When Honda Civic was introduced in 1973

"the new Civic, at $1973"

"At 139.8 inches...about halfway between the true micro-cars (Honda 600 and Minis) and...standard little cars (Fiat 128, Datsun 1200 and Toyota Corolla)... corresponding light weight (1536 lbs.)"

CVCC engine: "uses a secondary, smaller auxiliary inlet valve to feed a richer air-fuel mixture to the combustion chamber around the spark plug, while the standard inlet valve fed a leave air-fuel mixture to the remainder of the chamber." Avants magazine vol3 issue 2 p. 29. 

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15143620/1973-honda-civic-test-review/