If you ever need it to, the 1.6-litre engine will rev out to 4,500rpm with little complaint or feeling that it's losing puff, but - as with all turbodiesels - you're much better off riding it out on the chunky 300Nm midrange torque. Do so, and the Civic diesel feels decently brisk, capable of enacting fifth- and sixth-gear overtakes on two-lane
The Type-R gets a rorty two-litre engine and a close-ratio six-speed box. The Sport has just five gears and its engine is unaltered from its application in standard 1.6-litre Civics, with a relatively modest 108bhp available, so in a straight line it's not as quick as it pretends to be.The key to the Sport's success is hidden away under the
View and Download Honda Civic service manual online. 1996-2000. 1600 SOHC VTEC 16-valves HONDA Passenger Sequential MultiPon v e h i Page 26 D 1 6 Y 7 4 7 0 01989: Civic Si returned on the fourth-generation Civic Hatchback. Features included 108-horsepower 1.6-liter SOHC 4-cylinder engine (D16A6), all-new front and rear double wishbone suspension, and ultra-low hood line. For the first time, Civic was built in Canada. 1989: Civic family, including Si, was named to Car and Driver 10Best list, the rrisy.