Honda has totally revamped its entire Civic lineup to the latest model year, sticking to a familiar shape but adding new touches throughout to provide the Civic Si Coupe a fresh design inside and out.
The Honda Civic Si Coupe enjoys a shorter length than the sedan model, and due to the redesign, the C-pillars also stretch further toward the trunk in the vehicle in comparison to the previous generation to increase complete the flowing one-motion appearance. If your lines on the car itself avoid enough to say the enjoyment and excitement to be had inside Si Coupe, Honda also added the availability of a new Sunburst Orange Pearl paint color that alternation in appearance according to sunlight conditions.
Inspite of the “all-new” status, the Civic Si and Hybrid models were lucky enough to be gifted entirely new engines. With the Si, Honda’s sportiest Civic, the difference was .4-liters of added displacement that added just four horsepower, but most importantly, 31 lb-ft of torque.
As you move the peak numbers being larger is obviously a welcome change, the real key adjustments to power are found within the accessibility of said power. The outgoing model required 7,800 rpms hitting its peak horsepower and 6,100 rpm for peak torque, now the Civic Si engine requires just 7,000 rpm for optimum hp and 4,400 rpm for optimum torque. This variation from the usable power band equals a lot more street-friendly driving experience.
This upgraded engine – a transplant in the Acura TSX – is mated exclusively into a six-speed stick shift and advantages of a helical-type limited-slip differential (LSD) to obtain chance to the soil.
Unique styling abounds around the Civic Si Coupe to convey its sporty nature, ranging from more menacing front and rear fascias, side skirts, a body-color deck lid spoiler with an LED center brake light, fog lights plus a chrome exhaust finisher. Wheels come with a sporty 17-inches with 215/45R17 tires, with summer tires optional exclusively within the Si Coupe (unavailable on the Si sedan).
Inside, Honda continued its heavy dose of sport with bolstered perforated cloth sport seats with suede-like trim and red stitching since the main attraction, accented with a matching leather-trimmed and red stitched controls and gearshift knob. The initial touches are extended to several items of aluminum accents, such as shift knob base and pedals.
The latest Civic Si Coupe also incorporates a new “intelligent” Multi-Information Display (i-MID) which includes a privileged Power Monitor (as one of its screens) that will indicate the share of total horsepower generated from the engine. Honda also added a Sequential Rev-limit Indicator from the upper instrument panel showing if the i-VTEC high-lift camshaft profile is engaged, in addition to to exhibit incrementally in the event the engine redline is approached and reached.
The Honda Civic Si Coupe’s precautionary features include two-row side curtain airbags, dual-stage, multiple-threshold driver’s and front passenger’s airbags, driver’s and front passenger’s side airbags, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), anti-lock braking (ABS) with Brake Assist along with a new Motion Adaptive Electrical energy Steering system that assists the trucker steer in the ideal direction to mitigate oversteer or understeer situations.