igned ▁cam ▁profiles , ▁high ▁compression ▁p ist ons ▁and ▁bal anced ▁c rank sh aft . ▁The ▁g ear box ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁hel ical ▁type ▁limited ▁s lip ▁differential . ▁▁ ▁C iv ic ▁Fer io ▁Vi - RS ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁as ▁the ▁" extra ▁sport y '' " ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁H onda ▁C iv ic ▁Fer io , ▁the ▁H onda ▁C iv ic ▁Fer io ▁Vi - RS ▁ 1 . 5 - lit re , ▁four - Do or ▁sedan ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁domestic ▁market ▁only . ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁ 1 . 5 - liter ▁D 1 5 B ▁three - stage ▁V TE C , ▁a ▁five - speed ▁manual ▁or ▁a ▁CV T ▁automatic ▁transmission . ▁The ▁C iv ic ▁Vi - RS ▁had ▁a ▁three - way ▁switch ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁marked ▁D , ▁S 1 , ▁or ▁S 2 . ▁These ▁settings ▁affected ▁which ▁cam ▁was ▁used , ▁the ▁EC U ' s ▁air - f uel ▁mapping , ▁and ▁g ear box ▁behaviour ▁( on ▁automat ics ). ▁S 2 ▁was ▁the ▁sport iest ▁mode . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁ 3 - door ▁h atch back ▁was ▁sold ▁under ▁the ▁" C iv ic ▁Coupe " ▁( pre - fac el ift ) ▁and ▁" C iv ic " ▁( fac el ift ) ▁name plates . ▁The ▁ 4 - door ▁sedan ▁was ▁market ed