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The Honda Airwave is an automobile produced by Honda Motor Company of Japan. It is a 5-door wagon derived from Honda’s Global Small Car platform. The vehicle is essentially a 5-door wagon version of the 4-door Fit Aria (also known as the City), which in turn is a variation of the popular 5-door Fit hatchback (also known as the Jazz). However, unlike the Fit and Fit Aria, the Airwave is unique to the Japanese market. Honda announced the debut of the Airwave on April 7, 2005. Honda Motor Co. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... A wagon (in old British English waggon) is a wheeled vehicle, ordinarily with four wheels, usually pulled by an animal such as a horse, mule or ox, which was used for transport of heavy goods in the past. ... The Honda City was originally a three-door supermini-sized automobile hatchback manufactured by the Japanese Honda company, and was launched in 1981. ... The 1993 Honda Jazz The 2000s Honda Jazz The 2005 Honda Jazz The Honda Jazz nameplate has been used by Honda of Japan to denote several different cars since 1982. ... A hatchback is a type of automobile design, consisting of a passenger cabin which includes an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind by a hatch or flip-up window. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1 Models
2 Drivetrain
3 Interior
4 Exterior
5 See also
6 External links

Models

The Airwave is sold in two trim lines, the basic “G” model, and the well-equipped “L” model. Each of the trim lines has an optional glass sunroof that covers a large part of the roof. Each version of the car is available in either front-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive.

Drivetrain

The Airwave is powered by the largest version of Honda’s L-series engine family, the 1496 cc 1.5L VTEC L15A engine. The engine produces horsepower of 81 KW (109 HP) @ 5800 rpm and torque of 143 Nm (105 lb-ft) @ 4800 rpm. Two forms of a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) are available on the Airwave. The “G” trim line has a standard CVT, while the “L” sports a CVT with seven-speed mode. This allows the driver to choose between the smooth, shiftless acceleration of a standard CVT, or the added option of shifting through seven computer-controlled “gears”. VTEC (standing for Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control) is a system developed by Honda Motor Co. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a type of automatic transmission that can change the gear ratio (gears are not generally involved) to any arbitrary setting within the limits. ...

Interior

The interior versatility of the Airwave is similar to its smaller sibling, the Fit. By moving the fuel tank underneath the front row of seats, a significant amount of space is freed up in the rear for a useful seating system. Like the Fit, the Airwave has five different seating modes.

Normal: seats are in their normal position with seating for five.
Utility: Either section (or both) of the 60:40 split rear seat sink down into the rear foot well as the rear seat back is lowered forward. This offers a low, perfectly flat surface that increases the cargo area substantially.
Long: The rear seat behind the passenger folds down similar to utility mode, but the front passenger seat folds backward, leaving an area that can hold items as long as 2.7 meters (8.9 feet).
Tall: Either section (or both) of the rear seat cushion fold up against the rear seat back, allowing for an area of 1.25 meters (4.1 feet) in height.
Refresh: With the headrest of the front seat removed, the front seat back can be folded down to form a lounge-style sitting area.

Exterior

Length: 4350 mm (171.3 in)
Width: 1695 mm (66.7 in)
Height: 1515 mm (59.6 in)
Wheelbase: 2550 mm (100.4 in)
Track (F/R): 1455 / 1445 mm (57.3 / 56.9 in)

External links

Honda Airwave official site
Honda Airwave informational site

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Interior

Exterior

See also

External links