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1972 → present
Honda Civic – 18 Generations Technical Specifications
The eighth-generation Civic, built from 2005 to 2011, stands as the model's clearest technical inflection point: it introduced the Civic Type R's 240 PS output, the highest figure the nameplate has ever recorded, while spreading diesel, petrol, and hybrid powertrains across a single lineup. That range of 83–240 PS captures a car serving economy commuters and hot-hatch buyers from one platform. Across 18 generations since 1972, the Civic has functioned as Honda's global C-segment testbed, cycling through Mini, Hatchback, Sedan, Coupe, and Estate body styles as regional demand shifted.
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The current eleventh generation, since 2021, returns to hybrid alongside petrol across 8 variants, 160–203 PS, now limited to Hatchback and Sedan bodies only — no Coupe or Estate.
A 2018 restyling added 22 variants at the same 120–205 PS band and diesel/petrol fuel mix, refining the tenth-generation platform's Coupe, Hatchback, and Sedan lineup.
Generation ten (2016–2019) dropped hybrid, returning to diesel and petrol only across 20 variants, 120–205 PS. Coupe, Hatchback, and Sedan bodies were retained without Estate.
This 2014–2018 restyling expanded to 17 variants and nudged peak power to 205 PS, maintaining the tri-fuel approach and Coupe/Estate/Hatchback/Sedan body range.
Generation nine (2011–2015) reduced variant count to 14 but kept 90–201 PS across diesel, petrol, and hybrid, adding Estate back to Coupe, Hatchback, and Sedan bodies.
The 2008–2011 restyling held 21 variants with a slightly reduced 197 PS ceiling, keeping the three-fuel-type mix and full Coupe/Hatchback/Sedan body spread from the pre-facelift car.
Generation eight (2005–2008) delivered the nameplate's power ceiling: 240 PS across 20 variants, still spanning diesel, petrol, and hybrid. This is the highest output recorded anywhere in the Civic's database history.
The 2003–2006 restyling carried 34 variants with the same three-fuel-type strategy (diesel, petrol, hybrid) and 90–160 PS, dropping Coupe in favor of Hatchback and Sedan focus.
Generation seven (2001–2003) introduced hybrid power alongside diesel and petrol across 47 variants, 86–160 PS. Coupe, Hatchback, and Sedan bodies covered global markets simultaneously.
A 1998 restyling condensed the sixth generation to 13 petrol-only variants, 90–125 PS, across Coupe, Hatchback, and Sedan bodies — a narrower, simplified offering mid-cycle.
The sixth generation (1995–2000) was Civic's largest lineup at 71 variants and introduced diesel alongside petrol for the first time. Hatchback bodies joined Coupe, Estate, and Sedan, power held at 75–170 PS.
Generation five (1991–1995) offered 41 variants and lifted maximum power to 170 PS, still petrol-only. Coupe, Mini, and Sedan bodies continued, with the widest-yet 75–170 PS spread.
This 1989–1991 restyling trimmed to 5 variants but raised peak output to 150 PS, retaining Coupe, Mini, and Sedan bodies. It refined the fourth-generation platform without fuel-type changes.
The fourth generation, launched in 1987, jumped to 68 variants — the highest count of any single-year generation entry — with power spanning 75–160 PS and a new Coupe body added to the range.
Generation three (1983–1987) grew to 28 variants and 54–101 PS, dropping Estate briefly reconfigured lineups toward Sedan and Mini. Petrol remained the sole fuel type across this iteration.
This 1980–1983 restyling narrowed to 6 variants with a fixed 60 PS petrol output, focused purely on Mini and Estate bodies. It served as a mid-cycle refresh rather than a technical leap.
The second generation (1979–1983) expanded to 22 variants and added a Sedan body, pushing peak output to 110 PS. Power band widened to 45–110 PS, reflecting broader market segmentation across Mini, Estate, and Sedan configurations.
The original 1972–1979 Civic launched with 11 documented variants and 50–76 PS petrol engines only, packaged in Mini and Estate bodies. It established the transverse-engine, front-drive layout that defined every subsequent generation.
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