- E ▁engine . ▁Both ▁came ▁with ▁regular ▁front ▁disk ▁bra kes ▁and ▁rear ▁drum ▁bra kes . ▁Trans mission ▁choices ▁were ▁a ▁ 5 - speed ▁manual ▁or ▁a ▁ 4 - speed ▁automatic , ▁available ▁in ▁both ▁tr ims . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁fac el ift , ▁an ▁Si R ▁version ▁was ▁introduced . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁B 1 6 a 2 ▁ 1 . 6 L ▁DO HC ▁V TE C ▁engine ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁available ▁in ▁n ighth awk ▁black , ▁t af etta ▁white ▁and ▁passion ▁orange ▁variants . ▁Formula ▁red ▁and ▁sun bur st ▁yellow ▁color ▁variants ▁followed ▁a ft wer wards ▁with ▁silver ▁acc ents ▁on ▁the ▁center ▁console . ▁Other ▁notable ▁differences ▁were ▁a ▁mesh ▁gr ill ▁( similar ▁with ▁the ▁E K 9 ), ▁three - sp oke ▁red ▁st itch ed ▁ste ering ▁wheel , ▁ 1 5 ▁in ch ▁En ke i ▁r ims ▁( similar ▁to ▁the ▁US DM ▁Si ▁& ▁J DM ▁Vi - RS ), ▁le ather ▁st itch ed ▁shift ▁kn ob ▁( similar ▁with ▁the ▁J DM ▁Si R ), ▁front ▁upper ▁str ut ▁bar , ▁Ken wood ▁CD ▁player , ▁bigger ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁disc ▁bra kes , ▁unique ▁interior ▁fabric ▁colors ▁and ▁an ▁optional ▁front ▁ch in ▁and ▁spo iler . ▁The ▁only ▁transmission ▁choice ▁was ▁a ▁ 5 - speed ▁manual . ▁ ▁Japan ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Type ▁R , ▁sold ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese