Honda Logo L three-door
Honda announced the Logo on October 3, 1996 and began Japanese sales of the three-door the next day. This page follows the L with five-speed manual: an E-GA3 hatchback whose 1.3-liter D13B engine was tuned to make useful pull at everyday town speeds.
Early Honda Logo three-door front three-quarter · Mytho88 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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More than a set of wheels.
The Logo pursued what Honda called the right size for daily life. A short nose, long cabin and tall roof made a 3.75-meter car feel roomy, while large windows helped visibility. The new 1.3-liter engine reached its torque peak at only 2,500 rpm, and Honda offered three very different transmissions. Keeping the five-speed explicit matters because the manual, three-speed automatic and Multimatic CVT do not share the same gearing, mass or test-cycle figures.
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Logo was a car name before it became a familiar word for phone apps and websites. Honda's car focused on simple city usefulness: a 4.6-meter turning radius, fifteen cabin storage ideas and a driver airbag as standard. The blue cover car proves the early three-door shape, but an exterior photo cannot reveal whether its hidden gearbox is the five-speed used by this profile.
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Performance where a town car uses it
Honda called its approach half-throttle performance. Rather than chase a dramatic high-rpm number, the D13B reached maximum torque at 2,500 rpm—the range that helps a light hatchback pull away and move through city traffic without constant revving.
Source: Honda · New Logo launch release ↗One body, three transmission identities
The launch range offered a five-speed manual, a three-speed lock-up automatic and Honda's Multimatic continuously variable transmission. Transmission choice changes gearing, official mass and period economy results, so this page fixes the L to the five-speed rather than blending all three into one profile.
Source: Honda Logo 1996 · specifications ↗Where these facts come from
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-06.