The first Honda City (AA for sedans, VF for vans and FA for the wider Turbo II and Cabriolets) was unveiled in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of abnormal height it enabled four adults to fit comfortably in the brief City (under 3.4 m or 11.2 feet). Produced as a 3-door hatchback in a number 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 suitcases area. At the time of its advantages, it was Honda's smallest car, while not being in conformity with Japanese Federal kei regulations. It had been 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).
In Sept 1982 the Honda City Turbo was introduced. It had been powered by way of 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 normally aspirated 67 PS (49 kW) engine. There was also a Pro-series of truck types with either two or four seats. A high-roof "R Manhattan Roof" version with a 10 cm taller roof covering also appeared.
Exports of the City were mostly to Europe (where it was renamed Honda Jazz, credited to Opel having trademarked the town name), Australia (in two-seater 'van' form, to circumvent Australian transfer restrictions on passenger vehicles at that time) and New Zealand (where it was locally built). Production finished in past due 1986 with the intro of the GA type City.
The fifth era 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 following months. It is manufactured in amount of locations including Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and pakistan.
Based on market conditions, the populous city is available in a variety of engine unit and specs levels. Generally in Asian markets the populous city will come in three variants - S, V and SV models. In some markets the V and SV is replaced by the E. For SOUTH USA the range includes the DX, LX, EX, and EXL models.
The range of four-cylinder machines add a 1.3 producing 73 kW (98 horsepower) at 6,000 rpm, a 1.5 engine unit adding out 120 PS (88 kW), which both are available in manual and automatic transmissions (Indonesia) and a 1.8-liter R18A engine (China market segments only).
In SOUTH USA the range is offered with the i-VTEC 1.5-liter flex-fuel engine that is shared with the Brazilian Honda Fit. The power productivity is 115 horsepower with petrol and 116 horsepower using ethanol. Automatic and manual gearboxes are available.
In the Philippines, the 5th technology 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 rate automatic as the E variant is only available in 5 rate computerized with paddle shifters.
THE TOWN was briefly offered in decided on European countries 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.
In November 2008 since it was launched in India, the town became the best-selling model of the business in the country, with sales volume even surpassing that of Thailand, recently the top selling market for the City. The Honda City has been the first choice in the premium mid-sized sedan segment for ten years, with 35% market share this year 2010.
In 2009 February, Honda Australia have released the Thai-made City in to 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 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 fit below the Civic and above the Jazz (Fit) sold there.In 2011 September, Honda Auto (Thailand) Ltd uncovered the revamped Honda City, with new forward grille design, new entry and rear end bumpers, new taillamps design, new alloy tires, eco driving sign and dual front side airbags to every model. The modified model was launched in India in Dec 2011 including five variations - Corporate and business, E, S, V and V (Sunroof) - and increased earth clearance to 165mm (previously 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 variant, blue illumination gauge and silver accent air conditioning swap. In 2013, a new 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 comes in both variations 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 was launched in India in seven variants. All variations are driven by the same 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine unit which provides 118PS of power with 146Nm of maximum torque. Also, the business was designed to release the Honda City diesel variations in the local market, that was launched in overdue 2012. This is actually the set of Honda City petrol models using their respective features.
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