▁while ▁the ▁non - V TE C ▁D 1 6 Y 4 ▁( 8 8 kw ) ▁was ▁standard ▁across ▁the ▁range ▁in ▁the ▁GL i ▁and ▁C X i ▁models ▁( E K 1 ), ▁with ▁an ▁optional ▁ 4 - speed ▁automatic ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁C X i ▁and ▁GL i ▁or ▁CV T ▁in ▁the ▁V T i . ▁The ▁high ▁output ▁( 1 1 8 kw ) ▁B 1 6 A 2 ▁V TE C ▁engine ▁was ▁introduced ▁later ▁and ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁cou pe ▁and ▁h atch , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁V T i - R ▁( EM 1 ▁and ▁E K 4 ▁respectively ). ▁ ▁Asian ▁Si R II ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁H onda ▁produced ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Si R II ▁which ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁B 1 6 A ▁engine , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁available ▁in ▁Asian ▁market . ▁This ▁engine ▁produced ▁( ▁at ▁ 7 , 8 0 0 ▁r pm ▁with ▁a ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 9 5 ▁cc . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁The ▁sixth ▁generation ▁C iv ic ▁was ▁initially ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁with ▁two ▁trim ▁packages : ▁the ▁L X i ▁with ▁a ▁non - V TE C ▁ 1 . 5 L ▁SO HC ▁D 1 5 Z 4 ▁engine , ▁and ▁the ▁V T i ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 . 6 L ▁SO HC ▁D 1 6 Y 5 ▁V TE C