Honda Airwave
| Honda Airwave | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Honda Motor Company |
| Also called | Honda Partner |
| Production | 2005-2010 |
| Assembly | Suzuka, Mie, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact car |
| Body style | 5-door wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Global Small |
| Related |
Honda Fit Honda Fit Aria/City |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.5L L15A VTEC I4 (Airwave) 1.5L L15A i-DSI I4 (Partner) |
| Transmission |
CVT/ 7-speed CVT (Airwave) 5-speed automatic (Partner) |
| 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 mm (59.6 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,220 kg (2,689.6 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Honda Partner/Orthia |
| Successor | Honda Fit Shuttle |
The Honda Airwave was a subcompact car produced by the Japanese automaker Honda from 2005 to 2010. It was 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.
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 (series GJ3/GJ4) panel van between March 10, 2006 and August 2010 in Japan. 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 5800 rpm and a maximum torque of 143 Nm (105 lb·ft) at 4800 rpm.
Two forms of a continuously variable automatic 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".
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