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Last night my wife and I test drove:
2018 Civic Si
2018 Sport Hatch (base)
2018 Accord 2.0T 6MT
And my impression is, "WTH Honda!??!?" Why the heck did you guys put the 2.0T into the Accord, but not the Si?!?!? The difference in performance between the Accord 2.0T and Si is mind-boggling.
Please note, I have been of driving age, and a Honda enthusiast since the early 90s. NEVER did the Si get punked by an Accord. The Si (Civic or Prelude) was always dynamically superior to the Accord. Now, the tables have turned. The 1.5T Si accelerates in a ho-hum manner, the 2.0T Accord is actually quite damn quick. The difference is huge. I can only imagine the Type R must be a real blast.
The problem for Honda is that enthusiasts show up to their dealers in say, a GTI or Focus, to see the Si. Now, I don't know about Focus ST, but since I own a GTI, I know it well. I am spoiled. There is no way in hell I'd give up my GTI for a Si. BUT, I most certainly could give up the GTI for the 2.0T Accord. What kind of strange world do we live in that the Accord 2.0T is so much better than the Si?
TL;DR Honda should've put the 2.0T in the Si.
Please don't start defending the 1.5T, it is an indefensible engine for the Si, join me in demanding that Honda put a proper engine into the Si! 2.0T Lives Matter!
2018 Civic Si
2018 Sport Hatch (base)
2018 Accord 2.0T 6MT
And my impression is, "WTH Honda!??!?" Why the heck did you guys put the 2.0T into the Accord, but not the Si?!?!? The difference in performance between the Accord 2.0T and Si is mind-boggling.
Please note, I have been of driving age, and a Honda enthusiast since the early 90s. NEVER did the Si get punked by an Accord. The Si (Civic or Prelude) was always dynamically superior to the Accord. Now, the tables have turned. The 1.5T Si accelerates in a ho-hum manner, the 2.0T Accord is actually quite damn quick. The difference is huge. I can only imagine the Type R must be a real blast.
The problem for Honda is that enthusiasts show up to their dealers in say, a GTI or Focus, to see the Si. Now, I don't know about Focus ST, but since I own a GTI, I know it well. I am spoiled. There is no way in hell I'd give up my GTI for a Si. BUT, I most certainly could give up the GTI for the 2.0T Accord. What kind of strange world do we live in that the Accord 2.0T is so much better than the Si?
TL;DR Honda should've put the 2.0T in the Si.
Please don't start defending the 1.5T, it is an indefensible engine for the Si, join me in demanding that Honda put a proper engine into the Si! 2.0T Lives Matter!
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