The Partner was Honda's compact light commercial van for the Japanese market. The first generation, coded EY6 to EY9, was built from March 1996 on the bodywork of the Civic-based Orthia wagon, with 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 L four-cylinder petrol engines, manual or automatic gearboxes and front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. A low-emission 1.6 L version followed in 1998, and a January 1998 update added ABS to several grades. In March 2006 a second generation, GJ3 and GJ4, replaced it on the Airwave platform, with a 1.5 L engine and an automatic gearbox. Production of that generation ended in August 2010.
Honda's small commercial van sold in Japan. The first generation arrived in 1996 on the Orthia wagon body with 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 L petrol engines, and the second moved to the Airwave in 2006. Manual or automatic gearboxes and front or four-wheel drive were offered.
30years
2generations
14trims
89–118hp range
The Lineage
2 generations · tap any to explore10 trims1st gen (EY6/EY7/EY8/EY9)
1996–2006
4 trims2nd gen (GJ3/GJ4)
2006–2010
The Story
Why the Partner mattersTrims · 2nd gen (GJ3/GJ4)
4 trims · 2006–2010Launched March 2006 on Airwave with the 1.5 L15A i-DSI and 5AT, 4WD from July 2006.