▁ach ieving ▁a ▁factory ▁ 0 – 6 0   m ph ▁of ▁ 8 . 1 ▁seconds ; ▁and ▁a ▁quarter - mile ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 6 . 2 ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁standard ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁Si ▁trim ▁were ▁the ▁power ▁sun ▁roof / mo on ▁roof , ▁t ach ometer , ▁passenger ▁door ▁mirror , ▁color ▁matched ▁b ump ers , ▁dash ▁clock , ▁larger ▁exhaust , ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁anti - roll ▁bars , ▁ 1 4 " ▁steel ▁whe els ▁with ▁covers , ▁and ▁slightly ▁deeper ▁bucket ▁sport ▁seats . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁power ▁ste ering ▁and ▁no ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁available ▁( except ▁in ▁Canada ). ▁Add itional ▁options ▁were ▁air ▁condition ing ▁and ▁fog ▁lights , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁different ▁H onda ▁G enu ine ▁Access ory ▁al loy ▁whe els . ▁In ▁other ▁mark ets , ▁more ▁powerful ▁D 1 6 A 7 ▁and ▁D 1 6 A 9 ▁engines ▁were ▁used ▁instead , ▁which ▁made ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁generation , ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Si ▁saw ▁an ▁improvement ▁in ▁handling , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁double - w ish bone ▁susp ension ▁at ▁all ▁four ▁corners ▁and ▁lower ▁wind ▁drag ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁sle ek er ▁body ▁shape . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁other ▁tr ims , ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Si ▁received ▁a ▁slight ▁visual ▁upgrade ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁featuring ▁re vised ▁b ump ers ▁and ▁tail ▁lights