Honda Civic, 1987–1996

Honda Civic 4th generation specifications

The Honda Civic 4th generation was built from 1987 to 1996. This page lists all 86 versions (sedan, hatchback and wagon) with 74–158 hp and 102–152 Nm of torque.

74–158 hp
Power (55–118 kW): 102–152 Nm
Torque (75–112 lb-ft): 7.3–13.5 s
0–100 km/h (fastest to slowest version): 215 km/h
Highest top speed (134 mph)

All versions

From least to most powerful. Figures are manufacturer claims and vary by market and model year.

Power, torque and performance for each version of the Honda Civic 4th generation.
Version	Engine	Power	Torque	0–100 km/h	Top speed	Gearbox	Drive
1.3 AT Hatchback	1.3 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	102 Nm	—	162 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback	1.3 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	102 Nm	11 s	168 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Sedan	1.3 litre gasoline	74 hp 55 kW	102 Nm	11 s	168 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	80 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Hatchback	1.3 litre gasoline	80 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 AT Sedan	1.3 litre gasoline	80 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.3 litre gasoline	80 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Hatchback	1.3 litre gasoline	80 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.3 MT Sedan	1.3 litre gasoline	80 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 AT Hatchback	1.3 litre gasoline	81 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 MT Hatchback	1.3 litre gasoline	81 hp 60 kW	103 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 AT Hatchback	1.4 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	112 Nm	12 s	170 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 AT Sedan	1.4 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	112 Nm	12 s	170 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 AT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.4 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	112 Nm	10.7 s	172 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 MT Hatchback	1.4 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	112 Nm	9.6 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 MT Sedan	1.4 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	112 Nm	9.8 s	172 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.4 MT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.4 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	112 Nm	10.9 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.5 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	119 Nm	10.7 s	172 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.5 litre gasoline	89 hp 66 kW	119 Nm	9.8 s	178 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	13.5 s	177 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	12 s	170 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	9.6 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	9.6 s	175 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	90 hp 67 kW	118 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 AT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	8.9 s	190 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT 4WD Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.5 MT 4WD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	125 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.5 MT AWD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.5 litre gasoline	99 hp 74 kW	126 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.5 MT Hatchback	1.5 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	129 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.5 MT Sedan	1.5 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	129 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	135 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	135 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	135 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	135 Nm	11.6 s	172 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	135 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	103 hp 77 kW	135 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	106 hp 79 kW	133 Nm	—	190 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	106 hp 79 kW	133 Nm	9.1 s	182 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	12 s	177 km/h	Automatic, 3-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	11 s	192 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	12.1 s	177 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	8.9 s	190 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	9.6 s	190 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	9.3 s	192 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	107 hp 80 kW	—	10.4 s	172 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT 4WD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	108 hp 81 kW	134 Nm	—	168 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT 4WD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	108 hp 81 kW	134 Nm	—	172 km/h	Manual, 6-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	109 hp 81 kW	—	12 s	177 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	109 hp 81 kW	—	12 s	177 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	109 hp 81 kW	—	8.8 s	192 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	109 hp 81 kW	—	8.8 s	192 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	109 hp 81 kW	—	11.6 s	172 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT 4WD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	114 hp 85 kW	141 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	8.4 s	205 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT 4WD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT 4WD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	8.7 s	205 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT 4WD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT 4WD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Beagle wagon 5-doors	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	9 s	200 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	8.3 s	200 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	118 hp 88 kW	142 Nm	9 s	200 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 AT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	129 hp 96 kW	144 Nm	10 s	200 km/h	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	129 hp 96 kW	144 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 AT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	129 hp 96 kW	144 Nm	—	—	Automatic, 4-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	129 hp 96 kW	144 Nm	8.7 s	195 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	129 hp 96 kW	144 Nm	8.2 s	200 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT AWD Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	129 hp 96 kW	144 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	All wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	148 hp 110 kW	144 Nm	7.3 s	208 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Hatchback	1.6 litre gasoline	158 hp 118 kW	152 Nm	—	—	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive
1.6 MT Sedan	1.6 litre gasoline	158 hp 118 kW	152 Nm	7.8 s	215 km/h	Manual, 5-speed	Front wheel drive

Dimensions and weight

Typical values for the 4th generation, sedan, hatchback and wagon.
Length	4,105 mm	162 in
Width	1,690 mm	67 in
Height	1,325 mm	52 in
Wheelbase	2,500 mm	98 in
Ground clearance	150 mm	6 in
Kerb weight	810–1,175 kg	1,786–2,590 lb
Boot space	328–383 litres	12–14 cu ft
Seats	5
Turning circle	9.6 m	31 ft
Fuel tank	45 litres	12 US gal
Towing (braked trailer)	up to 2,170 kg	4,784 lb

Questions about the Honda Civic 4th generation

What is the most powerful Honda Civic 4th generation?

The 1.6 MT hatchback, with 158 hp (118 kW) and 152 Nm of torque.

How fast is the Honda Civic 4th generation from 0 to 100 km/h?

The quickest version, the 1.6 MT hatchback, takes 7.3 seconds; the slowest takes 13.5 seconds. 0–60 mph is about 0.3 seconds quicker than 0–100 km/h.

What engines does the Honda Civic 4th generation have?

Engines from 1.3 to 1.6 litres, running on gasoline. The table above lists the power, torque and gearbox of each version.

How big is the Honda Civic 4th generation?

About 4,105 mm long, 1,690 mm wide and 1,325 mm tall (162 in long), weighing 810–1,175 kg. Figures vary slightly by body style.

Every Honda Civic generation

1st generation 1972–1979
8th generation, second facelift 1972–1979
2nd generation 1979–1983
3rd generation 1983–1987
4th generation 1987–1996
5th generation 1991–1997
6th generation 1995–1999
6th generation, facelift 1998–2002
7th generation 2000–2003
7th generation, facelift 2003–2006
8th generation 2005–2009
8th generation, facelift 2008–2012
9th generation 2011–2015
9th generation, facelift 2013–2017
10th generation 2015–2019
11th generation 2021–present

Honda Civic overview: current engines, dimensions and markets

Sources: manufacturer data for each version. Figures are manufacturer claims and vary by market, model year and equipment.