gtiTom
The Average Asian
- Location
- North Bethesda, MD
- Car(s)
- VW MK5 GTI
http://automobiles.honda.com/future-cars/index.asp?ModelStart=civic+si+mugen
"What's special about it?
The Honda Civic Si sedan is the first four-door to wear the "Si" badge, and now it will also become the first Honda in the U.S. to wear the Mugen name.
A well-known Japanese tuning company started by the son of Honda founder Soichiro Honda, Mugen has been associated with high-performance Hondas for more than three decades. In the case of the Honda Civic Si sedan, Mugen tightened up what is already the best-handling stock Civic we've ever driven. They started by lowering the car just over half an inch and increasing the front and rear damping rates. Then lightweight 18-inch forged aluminum wheels were swapped in to shave 6.2 pounds off at each corner, while the 215/40 tires offer a slightly smaller profile.
The rest of this Si's changes are mostly cosmetic, as it adds a full body kit and a relatively discrete badge on the grille. A sport exhaust system is said to reduce backpressure and is good for all of 2 or 3 horsepower. Given that the stock Si's 2.0-liter four-cylinder puts out 197 horsepower, go ahead and call it an even 200 in the Mugen. No other mechanical changes were made and the interior changes are equally miniscule. You get a round shift knob and a serial number plate in the instrument panel; that's it. "
- http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/AutoshowArticles/articleId=117392
What do you guys think?
"What's special about it?
The Honda Civic Si sedan is the first four-door to wear the "Si" badge, and now it will also become the first Honda in the U.S. to wear the Mugen name.
A well-known Japanese tuning company started by the son of Honda founder Soichiro Honda, Mugen has been associated with high-performance Hondas for more than three decades. In the case of the Honda Civic Si sedan, Mugen tightened up what is already the best-handling stock Civic we've ever driven. They started by lowering the car just over half an inch and increasing the front and rear damping rates. Then lightweight 18-inch forged aluminum wheels were swapped in to shave 6.2 pounds off at each corner, while the 215/40 tires offer a slightly smaller profile.
The rest of this Si's changes are mostly cosmetic, as it adds a full body kit and a relatively discrete badge on the grille. A sport exhaust system is said to reduce backpressure and is good for all of 2 or 3 horsepower. Given that the stock Si's 2.0-liter four-cylinder puts out 197 horsepower, go ahead and call it an even 200 in the Mugen. No other mechanical changes were made and the interior changes are equally miniscule. You get a round shift knob and a serial number plate in the instrument panel; that's it. "
- http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/AutoshowArticles/articleId=117392
What do you guys think?
