SpartanSi
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- Dec 16, 2015
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- Acura MDX and Honda CR-V
I don't disagree with what you are saying but, at the bare minimum, Honda should have made the Civic competitive with the Ford ST or VW GTI or WRX....offering the Si with a detuned 2.0T making between 220 and 260 hp would have made a great car for Anyone. Instead, Honda will turn up the boost on an engine that is at the top end of its reliable performance output......and when these cars start burning oil, blowing head gaskets and failing to meet emissions tests we will see whether Honda will be viewed as the same bulletproof engineering company as they are today. The Si is to Honda what the WRX is to Subaru......If Honda really did want to up market the Si, they should have improved the content on the vehicle while increasing both price and margins. Why not position it with content and detuned 2.0T engine at a price point and margin above the Touring? Instead, the Si will be positioned around the price point of the EX-L and miss on their target audience.Of course they've been discouraging tuning. With the exception of some examples done up at SEMA, you never see Honda advocate or talk about aftermarket tuning. Why? It damages the brand of moving upmarket. why did they axe the RSX from Acura? Because of this very thing. Honda at least knows that the brand is still known for engines and performance cars, but they want to display these qualities in line with their preferred company image.
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