1977 Honda Civic CVCC Hatchback
Object Details
- date made
- 1977
- used date
- 1977-2003
- maker
- American Honda Motor Company
- Description
- The much-publicized technical advances of the new Honda Civic reflected growing demand for economical, environmentally friendly cars. In 1974, as Americans coped with high gasoline prices and shortages, the Civic was the most fuel-efficient car according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ratings. In 1977 it received an all-time high EPA rating of 54 mpg highway. The clean-burning CVCC engine, added in 1975, met EPA emissions standards without a catalytic converter. Only 12 feet long, the Civic had a roomy interior because of its unusual (for the time) transverse engine and front-wheel drive. Strong sales signaled the growing competitiveness of Japanese imports in the American market.
- place made
- Japan
- used
- United States: California, Los Angeles
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Automobiles
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Road Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2003.3065.01
- catalog number
- 2003.3065.01
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3065
- Object Name
- automobile
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- glass (windows material)
- plastic (part material)
- Measurements
- overall: 132.588 cm x 150.368 cm x 375.412 cm; 52 3/16 in x 59 3/16 in x 147 13/16 in
- Record ID
- nmah_1200118