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1300 Sedan

2nd gen (AJ/AK) · 1983–1986FWD

The 1300 was the smaller-engined sedan of the second-generation Ballade, sold in Japan from 1983 to 1986. A 1.3 L four-cylinder petrol engine sends drive to the front wheels through a manual gearbox. This generation shared most body panels with the Civic but had its own sportier nose.

1983-1986Year

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1300 Sedan, every angle

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Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement1.3 L

Cylinders4

FuelPetrol

TransmissionManual

DrivetrainFWD

Dimensions & body

Length4160 mm

Height1385 mm

Wheelbase2450 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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