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 unusual height it empowered four adults to fit comfortably in the very brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 ft). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a variety of trim levels, the City was available alongside the Motocompo also, a particular 50cc 'foldaway' mobility scooter designed to easily fit into the City's small baggage area. During its launch, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in compliance with Japanese Government kei regulations. It was longer than the Honda N360 by 383 millimetres (15.1 in), but shorter than the Honda Civic first generation by 171 millimetres (6.7 in).
In September 1982 the Honda City Turbo was introduced. It had been 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 in a natural way aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine motor. There was 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 roof top also appeared.
Exports of the town were primarily to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, scheduled to Opel having trademarked the City name), Australia (in two-seater 'vehicle' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on traveler vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally put together). Production finished in past due 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth era Honda City was launched in Bangkok, Thailand in Sept 2008 followed by launches in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and China (Guangzhou Honda) in the next months. It is manufactured in quantity of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the populous city is available in a range of engine unit and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the town comes in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the SV and V is changed by the E. For South America the DX is included by the range, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The number of four-cylinder motors include a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine motor adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both can be purchased in manual and automated transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine unit (China markets only).
In SOUTH USA the range emerges with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine motor that is distributed to the Brazilian Honda Fit. The costed electric power outcome is 115 hp with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th generation City was launched in 2009 2009 available in 2 trims: 1.3 S and 1.5 E. The 1.3 liter is available in 5 rate manual or 5 speed automatic while the E variant is merely available in 5 acceleration computerized with paddle shifters.
The populous city was quickly offered in determined 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 populous city became the best-selling style of the company in the country, with sales volume level even surpassing that of Thailand, the best selling market for the town previously. The Honda City has been the leader 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 and VTi-L). According to Honda Australia's boss, Yasuhide Mizuno, the 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 formerly smaller-sized Civics.
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 Vehicle (Thailand) Ltd disclosed the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new forward and rear bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving indicator and dual leading airbags to every model. The revised model was launched in India in December 2011 including five variations - Corporate and business, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased ground clearance to 165mm (recently 160mm) and also length increased by 20mm.Honda Cars 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 variant, blue illumination measure and silver highlight air conditioning switch. In 2013, a fresh 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 comes in both variants and in 2013 a Mugen version is designed 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 powered by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which delivers 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the ongoing company was organized to launch the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, that was launched in later 2012. Here is the list of Honda City petrol models with the respective features.
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