Honda Civic Engine
The Honda Civic has gone through seven generations up to the current model. Through
out the years ever since it was first introduced back in 1973, its engine has
had quite a number of modifications and upgrades. The Honda Civic basically has
a standard 4-cylinder, piston engine. The following gives a summary of the basic
changes that the Honda Civic engine has gone through:
1973-1979 - 169cc (or about 70-cubic-inch) inline four-cylinder engine, 50 horsepower.
For 1974, the Civic's engine size grew slightly, to 1,237 cc and power went up
to 52 horsepower. The CVCC (or Controlled Vortex Combustion Chamber) engine debuted
in 1975. 53-horsepower CVCC engine, displaced 1,488 cc.
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1980-1983 - 1,335cc ("1300") engine made 55 horsepower, while the 1,488 ("1500")
produced 67 horsepower.
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1984-1987 - new 1.5 liter-engine (formerly referred to as 1,500cc) with 12 valves
(three valves per cylinder) and 76 horsepower
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1985, the hot-rod CRX Si came ready to run with a fuel-injected version of the
1.5-liter engine that pumped out 91 horsepower.
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1988-1991 - a 1.5-liter 16-valve engine that produced 92 horsepower.
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1992-1995 - Trim levels for the hatchback included the CX, DX, VX and Si. The
CX was fitted with a 1.5-liter 70-horsepower engine; the DX with a 1.5-liter 102-horsepower
engine; the VX with a 92-horsepower 1.5-liter with variable valve timing tuned
for economy (VTEC-E); and the Si with a 125-horsepower VTEC engine.
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1996-2000 - The revised VTEC-E engine (now at 1.6 liters) in the HX put out 23
more horsepower (for a total of 115 ponies) than the previous version but now
"only" scored mileage figures of 39 in the city and 45 on the highway.
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1999 - Civic Si returned, now in the coupe body style and sporting a potent 160
horsepower from its 1.6-liter VTEC engine.
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Present- The engine's size has been increased slightly (from 1.6 to 1.7 liters)
to provide more torque. Also, the availability of a Hybrid Civic sedan which has
a powerful gas/electric power plant system is a significant breakthrough.