ホンダ・シビック（初代）

CivicSB1

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MAKER: HONDA
YEARS: 1972–1979
CODE: SB1 / SG / SE
TYPE: HATCHBACK / SEDAN
ORIGIN: JAPAN

01 — Overview

On sale in Japan from July 1972, the first Civic gained the CVCC engine in 1975, whose cleaner combustion met emissions standards without a catalytic converter. Its size and economy helped sales after the 1973 oil crisis.

02 — Historical context

Historicalcontext.

01
Sales in Japan began in July 1972 (Japanese Wikipedia lists 12 July 1972).
Source: ホンダ・シビック — ウィキペディア日本語版
02
The CVCC (Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion) engine debuted in the Civic in 1975; its cleaner combustion let it meet emissions standards without a catalytic converter.
Source: Honda Civic (first generation) — Wikipedia (English)
03
Its compact size and economical engine helped sales after the 1973 oil crisis.
Source: Honda Civic (first generation) — Wikipedia (English)
04
In 2000 the Civic CVCC received SAE Automotive Engineering magazine's 20th-century outstanding technical car award (1970s edition), per Japanese Wikipedia.
Source: ホンダ・シビック — ウィキペディア日本語版

03 — Engineering

Technicalspecifications.

Manufacturer: Honda
Chassis / model codes: SB1 / SG / SE / VB
Production: 1972-07 – 1979-06
Body styles: 2/4-door fastback sedan / 3/5-door hatchback / 5-door station wagon
Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Engine: EB1Inline-4 · 1,169 cc · Naturally aspirated
: ED (CVCC)Inline-4 · 1,488 cc · Naturally aspirated
Transmission: 4-speed manual / 5-speed manual / 2-speed Hondamatic semi-automatic
Length × width × height: — × 1,505 × — mm
Wheelbase: 2,200 mm
People: Hiroshi Kizawa / Shinya Iwakura

Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).

04 — Gallery

05 — On film