
:''See also Honda Civic Hybrid'' {|border=1 align="right" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=250 style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom: 2em;" |colspan=2| |- !colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkgreen;"|Honda Civic |- |width="40%"|Manufacturer:||Honda |- |Production:||1973–present |- |Class:||1973–2000: Subcompact car
2001– : Compact car |- |Body Styles:||2-door coupe, 2-door hatchback, 4-door sedan (car), 5-door wagon (car) (non-U.S. markets) |- |Predecessor:||none |- |Successor:||none |- |Shares components with:||Acura Integra
Acura RSX
Honda CR-V
Honda Element |- |Comparable models:||Nissan Sentra
Saturn ION
Toyota Corolla
Mazda Mazda3
Ford Focus |- |colspan=2|''This article is part of the automobile series.'' |} The Honda Civic is an automobile manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in 1973 as a 1169 cm³ or 1238 cm³ engine-powered small hatch or two-door small sedan. With a east west engine like the British Mini, and front wheel drive, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions. Early models of the Civic were typically outfitted with a basic AM radio, rudimentary heater, foam cushioned plastic trim, two speed wipers, and painted steel rims with a chromed wheel nut cap. Honda's current Civic has become somewhat more luxurious. Still, many regard the Civic as representing a good value for the money, combining good performance, reliability and economy, as well as a very low rate of depreciation, resulting in a low total cost per mile or per year. ==Models and equipment== Initially the Civic was sold as either a four speed manual transmission, or two speed "HondaMatic" model. Later models went to five speed manual and full four speed automatic gear boxes. Like the Mini, the gear box / differential was integral with the engine unit, but drive shaft technology in the Civic was a well ahead of the universal joints of the Mini. The Civic evolved through 1335 cm³ (1980) to larger capacities and more creature comforts (air conditioning, electric windows etc) through the 1990s and into the 2000s. Beginning in 1999, Honda produced the first iteration of Civic to receive the "Type-R" appellation (applied first to the Honda Integra Type-R), with the EK9 chassis Civic Type-R. The EK9-generation Civic Type-R had a specific output in the range of 180 hp (increased over the more common 160 hp Honda_B_engine#B16 engine in the SiR models), and included various alterations to the chassis to improve handling and reduce weight (such as better welding of the frame, and removal of the radio and noise-suppressing materials). In 2001, Honda announced the release of the Civic Type-R for the EM chassis, a more sporty variant of the most recent model of Civic and successor to the EK9 Civic Type-R. Unlike the EK9 version, which was produced solely in Japan, the EM Civic Type-R is produced in the United Kingdom and exported to Japan. The EM Civic Type-R has a specific output of 197 bhp (@ 7400 RPM), a six-speed gearbox, a reworked exterior with bullet-like hatchback design, aeroform bumpers, spoiler, and 17 inch wheels. The interior of the Type-R includes Recaro seats and a Momo steering wheel, and the model also includes Type-R-specific badging, a helical limited-slip differential, and has been reported to accelerate from zero to 60 mph in about 6.4 seconds. The Honda Civic Hybrid became available in 2003, which uses both a small (1.3 L) main gasoline engine and auxiliary electric motor. The electric motors are powered by a battery array which is charged by regenerative braking during deceleration, which reduces exhaust emissions and extends fuel mileage. ==International marketing== While the Civic is sold in largely the same form worldwide, differences in the name of the models exist between markets. In Japan the hatchback Civic is just called "Civic" while the sedan or coupé model is called "Civic Ferio". In the United States "Civic" generically refers to any of the coupe, sedan or hatchback models. A five-door or station wagon model called the Civic Shuttle was available from the early to late 1980s. (This brand name would later be revived for the mid-1990s Honda Shuttle people carrier, known in some markets as the Honda Odyssey.) Other models have been built off the Civic platform, including the Honda Ballade, the Honda CRX, the