Honda Acty

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Honda Acty
Manufacturer: Honda
Production period: 1977 – today
Previous model: Honda TN 360
Successor: none

Honda Acty is the name of a range of vans from the Japanese automaker Honda , which are mainly intended for the domestic market. In Japan they are classified as kei cars, that is, cars with a low overall weight and small displacement . The equipment of the Honda Acty is rather spartan, but the possible body variants are diverse as pick-up trucks in Japan called pick-ups, panel vans and minibuses .

1st generation TA, TB, TC, JB, VD, VH (1977–1988)

Acty I
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Acty I

Production period: 1977-1988
Designs: Flatbed trucks , panel vans , minibuses
Engines: Otto engine :
0.55 liters (21 kW)
Honda Street

Because of the technical framework for the Kei-Cars that had been newly established by the Japanese government , a successor to the Honda TN 360 with its air-cooled engine, which had been built since 1967, was overdue.

The Acty appeared in 1977 with a water-cooled engine. The concept of the lying mid-engine in front of the rear axle was adopted from the Honda TN 360. The newly developed two-cylinder engine now had 545 cm 3 and developed 21 kW (28 hp). In 1979 the range was supplemented by the bus and later by a closed delivery van, which was also available with a high roof. From 1981 there was the Honda Street , a luxuriously fitted Acty minivan / minibus. From 1982 the Acty could be ordered with automatic transmission and from 1983 it was offered with all-wheel drive on request .

Models

Construction year Model code variant Displacement kW ( PS ) Sales country Remarks)
1977-1988 TA Flatbed, box 545 cm 3 21 (28) Australia, Great Britain, Japan EH
1979-1988 VD Delivery truck, bus Japan EH
1982-1988 TB Flatbed, box Australia, Great Britain, Japan EH
1983-1988 TC EH, four-wheel drive
VH bus Japan EH, four-wheel drive

2nd generation HA1, HA2, HH1, HH2, HA3, HA4, HA5, HH3, HH4 (1988–1999)

Acty II
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Acty II

Production period: 1988-1999
Designs: Flatbed trucks , panel vans , minibuses
Engines:
Petrol engines : 0.55–0.66 liters
(25–28 kW)

In 1988 the Acty appeared in the 2nd generation and with a larger vehicle length. This is how Honda reacted to the rules for kei cars that were changed in 1984. The engine was again redeveloped and now had three instead of two cylinders. A new version of the Honda Street was also available again.

Models

Construction year Model code variant Displacement kW ( PS ) Sales country Remarks)
1988-1990 HA1 Cot 547 cm 3 25 (34) Japan E05A
HA2 E05A, all-wheel drive
HH1 Delivery truck, bus E05A
HH2 E05A, all-wheel drive

Facelift 1990

Honda Acty Facelift
Honda Street II

The Acty has been thoroughly revised because the 1988 model did not fully exhaust the capacity and vehicle length limits. From the year of construction 1990 the Acty was equipped with a new engine (E07A). A three-cylinder, four-stroke engine with 656 cm 3 . This engine was used in all Honda kei cars of the time.

A new model, the Acty Crawler, added to the range in 1995. This version not only had a caterpillar chain drive on a tandem rear axle, but was also a tipper at the same time.

In 1996, the tried and tested E07A engine was equipped with PGM-FI gasoline injection, which increased the output from 28 kW (38 hp) to 32 kW (44 hp). Technically, the models remained unchanged.

Models

Construction year Model code variant Displacement kW ( PS ) Sales country Remarks)
1990-1999 HA3 Cot 656 cm 3 28 (38)

from 1996: PGM-FI

(32 kW (44 PS))

Japan E07A
HA4 Cot E07A, all-wheel drive
HH3 Delivery truck, bus E07A
HH4 Delivery truck, bus E07A, all-wheel drive
1995-1999 HA5 Crawler E07A, chain drive

3rd generation HA6 / HA7 (1999–2009) HH5 / HH6 (since 1999)

Acty III
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Acty III pick-up

Production period: 1999-2009
Designs: Flatbed trucks , panel vans , minibuses
Engines: Otto engine :
0.66 liters (34 kW)
Length: 3395 mm
Width: 1475 mm
Height: 1745-1880 mm
Wheelbase: 2420 mm
Acty Van

In 1996, the Japanese government again issued new regulations for vehicle dimensions in the kei car class, whereupon the Acty was revised again in 1999 and presented as the third generation. Above all, the wheelbase was changed because the crash behavior was improved and the loading area would have been higher. The maximum engine output increased from 28 kW (38 PS) to now generally 34 kW (46 PS). The Honda Street was replaced by the Vamos . The curb weight is given as 800–870 kg.

Unlike the previous generations, the all-wheel drive version could now also be equipped with an automatic transmission.

In 2009 the production of the pick-up ended while the van / minibus is still in production, but now with all-wheel drive, automatic transmission and 39 kW (53 PS).

Models

Construction year Model code variant Displacement kW ( PS ) Sales country Remarks)
since 1999 HA6 Flatbed, tipper 660 cm 3 34 (46) Japan E07Z, PGM-FI
HA7 E07Z, PGM-FI, all-wheel drive
HH5 Delivery truck, bus E07Z, PGM-FI
HH6 E07Z, PGM-FI, all-wheel drive

4th generation HA8 / HA 9 since 2009

Acty IV
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Acty IV

Production period: 2009 – today
Designs: Pickup truck
Engines: Otto engine :
0.66 liters (34 kW)
Length: 3395 mm
Width: 1475 mm
Height: 1735-1745 mm
Wheelbase: 1900 mm

In 2009, the fourth generation was presented at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show . The semi-front control arm type of the third generation was returned to the square front control arm type and the wheelbase of the second generation. This increased the steering angle of the front wheels and reduced the turning circle to 7.2 m. Legroom has also improved. The curb weight is given as 760–820 kg. The engine is identical to that of its predecessor, but uses at least 5% less fuel in all variants due to the lower vehicle weight. All-wheel drive is only available in combination with a manual transmission. In addition to ABS with EBD , double airbags are standard.

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