All-New 2022 Honda Civic Si Breaks Cover With 200 HP, Standard Six-Speed Manual

Visually, the Si comes with a new upper front bumper design, reshaped rear bumper with two large oval exhaust tips, new front spoiler, gloss black trunk lid spoiler, plus gloss black trim on the mirrors and window surrounds. You also get standard LED headlights and taillights, plus 18-inch ten-spoke alloy wheels finished in matte black at no extra cost. As for the color, it’s called Blazing Orange Pearl and it’s an Si-exclusive.

The interior is visibly more “driver-focused” than that of a regular 2022 Civic, boasting body stabilizing sports seats with built-in head restraints, sport pedals, red contrast stitching (doors, steering wheel, center arm rest, shifter), and plenty of onboard goodies such as the 9-inch HD touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, or the 12-speaker Bose premium sound system.

In terms of safety, the new Civic Si comes with all the active safety systems you might find on any other modern Civic model, including redesigned driver and front passenger airbags, and the Honda Sensing suite of driver-assist technologies.

Alright, now that the “boring” stuff is out of the way, let’s talk performance. This is, after all, a sports sedan.

Power comes from an updated 1.5-liter turbocharged VTEC engine, with an output of 200 hp and 192 lb-ft (260 Nm) of torque. It works alongside an exclusive short-throw six-speed manual gearbox featuring a new, more rigid shift lever mounting bracket. The Si also comes with the Civic Type R’s rev-matching system, meaning you get the same 430 m/s response time while in Sport mode.

Other performance-related highlights include the new dual-coil silencer exhaust system, a more lightweight single-mass flywheel (resulting in a better throttle response), an overall 8% increase in torsional rigidity, stiffer spring rates, new dampers, reinforced upper mounts for the front MacPherson struts, stiffer front compliance bushings (courtesy of the Type R), improved steering feel (stiffer torsion bar) and larger brakes compared to those on the standard Civic Sedan.

Aside from the Normal and Sport driving modes, the 2022 Civic Si’s updated Drive Mode system also allows the driver to individually select engine response, steering effort and gauge cluster color parameters.

“Civic Si is a performance icon that has offered affordable high-performance for four decades and the new Honda Civic Si continues that legacy,” said Honda exec, Dave Gardner. “It isn’t just a blast to drive, it’s hands down the best Civic Si we’ve ever offered to our customers.”