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SiR (EF8)
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SiR (EF8)

2nd gen (EF/ED) · 1989–1991FWD

The SiR (EF8) was the top second-generation CR-X, sold outside North America from 1989 to 1991. Its 1.6 L B16A engine with VTEC makes 160 PS and 150 N m, with front-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. It was one of the earliest Honda cars to use VTEC, and well above the SOHC cars in the range.

158 hpPower
1989-1991Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
EngineB16A 1.6L VTEC I4
Displacement1.6 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
Transmission5-speed Manual
DrivetrainFWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power158 hp
Torque152 Nm
Weight970 kg
Dimensions & body
Height · 1270 mm
Length · 3800 mm
Wheelbase · 2300 mm
Width1675 mm
Doors3
Seats4

STORY

Honda put the first CR-X on sale in Japan on 1 July 1983 as the Ballade Sports CR-X, sold through Verno dealers with a 1.3 or 1.5-litre front-drive engine. From November 1984 a 1.6-litre DOHC 16-valve CR-X Si joined it. In some markets outside Japan the same car was sold as the Civic CRX. The second generation arrived in September 1987 with the new Civic, and in September 1989 VTEC engines reached the Civic three-door and the CR-X in Japan. Japanese sales of this car ended in February 1992, when Honda replaced it with the CR-X del Sol, a different open-top body that went on sale in March 1992.

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