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* Best or worst model?
* Best or worst engine and transmission? (Drivetrain)
* Underrated model?
* Most or least DIY friendly?
* High or low miles on yours?
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HONDA CIVIC – DRIVETRAINS (U.S. MARKET)
1973–1979
1.2L I4 | 4-MT / 2-AT | ~50 hp | 0–60 ~14s
1980–1983
1.5L I4 | 5-MT / 3-AT | ~67 hp | 0–60 ~12s
1984–1987
1.5L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 76–91 hp | 0–60 ~10–11s
Si 1.5L | 5-MT | 91 hp | ~9.5s
Other markets: 1.6L DOHC up to ~130 hp
1988–1991
1.5L / 1.6L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 92–108 hp | ~9–10s
Other markets: B16A DOHC VTEC 160 hp
1992–1995
1.5L / 1.6L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 102–125 hp | ~8.5–9.5s
Other markets: B16A 160 hp
1996–2000
1.6L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 106–127 hp | ~8.5–9.5s
Si 1.6L DOHC VTEC | 5-MT | 160 hp | ~7.1s
Other markets: Type R 185 hp
2001–2005
1.7L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 115–127 hp | ~8.5–9s
Si 2.0L | 5-MT | 160 hp | ~7.4s
Hybrid 1.3L | CVT | 93 hp | ~12s
Other markets: Type R 200 hp
2006–2011
1.8L I4 | 5-MT / 5-AT | 140 hp | ~8.2s
Si 2.0L | 6-MT | 197 hp | ~6.7s
Other markets: Type R up to 225 hp
2012–2015
1.8L I4 | 5-MT / 5-AT / CVT | 143 hp | ~8.5s
Si 2.4L | 6-MT | 201 hp | ~6.5s
2016–2021
2.0L I4 | 6-MT / CVT | 158 hp | ~8.2s
1.5T | 6-MT / CVT | 174–180 hp | ~7.2s
Si 1.5T | 6-MT | 205 hp | ~6.3s
Type R 2.0T | 6-MT | 306 hp | ~4.9s
Other markets: 1.0T 3-cyl
2022–Present
2.0L | CVT | 158 hp | ~8.2s
1.5T | CVT | 180 hp | ~7.0s
Si 1.5T | 6-MT | 200 hp | ~6.6s
Type R 2.0T | 6-MT | 315 hp | ~4.9s
Other markets: 2.0L hybrid
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TOYOTA COROLLA – DRIVETRAINS (U.S. MARKET)
1968–1970
1.1L I4 | 4-MT / 2-AT | ~60 hp | ~14s
1971–1974
1.6L I4 | 4-MT / 3-AT | ~75 hp | ~12s
1975–1979
1.6L / 1.8L I4 | 5-MT / 3-AT | 75–90 hp | ~11–12s
1984–1987
1.6L SOHC | 5-MT / 4-AT | ~90 hp
GT-S 1.6L DOHC (4A-GE) | 5-MT | 112 hp | ~8.5s
1988–1992
1.6L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 102–115 hp | ~9s
1998–2002
1.8L 1ZZ-FE | 5-MT / 4-AT | 120 hp | ~8.5s
2003–2008
1.8L 1ZZ-FE | 5-MT / 4-AT | 130 hp | ~8.5s
XRS 1.8L 2ZZ-GE | 6-MT | 170 hp | ~7.1s
2009–2013
1.8L I4 | 5-MT / 4-AT | 132 hp | ~8.5s
2014–2019
1.8L I4 | 6-MT / CVT | 132 hp | ~8.3s
2020–Present
2.0L I4 | 6-MT / CVT | 169 hp | ~7.5s
Hybrid 1.8L | e-CVT | 138 hp | ~9.0s
GR Corolla 1.6T AWD | 6-MT | 300 hp | ~4.9s
Other markets: 1.2T / additional hybrid variants
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