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and marketed in east

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, including

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. The car was mutually developed during Rover's collaboration with Honda. It was introduced in November 1992, replacing the

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in Honda's lineup, although that model lasted until 1995 in

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. The Domani was another example of Honda taking one product and selling multiple versions at different dealership sales channels in Japan, called ''

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'' for the more upscale Domani,

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at ''Honda Verno'' locations from 1996 to 2000. This was while ''Honda Primo'' sold the mechanically identical but aesthetically different Civic Ferio, along with the Civic three and five door hatchbacks. " Domani" is

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for "tomorrow". In

, the Domani was also rebadged as the

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First generation: MA4-7 (1992–1997)

It is mechanically identical to the early 1990s version of the

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(chassis code EG) and production ended in 1997. The Domani sedan had 1.6-liter an
1.8-liter engines
at first (from 1992 to 1997), then a 1.5-liter gasoline engine onwards from 1994. It was offered as a four door sedan only, in Ri, Vi, Si, Si G and Ri F trims. The Si and Si G had the 1.8-liter engine installed. In

, five-door

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and

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variants were available, replacing the Concerto sedan and five-door hatchback. The United Kingdom received two VTi trims of the Domani ("Civic"), chassis codes MB6 (five-door hatch) and MC2 (five-door estate) with the 1.8-litre DOHC VTEC B18C4 4-cylinder engine. They were sold there as the Honda Civic. The version for Japan also was available with Honda's Real-Time Four Wheel Drive System, especially on RiF models. The Honda Domani has a very close relative in the saloon of the

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, with which it shared virtually all its main components. Renamed the Rover 45 when facelifted in the end of 1999, it was also sold as the

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from August 2001. The Rover/MG derivatives were produced, with numerous facelifts, until the

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went into

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in April 2005, by which time the design was thirteen years old. 1992 Honda Domani 01

Second generation: MB3-5 (1997–2000)

The second generation was introduced on January 31, 1997. It was based on the EK Civic. A version for the market of Canada of the second generation Domani was built alongside the

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, called the Acura 1.6 EL. This car was also exported back to Japan and Taiwan as the Honda Domani. In Japan, the Domani was replaced by the

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as the compact sedan at ''Honda Clio'' dealerships for the model year of 2002. In 2006, the EL is replaced by the

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in Canada. Honda Domani 1997 2

External links

Honda Domani Manual
{{Honda Front-wheel-drive vehicles Domanibr>Honda Domani