Honda Gurus - Were '88-'91 Civic CX's Available in the USA?

[War_Wagon]

I know that up here in Canada we had them, as I was driving one today. Baaaare bones hatchback, no pass side mirror, cheap vinyl seats (almost look like Si seats, really big side bolsters, not the same as a DX that's for sure). No console around the shifter, just a rubber boot. This one was a 5 speed. And 5th gear felt really highway friendly, sadly it didn't have a tach so I am just going by feel. I am trying to find out what transmission ratios it has, but all the charts I can find don't show '88-'91 CXs, so I am guessing it was named something else in the US, or that they weren't available? Did these cars have HF transmissions in them or something weird like that?

[Gasoline Fumes]

There was an '88-'91 Civic STD in the US. The car you describe sounds like a US STD. But they were all 4-speeds as far as I know. The 4-speeds had HF 1st through 4th gears, but used the DX final drive.

[War_Wagon]

Interesting. Thanks. I have seen 4 speed CX's up here as well, so that must be the equivalent model. A few years ago a friend of mine had an '89 CX and his was a 5 speed, so I guess we had it as an option. I will be picking it up on Monday so I will see if I can find the part code stamp on the trans case. We didn't get CRX HFs up here, so if it turns out to have a factory HF trans that's about as close as we got to one!

[Ryland]

In the USA the parts list shows a 1988 hatch back in the DX trim and STD trim, in 1989 the SI trim was added, but the STD was only a 4 speed from 1988 to 1991, I've driven a few of them and thought they were very nice and basic, seats didn't age well, but I still see more of them around town then I do of the newer body style of civic hatchback.
A 5 speed transmission would bolt in, but the 4 speed was pretty decent gearing.
I really wish they would have kept up that simple design, throttle body fuel injection, no frills, not much to go wrong and a ton of space for passengers and cargo.