ic ▁gener ations . ▁Acc eler ating ▁from ▁ 0 - 6 0 ▁m ph ▁( 9 7 ▁km / h ) ▁in ▁ 7 . 1 ▁seconds , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁C iv ic ▁Si ▁trim ▁package ▁featured ▁a ▁ 1 . 6 - lit re ▁B 1 6 A 2 ▁engine ▁that ▁made ▁ ▁at ▁ 8 , 0 0 0   r pm ▁and ▁ 1 1 1   ft - l bs ▁of ▁tor que ▁at ▁ 7 , 0 0 0   r pm . ▁While ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁power plant ▁in ▁the ▁Del ▁Sol ▁V TE C , ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Si ▁saw ▁some ▁notable ▁differences , ▁which ▁include ▁a ▁larger ▁thro tt le ▁body , ▁improved ▁int ake ▁manifold , ▁strength ened ▁connecting ▁ro ds , ▁low - fr iction / high - sil icon ▁p ist ons , ▁a ▁fully ▁counter weight ed ▁c rank sh aft , ▁and ▁an ▁exhaust ▁system ▁with ▁larger - d iam eter ▁pip ing . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁good ▁fuel ▁economy ▁( 2 7 / 3 1 ▁city / h wy ▁MP G ), ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁popular ▁cou pe ▁form , ▁the ▁trim ▁package ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁dedicated ▁following ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁its ▁short ▁production ▁cycle . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Ac ura ▁EL ▁doesn ’ t ▁use ▁the ▁Type - S ▁trim . ▁▁ ▁Ch anges ▁from ▁the ▁standard ▁C iv ic ▁included ▁st iffer , ▁progress ive - rate ▁spr