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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Honda's latest City, which is primarily sold overseas in Asian countries, has been outed and things are looking pretty good for the little machine. We really dig the look of the new City, with its front-end clearly derived from newer Hondas like the FCX Clarity. Inside is a neat and tidy dash, instrument cluster and center stack that makes us long for the simple designs from a few years back. Tucked in behind the steering wheel are paddle shifters for the automatic transmission and under the stylishly creased hood is a 120-horse 1.5-liter four cylinder i-VTEC engine, which is also used by the Fit and Jazz models. Based on photos alone, Honda could certainly do worse than to offer this fuel-sipper on U.S. shores.


http://www.autoblog.com/2008/0...ealed/









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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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cant say i like it too much
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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i like it...
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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for some reason the front and rear looks like a transformer







LOL

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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Cloud9
for some reason the front and rear looks like a transformer LOL
i think the front looks kinda ford-ish
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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honda city back from the automotive grave?
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 01:28 AM
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Jesus...Honda is really screwing up aren't they?
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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Is this car a class below the civic and above the fit?
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 04:22 AM
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The City is a car below the Civic. The current generation City shares suspension, chassis as the Honda Fit/Jazz.




I still prefer this current generation of the City.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 05:20 AM
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I like it, I would cop it as a stylish looking beater.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Faymester
i think the front looks kinda ford-ish
it looks like a ford mustangs rear tailights, ford fusions smashed up grill and a honda civic were thrown into a trash compacter and this is what got spit out and polished up for the cameras
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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holy crap, thats HUGE for a City, needs a turbo, and no foldable bike that fits in the trunk? c'mon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EBzJ...eature=related
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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When I heard "Honda City" I thought this was the analogous site to Toyota City, the corp. HQ.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Well, it sure makes more sense on 99.9% of American roads than the Smart-for-Two does.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by xioix
Is this car a class below the civic and above the fit?
Its Fit sedan... like Yaris Sedan.
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