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Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MT
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Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MT

1st gen (WD) · 1980–1983FWD

Smaller-engined Ballade for Japan, with the 1.3 L CVCC four-cylinder and a five-speed manual, on sale from 1980 to 1983. It drives the front wheels. This is the lower-displacement choice of the Verno dealer sedan, below the 1.5 L car.

1980-1983Year
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Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MT, every angle

Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
Ballade CVCC 1.3 5MTExterior
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement1.3 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainFWD
Dimensions & body
Width1600 mm
Height1345 mm
Wheelbase2320 mm
Doors4
Seats5

STORY

Honda announced the Ballade on 26 August 1980 and sold it from 27 August through its Verno dealers, a four-door notchback sedan that was the sibling of the second-generation Civic. In Britain British Leyland built it under licence as the Triumph Acclaim, and Honda marked its launch in October 1981 with a Ballade Special. A second generation, a sibling of the third-generation Civic sedan, was announced on 22 September 1983 and went on sale on 20 October; Rover sold its version as the Rover 200. In South Africa the name returned in early 2011 on the sedan that other markets knew as the City, and was dropped in November 2025.

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