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06-04-2013, 10:56 PM | #15 | |
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Aftermarket with the boxer engine will give you more hp and torque if you want it. Honda does make sweet engines though. I have owned several and we currently have a 2013 Honda Odyssey Touring parked next to my BRZ. I like the new Civic SI, but it is nowhere near the drivers car the twins are. |
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There's a recent review floating around where the overseas GT86 is compared to a base Cayman. The GT86 in that comparison had some TRD package that includes bigger wheels, and the reviewer said that even though it had a larger footprint and better tires than the standard model, it doesn't really help since it gives more grip that isn't fully utilized with the car's stock output.
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06-05-2013, 08:10 AM | #18 | |
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The S2000 used an inline 4 (not to mention that the original 2.0L made 240HP without direct injection), and it seems to handle okie dokie
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Had a 07 Si, engine screamed but that was it. Honda screwed up not bringing the Civic Type-R over
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Along with my FR-S I also own a 2012 SI sedan. It is lowered on D2 coilovers and has a catback exhaust. With some decent tires the SI treated me very well in the mountains and at a few autocrosses. It's nothing compared to the FR-S in my opinion but I needed something for the wife and baby.
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Not really. It would've been a cool car, but they probably had enough business sense to know that they'd likely be selling at a price point that wouldn't have much bang-for-the-buck while being in a price bracket filled with cars that were faster and likely more fun to drive too. Also, it would've caused too much competition with the RSX, which was why they gave it the crappy 160 hp motor. Sure, they eventually put the full-strength 200 hp K20 in the 2006 Civic Si, but it was too little too late, but at least at that point, they didn't mind the internal competition so much since the RSX already had its opportunity to shine and make some money for them before killing it off.
I remember the RSX Type-S being somewhere around $23-24k if I remember correctly, while rumors of the Type-R coming stateside again would've put it right around $29-30k. At the time, that kind of money could've gotten you an Evo (which in 2003 had a starting MSRP of $28,987, plus another few hundred dollars if you wanted the wing) or STI (which was right around $30k). 2002 and onward became a rough time for NA sport compact cars priced in the mid-$20k range and higher, since the turbocharged cars were coming out, some with AWD, and costing not too much more while being way easier to mod. |
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Honda even recently admitted that the last generation Civic was not a competitive product, and had been designed with the global recession in mind for a certain price-point. I can't imagine the passionate Honda of the 1990's making that mistake. Seems the bean-counters have taken over. That's probably good for short-term profitability, but I can't help but think this philosophical shift will come back to bite Honda in the long-run. People used to be passionate about owning Hondas, now there's nothing really to set them apart from other bland car manufacturers. I honestly can't even tell what direction Honda is heading now. Perhaps some sort of environmentally-friendly, pretend-sporty direction? Honda needs to get their collective heads out of their rears and go back to their roots.
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