Honda Civic Si brings more affordable R driving fun
Honda has given the latest generation Civic sedan another version, the Si. This is a more performance-focused vehicle without the bigger engine. Essentially, taking what’s already there and making it feel and perform better through tuning and new design.
It’s not all just looks, it’s handling too.
Overall, the new Honda Civic Si is lower, longer and wider with a more aggressive front bumper. The company has also added exposed exhaust tips, a trunk-mounted spoiler and Gloss Black trim. As standard, the new Civic Si comes with eighteen-inch wheels and larger brakes behind them.
The chassis has been updated to increase the torsional rigidity by eight per cent and bending rigidity by thirteen per cent. In the front are MacPherson struts with reinforced upper mounts to handle more cornering loads.
Brightened up interior to match the performance.
To match the focus on performance, the interior has been updated too. The seats offer more thigh and shoulder support for those tight corners and the shift knob now matches that in the Civic R. Brightening up the cabin is loads of red trim that also features on the honeycombed panel across the dashboard.
Honda has given the Civic Si its own drive mode that now has a programmable individual setting. This will allow the driver to change throttle response, rev-matching, and steering effort.
Honda is making the Civic Si feel and sound better.
The turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine is nothing new to us by now. It gives the front wheels 150 kW and 260 Nm via a six-speed manual gearbox with an improved shift feel and ten per cent shorter throws. This should give the engine a snappier throttle response.
To maximise traction while accelerating, Honda has kitted the Civic Si with a helical limited-slip differential. A new dual-coil silencer exhaust system has also been given to improve the sound of the car. It increases the exhaust flow by 27 per cent and includes an Active Sound Control system that should produce a high-quality sound over a wider range of engine revs. New dampers have also been added for the Si variant.
Source: CARmag | Car and Driver | Honda