Honda Quint, the Honda Del Sol, and the Honda Integra. Also, at various times the Civic or Civic-derived models have been sold by marques other than Honda — for example, Rover (car) sold the 200, 400 and 45, each of which were Civic-based at some point, as was their predecessor, the Triumph Acclaim, based on the Honda Ballade. The Honda Domani, a Civic variant, was sold as the Isuzu Gemini in Japan (1993–2000). In Thailand, the Civic was available as a four-door Isuzu Vertex (1995–2000). The sixth-generation station wagon was sold as the Honda Orthia (Honda Partner as the downmarket commercial variant). The seventh-generation minivan model is called the Honda Stream or the Honda Civic Stream. The two-door-hatchback body style has been somewhat unpopular in the United States, but has achieved wide acceptance in Canada, as well as popularity in Japan and European markets. Starting in 2001, the Civic two-door hatchback has been [http://www.mfg.honda.co.uk/Internet/HUM00254.nsf/All/5DEBYCJSEO?opendocument built exclusively at Honda's manufacturing plant] in Swindon, England. Accordingly, all instances of that model (left- or right-hand-drive, anywhere in the world) are British-made cars designed with Japanese engineering. ==Historical development== An interesting engine development used in all 1980 to 1983 models as well as all carbureted models through 1987 was the CVCC system, where a small auxilary inlet valve allowed a rich fuel/air mixture into the cylinder near the spark plug, while the main charge was lean. This design could meet clean air emission standards without the power robbing emission control devices fitted to many cars of that time. This engine was a rare example of commercial development of a Stratified charge engine. Current generation Civics use variable valve timing (VTEC), and are approaching the size and weight of the early Honda Accord models, which were initially introduced as a larger, up-market alternative to the Civic in the mid 1970s. ==Modifications and the enthusiast community== In many areas, the Civic is popular as a platform for modification and customization by an import scene. For example, because of parts interchangeability, early Civics (such as fourth-generation models) which were originally equipped with lower-power motors can later be equipped with a newer Honda engine, turbo, or even fitted with a non-Honda engine. The City Turbo engine is a good fit to the Civic engine bay in many models, and provides a significant increase in the power-to-weight ratio compared to the non-performance motors, thus boosting performance. A Honda Civic Hybrid is also available that uses a combination gas-electric hybrid engine for propulsion, which reduces exhaust emissions and greatly extends fuel mileage. Also, many fourth-, fifth- and sixth-generation Civic models can be similarly upgraded by replacing their original economy-oriented motors with a DOHC VTEC engine — commonly one of the Honda B engine motors such as a B16A, which was also original equipment in some performance models of the Civic. With the release of the movie ''The Fast and the Furious'' (which featured various tuner cars, including the Civic), popular awareness of the Honda Civic as a engine tuning car increased. However, antipathy toward the Civic also arose, such that the Civic has been given the epithet of "Rice car" car by some (see also Rice boy regarding a stereotypical Import Scene who applies modifications to his car which are considered gaudy, excessive or of poor taste). ==Awards== The Civic was ''Motor Trend'''s Car of the Year for 1980. The Civic has been on ''Car and Driver'' magazine's annual Car and Driver Ten Best list six times, in 1985, 1988 through 1991, and 1996. The Civic GX, a natural gas version of the vehicle was named Greenest Car of 2005 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Honda claimed 5 of the top 10 Greenest car slots, 3 of which were models of the Civic. == External links == * [http://sirspeed.info Honda Civic SiR(Si) Enthusiast Site] * [http://www.xs4all.nl/~mjs/storycivic.html Honda Civic history] * [http://www.honda.co.jp/HOT/ModelData/civic/cv-ka1-210a/line_up.html Japanese Honda Civic specifications] * [http://www.civic1200.com Enthusiast site] * [http://www.cityturbo.com City Turbo site] * [http://www.honda-tech.com Honda and Acura Technical Resource] * [http://www.theoldone.com Owner link of the 89 Civic HB Si clocked at 11.04 seconds at 134 mph and still maintaining 29.3 mpg] * [http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/22838/ Article on the 11sec 89 Civic HB Si] Honda vehicles Front wheel drive vehicles
