Civic Si Limited Edition

[auzieblogger]

Dunno if anyone's been to the Melbourne Motor Show yet, but they had the Civic Si (limited Edition) 4dr Hatch on display. expected to arrive in April-May with a price nearby Type-R, but the greatest shocker was on the tech-specs it had a normal Civic Engine !! (1.8L , 103Kw) .. Why Honda Why ?
Although the inetrior & features matched/outclassed Type-R

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/MiniSite/MiniSiteArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=61205&vf=28&MiniSiteID=147


The Si is powered by the same 1.8-litre SOHC four-cylinder i-VTEC engine as most Civic sedan variants. It produces 103kW and 174Nm and runs on 91 RON fuel. Gearbox choices are a six-speed manual or five-speed auto

Why do we get a lower-spec Si , whereas Americans get to drive a 2.0L 147Kw ? http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-si-sedan/

[aero]

lol... that's pretty fail. for over $30k i would much rather just get a civic sport than this :S

[UNLS1]

i dont believe its a limited edition, it will be part of the lineup!
its just goin to be very limited production.

we will sell them all, most people come into the showroom, see the type R and say oh i wish it was auto!

the women will love this car.

it will sell.

but yes, id rather the sport with 2.0 and sunroof, but on the Si the looks win handsdown and thats what will sell it.

[Muzzy]

Yeah I would prefer my sport over that any day... good lure for the ladies though..

[linzz82]

i saw it at the motorshow. The woman on the honda stand said there were only 400 to be sold in Australia

[UNLS1]

i saw it at the motorshow. The woman on the honda stand said there were only 400 to be sold in Australia

lol thats coz 400 is all we can get for this year!

[moons]

but the greatest shocker was on the tech-specs it had a normal Civic Engine !! (1.8L , 103Kw) .. Why Honda Why ?

Err.. its a cooking model. Haven't you been paying attention?


Although the inetrior & features matched/outclassed Type-R

Did I miss something in that article because I saw nothing that outclassed the R.


Why do we get a lower-spec Si , whereas Americans get to drive a 2.0L 147Kw ?

Because that is their bootleg equivalent of an actual Type R. All the yanks do is moan that they don't get a real Type R, but here we (well some of us) moan because the Type R comes in manual only.

At least, I assume that is the reason why you are so hot for the cooking model.

Lets hope the boat load of these sink so all you soccer mums can go out and buy a nice FD like you know you should. :cool:

[iLlusion10]

"The Type R was updated with a limited slip differential, a tyre deflation warning system, parking sensors and an Aux jack for MP3. Pricing rises a hefty $2000 to $41,990."

[Waternmo]

the only upgrade i m happy to hear about is the LSD, but a cusco LSD only cost around 1500 -_- anywayz, i still like my FD2 over the FN anytime...

[civic77]

New civic si pricing:

6 speed manual: $38,990
5 speed auto: $41,290

plus on road costs.

Great price for a civic i reckon they'll sell maybe 1 car.

[aaronng]

Man, at that price, you can get a lux Euro!

[samsung001]

Another stupid decision by AU HONDA !

[civic77]

Thats what i said to myself, Honda have no idea what they are doing. The first thing they should look at is the CEO of Honda in Japan. He sold the Honda F1 team to BrawnGP for 1GBP and Honda are still paying the bill for this years championship. As soon as he sold it the car comes good. Idiot.
They sold it because they wanted to save money.

Now with the civic si, i would have bought one in an instant, but not at that price. Now i might think of getting an Accord Euro, or keeping my 07 Jazz for a while longer. If they wanted to sell the Civic SI you would think they would price it at around the Civic sport sedan. The auto is only a few hundred dollars cheaper than the Civic Type R. Something is not right there.

[moons]

As soon as he sold it the car comes good.

Yeah. So nothing to do with dropping the Honda engine? LOL


The auto is only a few hundred dollars cheaper than the Civic Type R. Something is not right there.

Unfortunately they will sell tons of these SI POS. Too many people love the shape but can't drive manual - Any reason why you are not looking at the Type R? - Every time I went shopping for my Type R, some spastic was always talking to a sales guy asking why it didn't come in auto.

[andyhui01]

I understand them bringing in the Auto version... but why would they bother bringing in a Manual one? Either save 5-7k to buy a Civic Sport in Man or buy a Type R.

[curtis265]

BUMP :D:D:D

UNLS1, So how maybe have been sold so far? Are they selling like mad? I've seen one in public so far...public so far... that makes it as rarer than a ferrari F430!

[aero]

very exclusive! i have only seen one in brisbane roads thus far..

[UNLS1]

BUMP :D:D:D

UNLS1, So how maybe have been sold so far? Are they selling like mad? I've seen one in public so far...public so far... that makes it as rarer than a ferrari F430!

we sold out of our allocation months ago, only a few left aus wide, alot of phone enquirys with people wanting to see and drive one still.

aus getting another 30 next april.

i guess they are like FD sedans and bums! everyone has them!

[Aifa]

i saw one last week... at the dealer. it doesnt look very good in 5-door guise