6   L ▁ 1 6 V ▁DO HC ▁engine . ▁ ▁But ▁there ▁was ▁more ▁to ▁come , ▁and ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁new ▁top ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁h atch back ▁was ▁the ▁new ▁Si R , ▁fitted ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 . 6 - lit re , ▁ ▁at ▁ 7 , 6 0 0   r pm ▁" B 1 6 A " ▁DO HC ▁V TE C ▁engine . ▁This , ▁the ▁first ▁B ▁engine , ▁marked ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁H onda ' s ▁variable ▁val ve ▁timing ▁and ▁electronic ▁lift ▁control ▁technology , ▁or ▁V TE C . ▁By ▁providing ▁two ▁different ▁cam sh aft ▁profiles — one ▁for ▁fuel ▁economy , ▁one ▁for ▁performance — the ▁V TE C ▁engines ▁set ▁a ▁high - rev ving , ▁naturally ▁asp ir ated ▁preced ent ▁for ▁future ▁performance ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁H onda ▁C iv ic . ▁With ▁its ▁light ▁weight , ▁independent ▁susp ension ▁and ▁powerful ▁engine , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁well - rece ived ▁glob ally , ▁receiving ▁“ G old en ▁Ste ering ▁W heel ▁Award ” ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁newspaper ▁Bild ▁am ▁Son nt ag , ▁and ▁ranking ▁first ▁in ▁France ’ s ▁l ’ Autom obile ▁magazine ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁survey ▁on ▁car ▁quality ▁and ▁reli ability . ▁The ▁European ▁model , ▁bad ged ▁as ▁a ▁" 1 . 6 i - V T ", ▁used ▁a ▁slightly ▁less ▁powerful ▁B 1 6 A 1 ▁engine , ▁which