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Honda Airwave | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Honda |
Model code | GJ1/GJ2 |
Also called | Honda Partner |
Production |
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Assembly | Japan: Suzuka, Mie (HONDA, Suzuka Factory) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact car |
Body style | 5-door station wagon |
Layout | |
Platform | Honda Global Small Car |
Related | |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | CVT |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,550 mm (100.4 in) |
Length | 4,350 mm (171.3 in) |
Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
Height | 1,515–1,530 mm (59.6–60.2 in) |
Kerb weight |
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Chronology | |
Predecessor | Honda Orthia |
Successor | Honda Fit Shuttle |
The Honda Airwave is a subcompact car produced by the Japanese automaker Honda from 2005 until 2010. It is a five-door station wagon version of the first-generation City/Fit Aria and Fit/Jazz, which was a sedan and a hatchback respectively. The Airwave was built on the Global Small Car platform; however, unlike the City and Fit, the Airwave was unique to the Japanese market. Honda announced the debut of the Airwave on April 7, 2005. [1]
Production ended in August 2010. Its successor, the Honda Fit Shuttle, went on sale in June 2011.
The Airwave was sold in two trim lines, the basic "G" model, and the well-equipped "L" model. Each of the trim lines had an optional panoramic-glass sunroof that covered a large part of the roof. Each version of the car was available in either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.
It was also sold as the Honda Partner (series GJ3/GJ4) panel van between March 10, 2006 and August 2010 in Japan. [2] Essentially a decontented version of the Airwave, the Partner utilized a different 1.5 L engine, the L15A i-DSI (unlike the VTEC engine in the Airwave), mated to a five-speed automatic transmission identical to that found in the North American market Fit.
The Airwave was powered by the largest version of Honda's L-series engine family, the 1,496 cc 1.5 L VTEC L15A gasoline engine. The engine produced a maximum output of 81 kW (109 hp) at 5,800 rpm and a maximum torque of 143 Nm (105 lb·ft) of torque at 4,800 rpm.
Two forms of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) were available on the Airwave. The "G" trim line had a standard CVT, while the "L" sported a CVT with seven-speed mode which allowed the driver to choose between the smooth, shiftless acceleration of a standard CVT, or the added option of shifting through seven computer-controlled "gears".
The interior versatility of the Airwave was similar to its smaller sibling, the Fit. By moving the fuel tank underneath the front row of seats, space was freed up in the rear for a flexible seating system. Like the Fit, the Airwave had five different seating modes.
Ultra Seat: The fuel tank and rear suspension layout also allows a multiple-mode seating system, marketed by Honda as Ultra Seat (Asia) and Magic Seat (North America, Oceania), with four seating modes — and a fifth in certain markets:
The Airwave started its sales from Apr 7th, 2005.
Sales Figures in the Japanese domestic market:
Year | Sales in Japan |
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2005 | 43,846 |
2006 | 32,253 |
2007 | 21,175 |
2008 | 15,648 |
2009 | 9,052 |
All of them were sold in the Japanese market; however, some of them were exported as parallel imports to some countries (e.g., Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Pakistan, and New Zealand).
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