January 27, 2005 -- From recently obtained inside information given exclusively to Honda-Acura.Net by an email tipster, we have verified the engines that will be featured in the 2006 Honda Civic, 2007 Honda Fit and possibly the 2007 Acura TSX, plus other engines that have unknown destinations. Our source reports that Honda is in the final stages of development for three new engines destined for the US, including a 2.0L 4 cylinder and a 2.4L 4 banger. One of these engines will probably be slotted into the Civic Si, respectively. What’s more, Honda is bringing to market its first US application of a turbocharger in the form of a 2.4L Turbo. This engine will presumably be fitted into the Acura TSX, or perhaps even a high output Civic slotted above the Si. Also, our source has confirmed that Honda is developing a new 1.3L hybrid engine, a 1.5L and a 1.8L. The 1.5L, originally scheduled for launch in MY2006, has been delayed until MY2007 but it will be built in the US.

Undoubtedly the biggest surprise of this batch is that Honda has chosen to introduce a turbocharged engine in the US. While our source could not confirm whether or not it would be a DOHC i-VTEC, he hinted that it would not be affixed to the current K24 engine that Honda uses in the TSX, Accord and Element. No horsepower figures are available, but expect the Civic Si’s powerplant to produce around 200 horses while the turbo should make about 250. The new 1.3L Hybrid engine will probably see duty in either a Fit Hybrid or the next iteration of the Honda Insight. The Fit, Honda’s wildly popular car in Europe and Japan, will probably start at around $12,000 when it reaches US shores.*

*Some of the information presented here is speculative, and is not provided nor endorsed by Honda Motor Co., Inc.

 

Holy Shit if this is true. :eek3:

 

that will be sweeeeeeeeeeeet

 

As the owner of a 195hp Honda,I love the hear about the number 250!

 

Nice!!!

Now this is good news.

 

Big question to ask, though: will the engines sport a combination of i-VTEC, direct fuel injection and possibly stratified combustion, essentially modern derivatives of the K20B engine found on the JDM Stream?

It appears my "educated guess" on the suggested engines for the 7th-generation Civic is pretty close to the truth, though I think the smallest of these engines will more likely be 1.5 liters (non-hybrid form on the Fit, as part of IMA hybrid drivetrain for the next-generation Civic Hybrid).

 

[slobbering]2.4L DOHC i-VTEC turbo 5dr Civic with.... AWD, please??? [/slobbering]

 

and turbo charge it!!! Now we are chasing WRX and Evos!!!

Show them who's the original rice rocket, dang it.

 

Let's hope Hondata will be able to hack into the ECU used on the Turbo K20??

 

Yep. A Honda with a nice little whooooosshhh. That is just what they should do.