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Honda 2012 Civic SI Coupe

Honda has totally revamped its entire Civic lineup for the newest model year, sticking to a familiar form but adding new touches throughout to grant the Civic Si Coupe a fresh design within and out.

The Civic Si Coupe enjoys a shorter length than the sedan model, and thanks to the redesign, the C-pillars conjointly stretch more toward the rear of the vehicle compared to the previous generation to higher complete the flowing one-motion look. If the lines of the automobile itself do not do enough to convey the fun and excitement to be had in the Si Coupe, Honda additionally added the provision of a replacement Sunburst Orange Pearl paint color that amendment in appearance relying on daylight conditions.

Despite the "all-new" status, solely the Civic Si and Hybrid models were lucky enough to be gifted entirely new engines. For the Si, Honda's sportiest Civic, the difference was .four-liters of added displacement that added simply four horsepower, however a lot of importantly, 31 lb-ft of torque.

Whereas the peak numbers being larger is of course a welcome change, the real key changes in power are found in the supply of said power. The outgoing model needed seven,800 rpms to hit its peak horsepower and vi,a hundred rpm for peak torque, currently the Civic Si engine requires simply seven,00zero rpm for peak hp and 4,400 rpm for max torque. This modification within the usable power band equates to a abundant additional street-friendly driving expertise.

This upgraded engine - a transplant from the Acura TSX - is mated completely to a six-speed manual transmission and benefits from a helical-kind limited-slip differential (LSD) to urge power to the bottom.

Unique styling abounds on the Civic Si Coupe to convey its sporty nature, starting from additional menacing front and rear fascias, side skirts, a body-color deck lid spoiler with an LED center brake light, fog lights and a chrome exhaust finisher. Wheels return at a sporty seventeen-inches with 215/45R17 tires, with summer tires optional exclusively on the Si Coupe (not accessible on the Si sedan).

Inside, Honda continued its heavy dose of sport with bolstered perforated cloth sport seats with suede-like trim and red stitching as the main attraction, accented by an identical leather-trimmed and red stitched steering wheel and gearshift knob. The distinctive touches are extended to many items of aluminum accents, including the shift knob base and pedals.

The most recent Civic Si Coupe additionally options a new "intelligent" Multi-Information Display (i-MID) that includes an exclusive Power Monitor (together of its screens) which will indicate the proportion of total horsepower generated by the engine. Honda additionally added a Sequential Rev-limit Indicator within the upper instrument panel to show when the i-VTEC high-lift camshaft profile is engaged, plus to show incrementally when the engine redline is approached and reached.

The Honda Civic Si Coupe's safety options embody 2-row side curtain airbags, twin-stage, multiple-threshold driver's and front passenger's airbags, driver's and front passenger's facet airbags, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), anti-lock braking (ABS) with Brake Assist and a replacement Motion Adaptive Electric Power Steering system that helps the driving force steer in the perfect direction to mitigate oversteer or understeer things.

Honda 2012 Civic SI Coupe