The 1987-1991 Civic is also called "Grand"-Civic by Honda. This generation has a very interesting line-up as well as having the distinction of being the first Civic generation to receive the mightly 'SiR' badge and the B16A 1595cc DOHC VTEC engine.
We present the specifications for the two top models in this section, the Civic Si and Civic SiR/SiR-2. Models Line-up
| Model | Civic Si | Civic SiR |
| Code | EF3 | EF9 |
| Engine | ZC | B16A |
| Length(mm) | 3995 | 3995 |
| Width(mm) | 1680 | 1680 |
| Height(mm) | 1335 | 1335 |
| Wheelbase(mm) | 2500 | 2500 |
| Clearance(mm) | 150 | 150 |
| Weight(kg) | 930 | 990 |
Engine Line-up
| Engine | ZC | B16A |
| Capacity(cc) | 1590 | 1595 |
| Bore X Stroke(mm) | 75.0 X 90.0 | 81.0 X 77.4 |
| CR | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| Specification | 16V DOHC PGM-Fi | 16V DOHC VTEC PGM-Fi |
| Max Power(ps/rpm) | 130/6800 | 160/7600 |
| Max Torque(kgm/rpm) | 14.7/5700 | 15.5/7000 |
| 1st Gear MT/AT | 3.250/? | 3.166/- |
| 2nd Gear MT/AT | 1.944/? | 2.052/- |
| 3rd Gear MT/AT | 1.346/? | 1.416/- |
| 4th Gear MT/AT | 1.033/? | 1.103/- |
| 5th Gear MT/AT | 0.878/- | 0.870/- |
| Reverse MT/AT | 3.153/? | 3.000/- |
| Final Drive MT/AT | 3.888/? | 4.266/- |