - Corporate the modified model was launched in India, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles Philippines launched the facelift version of the populous city 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 measure and silver accent air conditioning change. In 2013, a fresh 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 available for the 1.5 variant only.Honda Siel Automobiles 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 power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which provides 118PS of electric power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was planned to establish the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, which was launched in overdue 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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