For further reference: http://www.hondacars.com/info/news/article.asp?ArticleID=2002082048053&bhcp=1&BrowserDetected=True http://www.hondacars.com/info/news/article.asp?ArticleID=2003040241743 User:TimothyPilgrim 20:11, Jul 15, 2004 (UTC) == approaching Accord size? == Seems to me that many current Civics are considerably larger than my wife's old 1979 Accord. Both have grown quite a bit. Any measured size info available somewhere that could be incoporated == The blue Civic is an Si, not an SiR (updated)== An anonymous user changed the caption from "Civic Si" to "Civic SiR," which is incorrect. I uploaded the picture, which is of an acquaintance's car, and happen to know that it is in fact a U.S. Civic Si (not a Canadian SiR, which was substantially identical to the U.S. Si but branded as an SiR for various reasons). ---- An anonymous user changed the caption of the picture of this car to "Civic SiR" with the rationale that b16a-equipped Civics are sold as the SiR in all non-U.S. markets. Although this is true, it is nonetheless irrelevant regarding the caption of the picture because ''this particular automobile'' is not an SiR, but rather a U.S. Civic Si.
If a contributor wishes to contribute a photo of an actual SiR from a non-U.S. market, it would likewise be incorrect to caption such a photo as "an Si," for similar reasons.
--User:Ryanaxp 16:30, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC) == Civic Type-R == I edited the material added yesterday (3/22/05) to clarify that the Civic Type-R was not first produced in 2001; rather, the EK9 CTR was first made in Japan in 1999. Also, I edited the added paragraph to reduce the level of breathless market-speak which was inappropriate for encyclopedic entries. --User:Ryanaxp 05:14, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
#REDIRECT: Honda Civic
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:''See also Honda Civic Hybrid'' {|border=1 align="right" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=250 style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom: 2em;" |colspan=2| |- !colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkgreen;"|Honda Civic |- |width="40%"|Manufacturer:||Honda |- |Production:||1973–present |- |Class:||1973–2000: Subcompact car
2001– : Compact car |- |Body Styles:||2-door coupe, 2-door hatchback, 4-door sedan (car), 5-door wagon (car) (non-U.S. markets) |- |Predecessor:||none |- |Successor:||none |- |Shares components with:||Acura Integra
Acura RSX
Honda CR-V
Honda Element |- |Comparable models:||Nissan Sentra
Saturn ION
Toyota Corolla
Mazda Mazda3
Ford Focus |- |colspan=2|''This article is part of the automobile series.'' |} The Honda Civic is an automobile manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in 1973 as a 1169 cm³ or 1238 cm³ engine-powered small hatch or two-door small sedan. With a east west engine like the British Mini, and front wheel drive, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions. Early models of the Civic were typically outfitted with a basic AM radio, rudimentary heater, foam cushioned plastic trim, two speed wipers, and painted steel rims with a chromed wheel nut cap. Honda's current Civic has become somewhat more luxurious. Still, many regard the Civic as representing a good value for the money, combining good performance, reliability and economy, as well as a very low rate of depreciation, resulting in a low total cost per mile or per year. ==Models and equipment== Initially the Civic was sold as either a four speed manual transmission, or two speed "HondaMatic" model. Later models went to five speed manual and full four speed automatic gear boxes. Like the Mini, the gear box / differential was integral with the engine unit, but drive shaft technology in the Civic was a well ahead of the universal joints of the Mini. The Civic evolved through 1335 cm³ (1980) to larger capacities and more creature comforts (air conditioning, electric windows etc) through the 1990s and into the 2000s. Beginning in 1999, Honda produced the first iteration of Civic to receive the "Type-R" appellation (applied first to the Honda Integra Type-R), with the EK9 chassis Civic Type-R. The EK9-generation Civic Type-R had a specific output in the range of 180 hp (increased over the more common 160 hp Honda_B_engine#B16 engine in the SiR models), and included various alterations to the chassis to improve handling and reduce weight (such as better welding of the frame, and removal of the radio and noise-suppressing materials). In 2001, Honda announced the release of the Civic Type-R for the EM chassis, a more sporty variant of the most recent model of Civic and successor to the EK9 Civic Type-R. Unlike the EK9 version, which was produced solely in Japan, the EM Civic Type-R is produced in the United Kingdom and exported to Japan. The EM Civic Type-R has a specific output of 197 bhp (@ 7400 RPM), a six-speed gearbox, a reworked exterior with bullet-like hatchback design, aeroform bumpers, spoiler, and 17 inch wheels. The interior of the Type-R includes Recaro seats and a Momo steering wheel, and the model also includes Type-R-specific badging, a helical limited-slip differential, and has been reported to accelerate from zero to 60 mph in about 6.4 seconds. The Honda Civic Hybrid became available in 2003, which uses both a small (1.3 L) main gasoline engine and auxiliary electric motor. The electric motors are powered by a battery array which is charged by regenerative braking during deceleration, which reduces exhaust emissions and extends fuel mileage. ==International marketing== While the Civic is sold in largely the same form worldwide, differences in the name of the models exist between markets. In Japan the hatchback Civic is just called "Civic" while the sedan or coupé model is called "Civic Ferio". In the United States "Civic" generically refers to any of the coupe, sedan or hatchback models. A five-door or station wagon model called the Civic Shuttle was available from the early to late 1980s. (This brand name would later be revived for the mid-1990s Honda Shuttle people carrier, known in some markets as the Honda Odyssey.) Other models have been built off the Civic platform, including the Honda Ballade, the Honda CRX, the Honda Quint, the Honda Del Sol, and the Honda Integra. Also, at various times the Civic or Civic-derived models have been sold by marques other than Honda — for example, Rover (car) sold the 200, 400 and 45, each of which were Civic-based at some point, as was their predecessor, the Triumph Acclaim, based on the Honda Ballade. The Honda Domani, a Civic variant, was sold as the Isuzu Gemini in Japan (1993–2000). In Thailand, the Civic was available as a four-door Isuzu Vertex (1995–2000). The sixth-generation station wagon was sold as the Honda Orthia (Honda Partner as the downmarket commercial variant). The seventh-generation minivan model is called the Honda Stream or the Honda Civic Stream. The two-door-hatchback body style has been somewhat unpopular in the United States, but has achieved wide acceptance in Canada, as well as popularity in Japan and European markets. Starting in 2001, the Civic two-door hatchback has been [http://www.mfg.honda.co.uk/Internet/HUM00254.nsf/All/5DEBYCJSEO?opendocument built exclusively at Honda's manufacturing plant] in Swindon, England. Accordingly, all instances of that model (left- or right-hand-drive, anywhere in the world) are British-made cars designed with Japanese engineering. ==Historical development== An interesting engine development used in all 1980 to 1983 models as well as all carbureted models through 1987 was the CVCC system, where a small auxilary inlet valve allowed a rich fuel/air mixture into the cylinder near the spark plug, while the main charge was lean. This design could meet clean air emission standards without the power robbing emission control devices fitted to many cars of that time. This engine was a rare example of commercial development of a Stratified charge engine. Current generation Civics use variable valve timing (VTEC), and are approaching the size and weight of the early Honda Accord models, which were initially introduced as a larger, up-market alternative to the Civic in the mid 1970s. ==Modifications and the enthusiast community== In many areas, the Civic is popular as a platform for modification and customization by an import scene. For example, because of parts interchangeability, early