Honda Civic Si

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Honda Civic Si
Manufacturer:	Honda<tr><th>Production:<td>1986–present</tr><tr><th>Class:<td>Sport compact</tr><tr><th>Body style:<td>2-door coupé 4-door sedan (Introduced for 2007 model year.)</tr><tr><th>Layout:<td>FF layout</tr><tr><th>Similar:<td>Toyota Corolla XRS Mitsubish Lancer Ralliart Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V Hyundai Tiburon</tr>

The Honda Civic Si is a sport compact version of the compact car Honda Civic built by the Japanese automaker Honda. The Si model name was formerly used in both Japan and North America, with it denominating the most powerful Civic available. In Canada, the Si trim has become analoguous to the "EX" trim in the United States, denoting the highest luxury-trimmed Civic, without a sport engine, and in Japan until recently, the Civic Si was the model below the higher-performance Si-R and later, Type-R. In the United States, the Civic Si has always been the highest performance Civic available from the factory for each of its generations.

1 1986-1987
2 1988-91
3 1992-95
4 1996-00
5 2002-05
6 2006-
- 6.1 2007
7 External links
8 Trivia

[edit] 1986-1987

The 3rd generation Civic was released, and the Si trim was introduced, geared toward those who wanted the performance of the CRX Si but needed a four-seat vehicle. Standard equipment for the Civic Si hatchback included a removable glass sunroof, tilt steering wheel, a full-width taillight panel and color-keyed front airdam and roof spoiler. Image:Image-Karma@Reservoir'02s.jpg

[edit] 1988-91

The 4th generation Civic Si shared a chassis with the Honda CRX and sported a 108hp engine, weighing in a 2286lb it pulled a factory 0-60 of 8.7 seconds (http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html)

[edit] 1992-95

The 1992 Civic Si sported 125 hp, was very light and managed to go 0-60 mph in 8.4 seconds (http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html)

[edit] 1996-00

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Its 1999 model revolutionised the Compact Performance car market with its excellent value as well as performance, offering 160 horsepower and 111 foot-pounds of torque in a car that weighed roughly 2600 lb, which made it extremely quick and agile. Only the Si model offered a VTEC engine. The car was discontinued after 2000

The 99-00 Honda Civic SI used the B16A2 engine.
Generation: 6G-EM
Displacement CC's: 1595
Compression: 10.2:1
160 HP @ 7600RPM
111lb/FT@ 7000RPM

0-60MPH = 7.2 Seconds 1/4 Mile = 15.7 Seconds

[edit] 2002-05

In 2002, the new Civic Si came back as a hatchback again, this time with a new 2.0 liter 160 horsepower i-VTEC engine which also produced 132 foot-pounds of torque.

[edit] 2006-

Recently, the car has been redesigned for 2006 (along with all other Civic trims), representing significant changes since the previous generation. The new car comes with a 2.0 litre i-VTEC engine that now produces an impressive 197 horsepower and 139 foot-pounds of torque, while also including a 6-speed transmission with helical Torsen limited slip differential, among other performance add-ons and pulled an impressive factory 0-60 at 6.3 (motortrend.com) seconds. For the first time a sedan version will be offered in the Fall of 2006.

[edit] 2007

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Honda has introduced a Civic Si sedan for the 2007 model year. Debuted at the Chicago Auto Show, the initial concept sported larger wheels (18" alloys) than its coupe brethren, along with 4-piston Brembo brakes and large cross drilled brake rotors not found on the Coupe Si. The production version of the Si sedan is mechanically almost identical to the coupe, and loses the concept car's 18" wheels and Brembo brakes.

2007 model changes for all Civic Sis include the addition of vehicle stability assist or VSA (not included on Canadian models), darker silver on the wheels, and a reversal of the red/black color scheme for the secondary gauges. Floor mats also have the Si logo embroidered on them. Honda has also increased the price of the Si coupe by $800 for the 2007 model year.