Honda does not build many cars like the Honda Civic: a 3-door hatchback/kammback (AG-AH/AT) / 3-door coupé (AE-AF; CRX) / 4-door sedan (AJ-AK/AU) / 5-door station wagon (AJ-AK/AR; Shuttle) with 1187 , built from 1983 to 1987 in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. Its designer of record is Yoshio Ui, Tsuyoshi Nishimura, Osamu Akimoto (1981).
The background
The third-generation Honda Civic is an automobile which was produced by Honda from 1983 until 1987. It was introduced in September 1983 for the 1984 model year. The Civic's wheelbase was increased by 2–5 inches (5.1–12.7 cm) to 93.7 inches (238 cm) for the hatchback or 96.5 inches (245 cm) for the sedan. A three-door hatchback/kammback, four-door sedan (also known as the Honda Ballade), the five-door "Shuttle" station wagon, and sporting CR-X coupé shared common underpinnings. This included MacPherson strut suspension with torsion bars in the front and a rear beam with coil springs.
However, the body panels were largely different between models. The Civic-based Honda Quint five-door hatchback also underwent a model change, and became the Honda Quint Integra, available as both a three- and five-door fastback. The Quint Integra (soon just "Integra") was sold at the Japanese Honda Verno dealership along with the CR-X. The Civic in Japan was now exclusive to Honda Primo, along with Honda's kei cars as well as superminis like the Honda City. At its introduction in 1983, it won the Car of the Year Japan Award.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 1187 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 4/5-speed manual / 5+1 speed manual 4WD / 3-speed Hondamatic semi-automatic / 4-speed Hondamatic semi-automatic. The wheelbase is 93.7 in (hatchback) / 96.5 in (sedan). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Honda's history is not in doubt: the Honda Civic (second generation) / Honda L700 (for Shuttle) came before it; the Honda Civic (fourth generation) followed it; it was built at Suzuka, Mie. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Toyota 4Runner, the Peugeot 205, the Fiat Uno. Its Honda stablemates include the Honda Envix and the Honda Crider.
The money
On the used market today a Honda Civic typically changes hands for $5,800–$11,900, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,741–$6,055 a year. Insurance sits around $960–$1,540 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.