Last time they called the 10th gen "the most powerful Civic Si ever", and they were NOT lying! Honda is now calling this 11th gen "the best-handling and most fun-to-drive Civic Si ever".
So for the 12th gen when there will be not much room to improve, will they just call it "the most special...
Right, bit less HP is not necessary a big deal in terms of performance (but it is in terms of image, feel, marketing....anyway) , but only if the improvement sides are more than a bit. But given the 10th gen is already handling very good, we will wait for the test drive to see how much better...
It is 200...........Si finally and officially becomes a trim of Civic Sedan. No more need to carry the sport/performance image burden like before. Happy retirement and leaves this job to the R.
Round to 5 please. My guess would be the most powerful Si again in history...........with 215.
BTW, as someone has already guessed it right, it's going to look like the Civic RS model. See the 10th gen RS below as how much it looks alike our 10th gen Si!
The 10th gen's look sure has more character than the 11th gen. Look is a very important factor in buying a car for many people, particular younger buyers. So this 11th gen must come with a better engine/performance in order to get the same "like" by people, and hope Honda will do just that for...