Honda Life

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Honda Life
Manufacturer	Honda
Production	1971-present
Class	Kei car

The Honda Life is a kei car sedan produced by Honda.

[edit] First generation (1971-1974)

First generation

It was offered as a 2-door or 4-door sedan and in a 2-door wagon model. It had a water-cooled, 36 hp (27 kW) 356 cc engine.Honda Life 1971

Van version was introduced on 1971-09-06, followed by hatchback wagon on 1971-10-25.

[edit] Life step van

Step van

This van type variant uses a 360 cc, 2-cylinder water-cooled engine. The high back body increased its centre of gravity compared to the sedan version, making it easy to roll over under crosswind.

The van was first sold on 1972-09-20, at the price of 376,000, 388,000, 403,000 yen for standard, standard (after production of Life pick up), Super DX respectively. Total 17,165 vehicles were produced.

[edit] Life pick-up

Life Pickup

Introduced on 1973-08-21, the vehicle used the style of a pick-up truck. The production was ended in 1974, with 1132 vehicles produced.

[edit] Second generation (1997-1998)

1997 Honda Life

In 1997 the Life name was resurrected for a new line of small, front wheel drive 5-door MPV style cars for Honda, which required a redesign for 1998 because of new Japanese taxing regulations.[1]

[edit] Third generation (1998-2003)

1998 Honda Life

The 1998 model was bigger than the 2nd generation counterpart, with 3395 mm (133.7 in) length and 1475 mm (58.1 in) width.

In December 2000, a turbocharged variant named Honda Life Dunk was introduced as 2001 year model. Honda Life Dunk and Honda That's were listed by Forbes magazine as among the weirdest car names. [2]

[edit] Fourth generation (2003-present)

Fourth generation
Production	2003-present
Body style(s)	5-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout, 4WD
Engine(s)	658 cc P07A SOHC I3 (DIVA, F, F Happy Edition, C, C Topic) 658 cc P07A SOHC I3 turbo (DIVA Turbo, F Turbo)
Transmission(s)	4-Speed Automatic Overdrive
Wheelbase	2420 mm (95.3 in)
Length	3395 mm (133.7 in)
Width	1475 mm (58.1 in)
Height	1580 mm (62.2 in) (FF) 1595 mm (62.8 in) (4WD)
Fuel capacity	35 litres (9.2 US gal/7.7 imp gal) (FF) 31 litres (8.2 US gal/6.8 imp gal) (4WD)
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In 2003 the model was updated, and now includes a 660 cc 3-cylinder engine, with an optional turbocharger, mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission and optional 4-wheel drive. The safety features were significantly improved and engine emissions were reduced.[3] A triangle window was placed at the mounting point of wing mirrors in 3rd generation vehicle.

In 2005, Honda introduced the DIVA model, which included aerodynamic styling and aluminium wheels.

2007 models started production on 2006-10-05. It marked the first use of Honda Smart Parking Assist System in a production Honda vehicle.

[edit] Specifications

[edit] External links

• Honda Life page
• Honda Life History
• Press release of 1st generation Honda Life
• Press release of Life Step-Van
• Press release of Life Pick Up
• Press release of 2nd generation Honda Life
• Press release of 4th generation Honda Life
• Lovestep Life StepVan page
• StepVan room contain information on Step-Van.
• Life StepVan review
• Honda 2001 annual report