Honda Civic (first generation)

Honda Civic First generation (SB1/SG/SH/SE/VB)
1972–1975 Honda Civic CVCC 4-door sedan (base-mid trim Japanese model)
Overview
Manufacturer	Honda
Production	July 1972–June 1979
Assembly	Suzuka, Mie, Japan Petone, New Zealand North Jakarta, Indonesia (from 1975) Johor Bahru, Malaysia[1]
Designer	Hiroshi Kizawa, Shinya Iwakura[2]
Body and chassis
Body style	2/4-door fastback sedan (SB1/SE/SG) 3/5-door hatchback (SB1/SG) 5-door station wagon
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	1169 cc EB1 I4 1237 cc EB2 I4 1237 cc EE CVCC I4 1335 cc EJ CVCC I4 1488 cc EC I4 1488 cc ED CVCC I4
Transmission	4-speed manual 5-speed manual 2-speed Hondamatic semi-automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,200 mm (86.6 in) 2,280 mm (89.8 in) (wagon)
Length	3,405–3,560 mm (134.1–140.2 in) 3,754 mm (147.8 in) (North America)[3] 4,065 mm (160.0 in) (wagon)
Width	1,505 mm (59.3 in)
Height	1,325–1,330 mm (52.2–52.4 in) (hatchback/sedan) 1,360 mm (53.5 in) (wagon)
Curb weight	600–790 kg (1,323–1,742 lb) (hatchback/sedan) 810 kg (1,786 lb) (wagon)
Chronology
Predecessor	Honda N600 Honda Z600
Successor	Honda Civic (second generation)

The first-generation Honda Civic is an automobile that was produced by Honda in Japan from July 1972 until 1979. It was their first genuine market success, eschewing the air-cooling and expensive engineering solutions of the slow-selling Honda 1300 and being larger than the minuscule N-series.^[4] The Civic laid down the direction Honda's automobile design has followed since.