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2007 Honda Civic Si Sedan First Drive
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TO THE POINT
What’s New? Honda gives the Civic Sedan a performance boost with a more powerful engine, a sport suspension, bigger brakes, upgraded steering, and comfortable sport seats to attract more young, educated, male buyers.
Selling Points: Handling, braking, seat comfort, practicality, safety, predicted reliability, decent EPA fuel economy, great stereo, available navigation system, etc.
Deal Breakers: Lofty power and torque peaks, split-dash design
Our Advice: This car is immense fun to drive, blending practicality with performance, but you’ve got work it hard to play hard.
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Specifications
The Honda Civic Si Sedan’s main competitors include the Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sedan, Mazda 3s Sedan, Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, Nissan Sentra SE-R, Toyota Corolla XRS, Volkswagen Jetta 2.0T, and Volkswagen Jetta GLI
Test Vehicle: 2006 Honda Civic Si Sedan
Price of Test Vehicle: $22,000 (estimated)
Engine Size and Type: 2.0-liter inline four with variable valve timing
Engine Horsepower: 197 at 7,800 rpm
Engine Torque: 139 at 6,100 rpm
Transmission: Six-speed manual
Curb weight, lbs.: 2,945
EPA Fuel Economy (city/highway): 23/32 mpg
Length: 176.7 inches
Width: 69 inches
Wheelbase: 106.3 inches
Height: 56.5 inches
Leg room (front/rear): 42.2/34.6 inches
Head room (front/rear): 38.1/36.7 inches
Max. Seating Capacity: Five
Max. Cargo Volume: 12 cu.-ft.
Competitors: Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sedan, Ford Focus ZX4 ST, Mazda 3s Sedan, Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, Mitsubishi Evolution, Nissan Sentra SE-R, Saturn Ion 2.4 Sedan, Subaru Impreza WRX, Toyota Corolla XRS, Volkswagen Jetta 2.0T, Volkswagen Jetta GLI Photos by Christian J. Wardlaw
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About Christian Wardlaw
Christian Wardlaw joined Autobytel's Automotive Information Center (AIC) in January 2003, and current serves as Manager of Content Development for Autobytel. Previously, Christian spent eight years as Editor-in-Chief and Director of Automotive Data for Edmunds.com. A writer, editor, and automobile aficionado, Christian is a different sort of car enthusiast. His passion lies in the vehicles that people most often buy, rather than with high-performance sports cars or ultra-luxury sedans. “Given the choice to spend an hour with a Dodge Viper or a Honda Accord, I’ll choose the Accord,” he claims. Unless, of course, the driving venue is a racetrack. Christian has been a car enthusiast all of his life, uttering “car” as his first word while growing up in Detroit. A graduate of Western Michigan University, he holds a bachelor’s degree in English. His daily drivers include a 1994 Mazda Miata, a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata, and a 2005 Nissan Murano.
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