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The fist-generation Honda City - Honda Jazz in Europe - was a subcompact hatchback. While the city's layout was traditional for its category, with FWD and a transversely mounted engine, its relatively upright seating arrangement was innovative, creating legroom comparable to larger cars. This, combined with class-leading fuel economy, led to it being a rapid and considerable success in the Japanese domestic market. It was also available with the Motocompo, a special 50 cc folding scooter constructed to fit in the City's small luggage area. This is a rare Turbo with special body panels.
1.232 cc
4 In-line
110 hp
Big in Japan
03/07/2025 - 31/08/2025
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
July 2025
What's all this about hatchbacks not selling in the United States? I seem to find VW hatchbacks allover the place! :-)
Back when I was kid, the original Golf, marketed, in America as the Rabbit, was as ubiquitous as the Beetle had been. Despite the Rabbit's techincal gltiches, VW took a chance and re-inrtoduced the Rabbit name on the Mark 5 Golf in the U.S. and Canada. It helped boost sales a bit, though not much. The Mark 5 was so much bigger and plusher than the Mark 1, the Rabbit name was all the two models shared in these two countries.
Though I question the color choice - red? - this 2008 model is a fine specimen, with its 2.5-liter five-cylinder powerplant (the standard engine for the new Golf).
Plastic spatulas work well to scrape the old foam and glue from the headliner shell. Weak sections in the shell can be reinforced with thin plastic and epoxy.
Removal and replacement of a headliner in a Saab 900 Turbo Hatchback