2015 HONDA Civic Si Coupe 2.4L i-VTEC 6MT (205 HP)

Vehicle Overview

The 2015 SI might be one of the last, true-blood, VTEC sports-coupe built by Honda. It had a look, the engine and the transmission it needed.

The refreshed Civic Si Coupe dust-off some of the old design elements and brought new ones, but it turned out to be a mixed feeling about it. It was a car bought for what it could do on the streets and not in the parking spot.

The Civic Si showed a similar look as its predecessor, with a wide and narrow grille to cool the engine. There were other air-intakes in the apron: one for the engine compartment and two for the brakes. The designers installed the fog lights inside the side scoops. The raked windshield was even more angled than the one on the five-door version, and the sloped roof design resembled the lines from the 8th-gen Accord Coupe. The wing on the trunk filled and completed the profile. Unlike other car-makers who opted for two exhausts to make a stronger impression, Honda chose only one side pipe.

The interior was the one that needed some updates, and Honda did it. It installed bucket seats with two-tone upholstery. As for other Civic models, the instrument cluster was separated into two steps: a tachometer behind the steering wheel and the rest of the information on an upper display. But Honda forgot to install a turning knob for the volume and thought that a touch-slider should do the job. Indeed, it can do the job, but it was annoying, and everyone complained about that.

Under the hood, the Si featured the same bullet-proof K24 engine. Unlike other turbo versions of the Civic, it offered more low-end torque. The 6-speed gearbox was fitted with a standard, mechanical, limited-slip differential.