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 innovative "Tallboy" design; of abnormal 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 variety of trim levels, the town was available alongside the Motocompo also, a special 50cc 'foldaway' scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small luggage area. At the time of its release, it was Honda's smallest car, without being in compliance with Japanese Federal 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 released in Sept 1982. It was powered by the turbocharged version of the 1231 cc Honda ER engine. A Pininfarina designed drop-top Cabriolet employed the wider fenders and bigger bumpers of the Turbo II "Bulldog", but was only normally available with the by natural means aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There is also a Pro-series of van variants with either two or four seating. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller rooftop 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 'truck' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally constructed). Production ended in overdue 1986 with the benefits of the GA type City.
The fifth generation Honda City was presented in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2008 accompanied by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in number of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the City is available in a variety of engine motor and standards levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city comes in three variants - S, SV and v models. In some markets the SV and V is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 hp) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automatic transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine motor (China market segments 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 energy end result is 115 hp with petrol and 116 hp using ethanol. Manual and computerized gearboxes are available.
In 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 is available in 5 speed manual or 5 quickness automatic while the E variant is only available in 5 speed programmed with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in chosen 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 premiered in India in November 2008, the populous city became the best-selling style of the business in the country, with sales size even surpassing that of Thailand, recently the top selling market for the town. 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 2009 February, 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 because the 1980s. It replaces the previously smaller-sized Civics.
The populous 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 Car (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new leading grille design, new front and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving sign and dual entrance airbags to every model. The modified model was launched in India in Dec 2011 including five variants - Corporate and business, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (previously 160mm) and also period increased by 20mm.Honda Vehicles Philippines launched the facelift version of the 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 highlight air conditioning switch. In 2013, a new designed alloy rims for both 1.3 and 1.5 variations and a color of the City has been replaced Habanero Red has been changed with Carnelian Red for the town. A Modulo version is available in both variants 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 variants. All variations are power by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which offers 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was designed to introduction the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, which was launched in later 2012. This is actually the set of Honda City petrol models with their respective features.
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