Honda Confirms $23,900 Starting Price For 205bhp Civic Si

You don't need mountains of power or a hefty price tag to have fun, and we think the new Civic Si sounds like it could be a gem that Europe misses out on
Honda Confirms $23,900 Starting Price For 205bhp Civic Si

North America isn’t just getting the new Honda Civic Type R – it’s also getting a 205bhp Si version. And we’re a bit jealous.

The Si only packs a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-pot but clever turbocharging means a healthy peak torque of 192lb ft between 2100rpm and 5000rpm, making the warm Civic poky without terrifying your insurance company.

It’s offered as a two-door coupe and a four-door saloon, but both come with less weight and wider front and rear track measurements than before. Honda says the car’s centre of gravity is lower than for the previous Si, and handles better as a result. The only difference in headline spec between the two versions is a rear-seat heating vent in the saloon.

Honda Confirms $23,900 Starting Price For 205bhp Civic Si

The anti-roll bars are 30 per cent and 60 per cent stiffer than before at the front and rear respectively. Bushings have been upgraded and the suspension’s upper control arms are now the ‘ultra-rigid’ ones found on the full-fat Type R.

It’s no revvy animal, with peak power arriving all the way down at 5700rpm instead of the old car’s 7000rpm. Instead, it offers two driving modes; Normal and Sport. They do pretty much what you’d expect them to, utilising the broader range of control in the adaptive dampers and variable-ratio power steering.

Honda Confirms $23,900 Starting Price For 205bhp Civic Si

Of course, technology plays a big part in the SI’s game plan, and a seven-inch touch-screen is standard. It’s compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to get the most from your smartphone, and there’s a decent 450-Watt, 10-speaker premium stereo to enjoy.

As for price, the US cars are all priced at $23,900 (£18,550), so if Honda could match that price in the UK the Si would look like stunning value.

The 200bhp-ish mark is a real sweet spot for cars with good chassis, which is why we’re looking forward to the next Ford Fiesta ST. We think we’d love the Civic Si in Britain, so Honda, now you’ve given the US the Type R, can you send us the Si in return? You know you want to.

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Comments

Zane Arias

Cool, so the only thing up is Torque. Might aswell get yourself a second hand K24 model and boost it to make better power. Way to mess up the Si Honda.

05/16/2017 - 03:30 |
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Anonymous

Woohoo!! VTEC Intensifies

05/16/2017 - 07:56 |
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Anonymous

Damn man, not even 220 hp?

05/16/2017 - 09:12 |
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Graeme Campbell

So let me get this straight. Honda bin having a US civic, euro civic and a JDM civic so we all get the same car… We get styling following the US civic with more euro/JDM underpinings. We all get landed with a fuggly ass car (litterally, that rear end is horrific) but america get to keep the coupe style one for themselves… If this dosen’t hit UK shores with an S-Type badge I’ll be dissapointend.

05/16/2017 - 21:47 |
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Anonymous

Eventually hopefully they’ll be aluminum bodies to get a big weight reduction, and then electrification for more power.

05/17/2017 - 21:34 |
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Anonymous

It is uglier than ever

05/19/2017 - 00:50 |
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