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Introduced on 21 August 1973, this version of the Life was designed as a pick-up truck. Production ended in 1974, with no more than 1,132 vehicles produced.

Second generation (1997-1998)

In 1997 the Life name was resurrected for a new line of small, front wheel drive 5-door MPV style cars for Honda, which required a redesign for 1998 because of new Japanese taxing regulations.http://www.xs4all.nl/~mjs/hondak.html It used the three-cylinder Honda E07A engine

Honda E07A engine

-E05A, E07A SOHC 4 Valve:EH-cylinder engine which two series-successor, SOHC 4-cylinder engine series 3 cross-flow valve. D structure of a miniature engine, the same as conventional reverse direction...

Third generation (1998-2003)

The 1998 model was bigger than the 2nd generation counterpart, with 3395 mm (133.7 in) length and 1475 mm (58.1 in) width.

In December 2000, a turbocharged variant named Honda Life Dunk

Honda Life Dunk

Honda Life Dunk is a Honda automobile released in Japan in December 2000. It has a turbocharged engine.In a 2004 article, Forbes magazine listed the Life Dunk, along with the Honda That's, as one of the weirdest car names.-External links:*...

was introduced as 2001 year model. Honda Life Dunk and Honda That's

Honda That's

The Honda That's is a kei car manufactured since 2002 by Honda for the Japanese market only. The vehicle has a five-door "tall wagon" hatchback body, with considerable height given its limited length and width, limited by kei car regulations limits...

were listed by Forbes magazine as among the weirdest car names.http://www.forbes.com/vehicles/2004/07/12/cx_dl_0712feat.html

Fourth generation (2003-2008)

2003 saw the Life updated with a 660 cc 3-cylinder engine. An optional turbocharger, mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission and optional 4-wheel drive are also available. The safety features were significantly improved and engine emissions were reduced.http://world.honda.com/news/2003/4030904_1.html A triangle window was placed at the mounting point of wing mirrors in 3rd generation vehicle.

In 2005, Honda introduced the DIVA model, which included aerodynamic styling and aluminium wheels.

2007 change

2007 models started production on 2006-10-05. It marked the first use of Honda Smart Parking Assist System in a production Honda vehicle.

Specifications

Engine is rated 52 PS at 6700 rpm and 61 newton metre at 3800 rpm for non-turbo model, and 64 PS at 6000 rpm and 93 newton metre at 4000 rpm for turbo model.

model	DIVA	DIVA Turbo	F, F Happy Edition	F Turbo	C, C Topic
model name (FF/4WD)	Honda DBA-JB5/CBA-JB6	Honda DBA-JB7/CBA-JB8	Honda DBA-JB5/CBA-JB6	Honda DBA-JB7/CBA-JB8	Honda DBA-JB5/CBA-JB6
ground clearance	155 mm
turning radius	4.7 m		4.5 m
tire (front/rear)	165/55R14 72V		155/65R13 73S

Fifth generation (2008-present)

In November 2008 Honda

Honda

is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

introduced the fifth generation Life. This generation is available in C, G, PASTEL, PASTEL turbo, DIVA, DIVA turbo.

Specifications

It uses Honda P07A

Honda P engine

The Honda P engine is an inline three-cylinder gasoline engine designed for use in Honda kei cars. The P engine was first used in the fourth generation Honda Life, as a successor to the Honda E07A engine...

engine. Engine is rated 52 PS at 7100 rpm and 60 newton metre at 3600 rpm for non-turbo model, and 64 PS at 6000 rpm and 93 newton metre at 4000 rpm for turbo model (available in PASTEL and DIVA models).

Vehicle code:

DBA-JC1: FF
CBA-JC2: 4WD

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