8 ▁/ 1 . 6 ▁V T i ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁H onda ▁models ▁of ▁the ▁age , ▁V T i ▁denoted ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁H onda ' s ▁V TE C ▁technology . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁rear ▁V T i ▁bad ge , ▁and ▁de cal s ▁of ▁" DO HC ▁V TE C " ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁doors , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁front / re ar ▁b um per ▁lips ▁and ▁side ▁sk ir ts ▁( in ▁V TI - S ▁models ). ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁saw ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁V T i ▁model ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁V TI - S . ▁The ▁V TI ▁came ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁flav ours ▁- ▁the ▁DO HC ▁ 1 . 6 ▁V T i ▁h atch ▁and ▁sedan ▁( B 1 6 A 2 ▁engine ) ▁and ▁the ▁DO HC ▁ 1 . 8 ▁V T i ▁five - door ▁( with ▁the ▁larger ▁B 1 8 C 4 ). ▁The ▁ 1 . 6 ▁V T i ▁car ▁was ▁actually ▁slightly ▁faster ▁in ▁acceleration ▁than ▁the ▁ 1 . 8 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁different ▁g ear ▁r ati os . ▁The ▁ 1 . 6 ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁l ighter ▁engine ▁in ▁a ▁l ighter ▁car , ▁helping ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁ 0 - 6 0   m ph ▁( 9 7 ▁km / h ) ▁acceleration ▁time ▁by ▁about ▁ 0 . 3 ▁seconds . ▁Front / re ar ▁disc ▁bra kes ▁were ▁standard ▁on