The 2022 Honda Civic Si Is a Sporty-ish Civic

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2022 Honda Civic Si review! The Honda Civic Si is a sporty version of the 2022 Honda Civic -- and today I'm going to review it. I'm going to show you all around the Civic Si and show you the quirks and features of this Civic, and I'm also going to drive the new Civic Si and show you what it's like behind the wheel.

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[Totesthebest]

I think Doug nailed it on who the buyer is. They're not thinking oh the gli/gti/veloster are faster for a little more money. They're thinking oh this car is faster than your standard daily and still has good fuel economy. It's a manual, it's fun, but you don't have to feel guilty about driving it.

[connel]

I miss Doug actually breaking down the scores and why he gave them. I always liked that.

[charles]

My wife and I both own Volkswagens, and let me tell you...regardless of the power comparison, the Civic SI will be on the road after the Jetta GLI has been sent to the junkyard. It will also destroy the GLI on resale value and maintenance costs.

[phylanx]

Nice to see Doug review more affordable cars.

[johnm]

They didn't want the si to be "too good" and make people not want to spend more for a Type R. Looks like mission accomplished I'd say.

[beacheykeen]

I like Doug's theory about the buyers being looking at the regular Civic but the biggest problem with that is most causal buyers aren't looking for a stick shift.

[Firebolt]

Its disappointing to see the Canadian version get a full digital dash, heated seats, and heated steering wheel all at a cheaper price than the US version. The handling and feel is there, not sure why Honda always holds out on just bumping up the power a little bit and make it standard, not making people buy some Type R to get some real power. That’s always been the Achilles heel of the SI, relatively underwhelming power numbers. Honda should've increased the horsepower of the Si, it's been 200hp for a long while now. Competitors have increased the power of their performance cars while the Civic Si is stuck at 200 horsepower.

[jamesnall]

I don’t know soooo many people complain about the power seats. The manual rail to go forward and backward is better and faster obviously. 1 less electrical item to fail and cost the customer hundreds of dollars in the distant future.

[iundeadlich]

Just to clarify the navigation option on the instrument cluster is also for Android Auto and Apple Carplay rather than just a compass. Just be sure to have a destination set, it will show you the turns and distances.

[kurtesparon]

I love how doug teases the next car he's about to review whenever he's promoting cars and bids

[jansenstettler]

everyone seems to forget that the civic si was never mean to be some crazy fast sports car that everyone and their mom wanted. It has always been a pretty basic car with better handling and slightly more power than your average car. The 2022 seems to nail that one perfectly, with the car handling great and making 220hp(handata proved this on a stock 2022 si) it seems to me like it’s the perfect car for someone who wants reliability, good fuel economy, and a slightly sportier version of your average commuter car. i do agree that honda skimped on some things with the car but i believe that with the aftermarket support this car is already seeing it will be a great car for the right person

[nham]

Honda reliability, very affordable, fantastic 6 speed manual, great daily driver (gas milage, comfortable), sporty handling. Not a bad package

[mattmatthews]

Hasn’t “Si” always translated to “Sporty ish” when compared to the type R’s?

[ThaKenMan]

I feel that Honda dropped the ball with this one for the US market. My 2020 Si has heated seats, dual zone climate control and fog lights. It also has adjustable suspension tho that might not matter much once you swap out for coilovers. Tho the new fly wheel and rev matching is nice.

[footballfreke]

I have a 2018 Si and I absolutely love it. The handling is impeccable. It also has all of the missing amenities this new version doesn't(heated seats, dual climate control, etc.)

[ronniejaye]

This has changed into a semi quick daily driver to the bare bones to get it cheap (but not really what I'd call cheap) . It's definitely no sports car any longer.

[johnw]

Back in 2006 I had a co-worker who got an Si coupe new. It was a genuinely nice car and Honda was ahead of the curve. This Si seems cheap in comparison. I am in Canada but am sure an Si would be close to $40K CDN right now if you could even find one.

[splewy]

It’s kinda interesting how 3 times in a row now Honda has followed the same pattern for the even/odd generations of the Civic. The even generations (6, 8, 10) all had bold new styling directions, represented massive leaps forward in tech and generally felt much more expensive than they actually were. The odd generations (7, 9, 11) have all felt like softer, cheaper feeling and more conservatively styled iterative versions of the generation that preceded them.

[michaelbaudouin]

Canadian version of the Si is based on the top Touring trim, meaning it has larger screen, heated seats and wheel, navi and all the goodies. US customers get an EX model platform for the Si.

[Spongedart]

I know that no navigation system sounds weird, but if this has Android Auto or Apple Car Play, is it really necessary? I don't think it's that bad, and honestly, maybe auto makers should move away from having proprietary nav systems, especially since most of us use our phones for nav anyway