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Honda Updates Civic Si For 2020 Model Year, Raises Up Price By $735

At $25,000 for the coupe and $25,200 for the sedan excluding the $930 destination charge, the Civic Si is more expensive than ever. Summer tires also happen to add $200 to the sticker, and if you want to drive these babies like a man on a mission, you’re likely to opt for the grippier compound.
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The question is, why does the Civic Si cost $735 more than before? Part of the reason is the more aggressive look, the shorter final-drive ratio, and standard suite of safety and driver assistance technologies. Even the LED headlights are different, as well as the fog light housings and grill crossbar.

A lower bumper at the rear with gloss-black surrounding trim, matte-black 18-inch wheels, and updates sports seats with red accents are also standard. Red accents on the instrument panel, bigger cupholders, and a Display Audio system with physical buttons are a few more of the highlights. A 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with direct injection produces 205 horsepower and 192 pound-feet on regular unleaded, but nevertheless, Honda recommends premium fuel.

The suck-squeeze-bang-blow is sent to the front wheels by a six-speed manual transmission, and no scheduled tune-ups are required for 100,000 miles according to Honda. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration should keep the tech-savvy customers satisfied, and next to the USB input, a 12-volt power source is much obliged to power your aftermarket GPS or whatever.

15.1 cubic feet of cargo capacity in the sedan is generous by all accounts, and even the coupe holds its own with 12.1 cubic feet and 60/40 split-folding rear seatbacks. The Honda Sensing suite includes automatic high beams and collision mitigation braking, and as a newity for 2020, the audio system includes Active Sound Control “to enhance the engine sound during aggressive driving.”
 

As expected of the Civic Si, fuel economy is another strong point. 26 miles to the gallon in the city and 36 out on the highway translate to a combined rating of 30 miles to the gallon.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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