Originally Posted by gingas
Not feeling the 06 civic yet.What Honda should concntrate on is first hp.They need to step up to the plate and put 195 up hp because I'm sure all 88-present civic owners with DOHC B16's feel what you have to pay for a 02 up si with 160hp& 2.0 not worth the $$$.Again, you can go purchase a used civic for $1800 up add another 3200 motor swap for 5k$$.Still have about $15k left over for mods or buy another ride. I like all si's. Style,go with a coupe or hatch.Not feeling 4 door hatch.Everything else keep up the good work Honda. Happy new year, gingas
hp is not everything especially in the economy car or sub compact classes...if all that mattered we'd own neon sr-ts or sentra se-r (both of which sell in small numbers especially compared to the 20-30k civics that get sold every month)
the appeal of the civic/crx was its tuning potential...the ef civics (of which i've owned, swapped and done several other major modifications) had crap for power...they were 92hp standard and were underpowered compared to its larger more powerful competitors that made 110hp or greater...and it just wasn't how much power the car could make it was how well the chassis balance was and how light the car was that made it such a hit and so each to make faster...moral of the story is power isn't a cure but only a factor