2002 SI TEST DRIVE, Thumbs down!!!

2001CIVICLX · 08-21-2002

Today I drove the 2002 SI and I personally was not impressed. When you get in, the seats are great and hold you very well. The handling was overall very good (much tighter than the sedan), and the shifter was in a very comfortable position. Other than that, the interior felt like a regular CIVIC.

I am not impressed with the looks of the car. I believe Honda would have done a better job on it had they used the coupe as the coupe is a very sporty looking car with rims. The acceleration was way less than what I expected and I (now I don't have a dyno on my butt, but) felt as though my sedan could overall keep up with this car from a stand still, or from a rolling start, but from a 40+ start, no way. This car moved, but still was lacking a lot.

I believe this car is quieter than a sedan or coupe and the engine definitely is quieter.

But again, overall NOT IMPRESSED.

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XoULaBeAT · 08-21-2002

hmm to me i thought the car was tight.

elementliquidx · 08-21-2002

to me it wasnt as great as all the hype made it. the seats are nice. thats all i like. it really doesnt hold up to the "si" title. a coupe wit the electron blue would have been nice. even the dealers hyped it way too much. id like to race on though see if an ex can hang wit an si

Wanger · 08-21-2002

i think an ex could hold up to the si if it's just a straight 1/4 mile. of course the si would win but not my much. if it was a windy track... goodbye ex.

Boilermaker1 · 08-21-2002

I didn't like it either. The seats were better, but I didn't like the up and down feel of the shifter and the rear vision was pretty bad since the rear windown is so small. I'm glad I got my EX, even if it is a little slower. The Si weighs so much, it needs that extra HP to just get moving.

n00dleboy · 08-21-2002

Well, the SI would look tight given a nice pair of 17's and a kit.

IMO, the 4dr Civic Sedan dx/lx is nasty with those 14" hubbys. How can they even consider those these days?

ricerocket · 08-21-2002

well u can always do a type r swap...

bobbyd · 08-21-2002

Yeah, I thought it sucked too

My dealer said they can't sell any and they have a whole lot full.

ricewashed · 08-21-2002

It is like comparing the Si to the Type-R. Everyone here is upset that there is no type-r for 2002. The Si weighs more than our car(EX) but has a bigger engine(which makes up for the difference in weight). But if you compare the Si coupe we all know to the 6th gen EX, you will still see the same differences between the models. The only car to get all the lightened parts, tweaked suspension, shorter gears, and overall racier feel, would wear the infamous Red Badge. Wait until the beginning of next year. Hopefully Honda brings both Red Badges to america to rival the Evo and STi.

nytejade · 08-21-2002

With a lot less than the difference in price between an SI and a DX you could have the DX outperforming the SI in every aspect. [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]

NeoMagus · 08-21-2002

my dealer has 9 all marked under invoice.

SiBorland · 08-21-2002

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[hr]Originally posted by: nytejade
With a lot less than the difference in price between an SI and a DX you could have the DX outperforming the SI in every aspect. [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG][hr]

hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!! riiiiiight. To all you people that test drove the Si and werent that impressed...lets just say the car wasnt broken in. When I first bought mine it was a hell of a lot slower than it is now. Granted I have intake, still its nowhere near what it was when I first bought it. Yeah maybe you could be as fast as an Si with a turbo running like 8-10 pounds. But I wont sit here and rant about it, just race a good driver and see exactly how much faster it is than a DX.

btw....since the sales are crap right now, you could get an Si for not that much more than a DX....just haggle a little and you'll be suprised. just a litte tidbit to think about...

injencivic · 08-21-2002

i made a post a few weeks ago about the new si. some reps from honda and some other local shops told me that the new sis are slower then our cars!!! guess this is finally coming to your alls attention that they might be right!!

bullseye · 08-21-2002

I have yet to see one of the new Si's on the road. They are an embarrassment - Even Car&Driver picked the SVT Focus over the new Si Civic! When was the last time you ever heard of a Ford being picked over a Honda? For my $19,000 I would rather have a an EX Coupe or Sedan or even my LX Sedan and with the money saved there would be a lot of extras you can buy!

aki · 08-21-2002

Come now, let's not all dog on the Si.

I like the Si. Why? Cus' it makes me glad I have a Civic coupe that looks a lot cooler.

If Honda came out with a Si that was a coupe that looked real classy, I'd be

with envy. Makes me appreciate the styling of my car to see an Si. (Been livin in Bay Area, and LA and I've only seen ONE Si... !)

Yup, my car's not fast. Yup, maybe the Si is a bit faster. It doesn't have that lil red badge. But I wouldn't trade my car for an Si, ever. For the 19 grand to spend on an Si, I think it'd be better to spend an additional 6 grand on mods for my nice lil LX.

-Aki