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The Honda City is a subcompact car manufactured by the Japanese manufacturer Honda since 1981 for the Asian market.The first Honda City was launched in 1981 as a 3-door hatchback. It was one of the first "tall" hatchbacks: to maximize interior room without occupying more road space, the body was tall than usual. At the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show, one gimmick was a folding motorcycle that could fit into the City's boot. A turbocharged version was added to the range in 1982 and a cabriolet version soon after.
In 1983, the Honda City replaced the Mini in New Zealand Motor Corporation's local assembly line-up. In that same year the car was also released in Australia, although only in a 2-seater van variant, to get around that country's import taxes.
Honda exported the City as the Honda Jazz in Europe, the City name being owned by Opel at the time.
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