Civic DX and LX are powered by a 1.7-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 115 horsepower. LX adds power-operated controls and luxury features.

EX models get a 127-horsepower VTEC engine, body-colored power mirrors and a remote entry system.

A four-speed automatic transmission ($800) is optional for DX, LX, and EX models.

Si is only available as a hatchback and the hatchback is only available as an Si. Civic Si comes with a high-output 2.0-liter i-VTEC engine rated at 160 horsepower. Si is not available with an automatic.

Prices range from about $13,000 for a DX to about $15,000 for an LX to about $17,000 for an EX to about $19,000 for the Si.

Capable of 44 miles per gallon, the Coupe HX ($13,610) comes equipped with a fuel-efficient lean-burn engine teamed to the standard five-speed manual transmission. The HX coupe lean-burn engine achieves 117 horsepower. HX is available with an optional continuously variable transmission, or CVT ($1,000).

There's also a Coupe GX with a natural gas-powered engine Honda claims is the cleanest internal combustion engine in the world. The DX, LX, and EX four-cylinder aluminum engines earn the government's ultra low emission vehicle, or ULEV, certification.