IMPISH RASCAL; Honda heard the tuners with Si.(News)

Byline: Kevin A. Wilson Youthful attitude abounds in the Civic Si, the performance model that's only 20 years old. The '06 Si supplants last year's hatchback and sets the image for the U.S.-designed coupe. The coupe (with trunk) shares no exterior body panels with the sedan, though you have to look hard to see some of the more subtle differences.

It boasts 197 hp from its dohc 2.0-liter with i-VTEC and-importantly-a helical-type limited-slip differential integrated with its six-speed manual transaxle. Around the road course at the Autobahn Country Club near Joliet, Illinois, ...

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