The 2004 Honda Civic Si Is a Quirky, Forgotten Hot Hatchback

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Honda Civic Si review! The EP3 Honda Civic was a quirky, interesting hot hatchback -- and today, I'm reviewing it. I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of this unusual car, and I'll also drive the EP3 Civic Si hatchback and show you what it's like behind the wheel.

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[brandonfrasiere]

my favorite part about this car was the rear wiper fluid mechanism. it basically sprayed backwards into a shield that reflected it back onto the rear window. well my 'shield' fell off and the rear wiper fluid just blasted backwards like 15 feet. was amazing for being tailgated and watching people turn their wipers on in confusion.

[kevintang]

70-year-old Grandma buying a civic SI with a performance package. Definitely a very cool Grandma

[rjcolombe]

Love these more common car reviews from Doug. I know supercars are probably better clickbait, but these common man cars are what keep me coming back. Nice work, Doug 👍

[iamthepeppernator]

My parents used a 2002 version as a daily driver, and I learned to drive on it! Not only that, but they got it in limited edition "pee yellow" as my mom called it. Such a fun ride, especially with the shifter like that, even if I mostly was in the back seat and that kind of sucked. My dad always said the shifter was "rally style", not quite sure how true that is. Still chasing after the drive this car gave, my Mazda kind of works but still nothing has matched up.

[justink.]

This was the first manual car I ever owned, and learned stick on. It was such a versatile champ, drop the backseats for makeshift overnight camping, and the backseat was actually pretty spacious to haul friends around.

[ianditch]

These were type R here in the UK which had 200bhp. Engine, drive train and gear change were beautiful. Very well engineered and mega fast once the revs were 5500rpm. Great car

[bowmdavj]

I had the EP3 type R in the UK. The engine and gearbox combo was fantastic, and handling superb. This was the hot hatch that changed the rules… nothing would touch this in the same price bracket. These were selling for 17k new. Pound for pound one of the best cars ever made by Honda. It’s still regarded as the best Type R by many… shame the US only got the Si…

[ozzie]

Kudos to the owner. Definitely well preserved. I remember when this model came out

[massy]

I love how doug takes his time to review little gem and affordable cars like this, when he can so easily just do super cars. thanks doug never change :)

[DaRockCRX]

That car was the most unloved back in the day even though it was amazing. My sister had an ep1 90hp 1.4 sport with factory type R suspension. It was extremely awesome. The ep3 type R is still today one of the most fun cars money could buy.

[farewell_to_normalcy]

I had a black 03’ EP3 just like this minus I put a type R body kit on it. I loved it dearly. Had a nicely built Frankenstein motor swap (the K20A3 is fine but so much better with a K24), 6 speed swap. LSD. Peakboost turbo… fuuuuck I miss that car. Was such a fun build and an even more fun drive. And despite the hate on it, I loved the shifter mounted on the dash.
Edit also fun fact- the front seats were actually made by recaro. The reason they were not branded so, is to keep the cost of the vehicle down

[benistingray]

The Type-R of them with 200hp were great, so much fun to drive, controlable and safe lift off oversteer and so adjustable, great great car!

[raylarkin]

Living in California when this car was available, was really the hot item among the tuner crowd. Lots of great items like turbos, highly tuned suspension, ground effects and a host of outasite goodies that made this the model to have.

[Devin.Kurant]

I'll never forget the placement of the manual in these model years. It felt very minivan at first, then became centric with my palm. I'll never forget the anticipation for VTEC to kick in, it was magical at that time.

[Sevan_UP]

I love this body style the most from this generation of civics. And the fact that these ep3s are rare makes them even more desirable to me

[TrueCanadan]

Let's just appreciate the no BS video's Doug makes. I have yet to see (Clickbait titles, selling us junk and all the other annoyance of YT). A man, a car and good information.

[mahimmustakim]

0:01 intro
1:52 overview
3:03 engine
4:30 price and exterior
8:48 Interior
11:50 back seats
12:57 boot
14:44 driving
18:52 conclusion

[bryang]

What I've always liked about Hondas isn't that they're fast, but that they feel fun and quick and have what Jeremy Clarkson called "a sense of urgency". He even credited that version as having more sense of urgency than the generation after it even though it has way less HP. Even my old 87 and 88 Accords felt fun and had a sense of urgency only to find out they had just under 90 hp.

[stollerino]

First car I ever owned - absolutely loved it. Learned to drive stick on it. Learned a bit of electrical, a bit of wrenching/maintenance. Drove wonderfully. Now I only wish I could find an unmolested one to buy as nostalgia

[jeremiemekerke]

Got myself a garaged/minted 8K rpm stock ep3 Type R for EU market last year and I remember looking up for a Doug DeMuro ep3 quirky video and here it is now! I can't believe it, amazing to see this one on your channel. Mind blowing how they had a factory performance package, what a rare little gem for USA with a wholesome background