The Honda Civic made its debut, with a two-door model in July 1972, followed by a three-door version in September. The series was a major hit, especially for among young people. For three consecutive years, from 1972 to 1974, the honda Civic won the Car of the Year Japan award, firmly entrenching its name in the Japanese car market.
With 1,169cc inline four-cylinder engine motivated the first-year honda Civic's and put out 50 Hp. That was an impressive output when considered in terms of power per unit of displacement: The Honda Civic's had 0.71 horsepower per cubic inch. And with a weight of only around 1,500 pounds, a whole lot of power wasn't needed to propel the honda Civic's. Then Transmissions offered four-speed manual or a two-speed "Hondamatic" in automatic gearboxes. With all-independent suspension Front and rear made the honda Civic's an great car that could run circles All competitors .
Prior to 1973, Honda was a company known more for its motorcycles than for its cars, which were tiny two-cylinder 600cc runabouts. This changed when the Honda Civic debuted for 1973 car. The Honda Civic offered amazing car space efficiency in a fun little car that achieved more than 40 mpg on the highway. Room for four passengers car was quite a feat for a car that possessed such diminutive car dimensions as an 86.6-inch wheelbase and 139.8-inch overall length. A small car transversely mounted engine and front-wheel-drive layout (an arrangement that was something of a novelty to the American car market) and 12-inch wheels maximized interior room. Indeed, early ads for the Honda Civic boasted that it had more passenger room than many larger cars. Two similar car body styles were available, a hatchback and a "sedan." These Honda Civics car were identical, even the rear of the cars looked the same, except that one had a Honda Civic hatchback and the other had a small vertical panel that opened to allow access to the "trunk." The early Honda Civic had a few car style quirks, such as turn signal lights that looked as if they were added on after the car was already built and a bulging center divider in the grille. Standard equipment included power front disc brakes, vinyl seating, reclining bucket seats and a woodgrain-accented dashboard. The Honda Civic hatchback added a fold-down rear seat, an AM radio and cloth upholstery. Options were minimal, consisting of air conditioning, an automatic transmission, radial tires and a rear wiper for the Honda Civic hatchback.
A 1,169cc (or about 70-cubic-inch) inline four-cylinder engine motivated the first-year Honda Civic car and put out 50 horsepower. This was an impressive output when considered in terms of power per unit of displacement: The Honda Civic had 0.71 horsepower per cubic inch. And with a weight of only around 1,500 pounds, a whole lot of power wasn't needed to propel the Honda Civic. Transmissions offered included a four-speed manual or a two-speed "Hondamatic" car automatic gearbox. An all-independent suspension made the Honda Civic an agile econobox car that could run circles around American-built car competitors like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Vega.
The Honda Civic's base price was around $2,200 and Honda's Civic car early slogan, "It will get you where you're going," emphasized the practical and economical mission of the Honda Civic and made no pretenses otherwise.
For 1974, the Honda Civic's engine size grew slightly, to 1,237 cc and power went up to 52 horsepower. In order to meet the new 5-mph bumper impact standard, the Honda Civic's bumpers grew, as did its overall length, which was now 146.9 inches.
The CVCC (or Controlled Vortex Combustion Chamber) car engine debuted in 1975. Offered alongside the standard Honda Civic engine, the 53-horsepower CVCC engine displaced 1,488 cc and had a head design that promoted cleaner, more efficient combustion. The CVCC design eliminated a need for a catalytic converter or unleaded fuel to meet emissions standards. (Nearly every other U.S. market car for this year underwent the change to car exhaust catalysts and the requirement to use only unleaded fuel car.) Due to California's stricter car emissions standards, only the Honda Civic CVCC was available in that state. A five-speed manual gearbox became available this year, as did a Honda Civic station wagon (only with the CVCC engine car), which had a wheelbase of 89.9 inches and an overall length of 160 inches. Honda Civic sales topped 100,000 units car for this year.
1978 brought slight cosmetic changes, such as a black grille, rear-facing hood vents (that replaced the sideways versions) and new turn signals. The easiest way to tell a '78 from an earlier example is to look at the front signals: Prior to 1978, they looked like foglights mounted in the Honda Civic's grille, whereas in 1978 they were smaller car and mounted under the bumper. The CVCC engine was now rated at 60 horsepower.
Apart from a minor increase in horsepower that brought the base car engine to 55 horsepower and the CVCC to 63 ponies, little changed for the 1979 Civic.
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