Civics (such as fourth-generation models) which were originally equipped with lower-power motors can later be equipped with a newer Honda engine, turbo, or even fitted with a non-Honda engine. The City Turbo engine is a good fit to the Civic engine bay in many models, and provides a significant increase in the power-to-weight ratio compared to the non-performance motors, thus boosting performance. A Honda Civic Hybrid is also available that uses a combination gas-electric hybrid engine for propulsion, which reduces exhaust emissions and greatly extends fuel mileage. Also, many fourth-, fifth- and sixth-generation Civic models can be similarly upgraded by replacing their original economy-oriented motors with a DOHC VTEC engine — commonly one of the Honda B engine motors such as a B16A, which was also original equipment in some performance models of the Civic. With the release of the movie ''The Fast and the Furious'' (which featured various tuner cars, including the Civic), popular awareness of the Honda Civic as a engine tuning car increased. However, antipathy toward the Civic also arose, such that the Civic has been given the epithet of "Rice car" car by some (see also Rice boy regarding a stereotypical Import Scene who applies modifications to his car which are considered gaudy, excessive or of poor taste). ==Awards== The Civic was ''Motor Trend'''s Car of the Year for 1980. The Civic has been on ''Car and Driver'' magazine's annual Car and Driver Ten Best list six times, in 1985, 1988 through 1991, and 1996. The Civic GX, a natural gas version of the vehicle was named Greenest Car of 2005 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Honda claimed 5 of the top 10 Greenest car slots, 3 of which were models of the Civic. == External links == * [http://sirspeed.info Honda Civic SiR(Si) Enthusiast Site] * [http://www.xs4all.nl/~mjs/storycivic.html Honda Civic history] * [http://www.honda.co.jp/HOT/ModelData/civic/cv-ka1-210a/line_up.html Japanese Honda Civic specifications] * [http://www.civic1200.com Enthusiast site] * [http://www.cityturbo.com City Turbo site] * [http://www.honda-tech.com Honda and Acura Technical Resource] * [http://www.theoldone.com Owner link of the 89 Civic HB Si clocked at 11.04 seconds at 134 mph and still maintaining 29.3 mpg] * [http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/22838/ Article on the 11sec 89 Civic HB Si] Honda vehicles Front wheel drive vehicles
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For further reference: http://www.hondacars.com/info/news/article.asp?ArticleID=2002082048053&bhcp=1&BrowserDetected=True http://www.hondacars.com/info/news/article.asp?ArticleID=2003040241743 User:TimothyPilgrim 20:11, Jul 15, 2004 (UTC) == approaching Accord size? == Seems to me that many current Civics are considerably larger than my wife's old 1979 Accord. Both have grown quite a bit. Any measured size info available somewhere that could be incoporated == The blue Civic is an Si, not an SiR (updated)== An anonymous user changed the caption from "Civic Si" to "Civic SiR," which is incorrect. I uploaded the picture, which is of an acquaintance's car, and happen to know that it is in fact a U.S. Civic Si (not a Canadian SiR, which was substantially identical to the U.S. Si but branded as an SiR for various reasons). ---- An anonymous user changed the caption of the picture of this car to "Civic SiR" with the rationale that b16a-equipped Civics are sold as the SiR in all non-U.S. markets. Although this is true, it is nonetheless irrelevant regarding the caption of the picture because ''this particular automobile'' is not an SiR, but rather a U.S. Civic Si.
If a contributor wishes to contribute a photo of an actual SiR from a non-U.S. market, it would likewise be incorrect to caption such a photo as "an Si," for similar reasons.
--User:Ryanaxp 16:30, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC) == Civic Type-R == I edited the material added yesterday (3/22/05) to clarify that the Civic Type-R was not first produced in 2001; rather, the EK9 CTR was first made in Japan in 1999. Also, I edited the added paragraph to reduce the level of breathless market-speak which was inappropriate for encyclopedic entries. --User:Ryanaxp 05:14, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
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