VTEC-4.0

If the Civic R FD2 was available in the U.S,would you buy the Civic R FD2 or the Mugen Civic Si?Yes,the Civic R FD2 is stronger performance wise.To me,they're both equal in exterior.Interior is also a tie.But,performance wise,the Civic R FD2 wins.The bigger 225/40 tires and the 222 hp engine is clearly better than the 215/40 tires on the Mugen Si and the Mugen Si's 197 hp engine.The redline on the Civic R FD2 is 8600 while the Mugen Si's is 8000.If these cars were to race,the Civic R FD2 would win the race.But this performance of the FD2,is at a cost.If the Civic R FD2 were to go on sale in the U.S,it would cost nearly $40,000!The Mugen Civic Si is on sale in the U.S for $29,500.This $10,500 difference can do a lot in tuning the Mugen Civic Si.The 28 hp difference can be diminished easily with maybe $2,500.The tires can be on the same level for about $1,600 maybe.That leaves you with roughly $5,900 to do what you like.
With this said,which Civic would you choose?

02civicsi02

Neither they are both 2 expensive for the amount of power they have. With 40,000 you can almost get the new shelby gt 500 and that completely out performs them both.

VTEC-4.0

Hahahaha.Agreed.I wouldn't buy either of them.Honda is trying to rip people off with these cars both in the U.S and Japan.Especially with the Mugen Si.The regular Si sedan is $22,000.The Mugen version is $7,500 more,but no increase in power,Just a face lift for the front bumper and a FD2 wing.I don't think that's worth the $7,500 more.

MindBomber

You USDM guys don't know how lucky you are. In Canada a Civic Si starts at $29,000, and GT500 is closer to $70,000.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

i cant imagine paying more than 20k for a civic. its a civic, its supposed to be cheap! the mugen si just has a bunch of overpriced exterior accessories, nothing you cant do yourself for 1/4 the price. it looks nice, but for that kind of money you can buy much better cars.

qcivic

Wait for the new Si which will have a 2.2 liter next year.

Nosepicker

Pics would be nice.