*TESTED* The updated 2025 Honda Civic Si is the KING of price to performance.

#Honda #Civicsi #savethemanuals

For 2025 Honda has improved the Civic Si. Here's what I discovered driving the upgraded model.

Civic Si gains exciting new design with more aggressive front fascia and grille, revised taillights, and new wheel design
Driver-focused tech includes a new LED shift indicator light and Google built-in
New level of fun-to-drive dynamics with enhanced ride comfort
Civic Si is the only car in its class available exclusively with a manual transmission – truly catering to enthusiast buyers
Honda will unleash the best-equipped and most fun-to-drive Civic Si ever this summer, as the brand continues to offer young driving enthusiasts more affordable high-performance. The refreshed 2025 Civic Si brings an aggressive new front design, improved dynamics and a host of new standard features, including heated front seats and Google built-in.

Honda is America's #1 brand in manual transmission sales this year, with Civic leading the pack as the country's best-selling manual transmission vehicle. The turbocharged 2025 Civic Si is the only car in its class available exclusively with a manual transmission.

The 2025 Honda Civic Si will go on sale in early August with a starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)1 of $29,950 (excluding $1,095 destination charge). Optional high-performance summer tires that maximize grip and handling add just $300.

“The best only get better at Honda, and this year we're taking Civic to an even higher level with our new 2025 Civic hybrid and now an even more desirable Civic Si," said Jessika Laudermilk, assistant vice president of Honda Auto Sales, American Honda Motor Co. "Civic Si is a performance icon in the sport compact segment, and the 2025 Civic Si continues that legacy as the most fun-to-drive Si we've ever offered to our customers."

2025 Civic Si Pricing & EPA Ratings

Trim

Engine

MSRP1

MSRP Plus $1,095 Destination Charge2

EPA Mileage Rating3
City/Hwy/Combined

Si

1.5L Turbo

$29,950

$31,045

27 / 37 / 31

Si with Summer Tires

1.5L Turbo

$30,250

$31,345

27 / 37 / 31

Civic is the longest-running Honda automotive nameplate, with Americans having purchased more than 12 million Civics since 1973, making it one of the top three best-selling passenger cars in America over the past 51 years4. The high-performance Civic Si was first introduced in 1986.

An unparalleled success, the 11th-generation Civic serves as a gateway to the Honda brand and America’s most popular vehicle with Gen Z buyers, first-time new car buyers as well as multicultural customers5.

More Fun-to-Drive
The turbocharged Civic Si is one of the best performing cars in its class with an excellent power-to-weight ratio, lively handling and fun-to-drive feel – all while remaining comfortable for everyday driving. With this refresh, the performance sedan’s legendary fun-to-drive dynamics and class-leading ride comfort are further improved by body structure and suspension improvements.

The new SICE-compliant body makes this the most rigid Civic Si ever. New lower B-pillar and rear door sill supports increase torsional and bending rigidity.

To further amplify driver enjoyment and take advantage of the increased body stiffness, the Si suspension dampers have been retuned to match the increased body stiffness. And for drivers looking for maximum performance, sticky summer tires are now available as a factory option.

The performance of the standard Si rev-matching system has been enhanced by expanding its function to include downshifts from 2nd to 1st gear. The rev-matching system will “blip” the throttle when it detects all downshifts, perfectly matching revs with a lightning quick 430 ms response time.

Civic Si delivers high levels of driver exhilaration and engagement with a precise short-throw 6-speed manual transmission, complemented by a light single-mass flywheel, which helps give the sport sedan’s high-torque VTEC® 1.5-liter Turbo engine snappy throttle response. To maximize available traction during acceleration, the engine’s 200-horsepower and 192 lb.-ft. of torque is routed to the front wheels through a standard helical limited-slip differential.

Civic Si comes standard with larger brakes than the standard Civic Sedan, along with 235/40R18 all-season performance tires, or the aforementioned optional summer tires.

In addition to Normal and Sport driving modes, the Drive Mode system features an Individual mode that allows the driver to individually select engine response, steering assist level, and instrument panel display color parameters for a customized driving experience. Sport mode adds throttle response, decreases steering assist, deactivates the idle stop system, and changes the instrument accent lighting from white to red.

00:00 - 2025 Civic Si Walkaround
04:08 - Driving Impressions

[PWCDN]

You make a great point that, most performance car's power will never be fully utilized, why pay extra. It's just a premium on bragging rights unless you're paying for track days or traffic tickets. I don't think anything will beat a manual Civic, 86 or Miata for road fun while not breaking the bank.

[noahkim]

Honda please keep this car around as long as possible

[bigstv]

They need to quit it with 200hp and give at least 230-250hp. Its not the 90s anymore, 200hp is not impressive for a "sports injected" vehicle. Other than that I like the si

[cmbiker]

I had a 2024 Si, and it was one of the best handling cars I've ever driven, with a fantastic interior. It is a great daily. My only gripe was with the 1.5L turbo engine. It seemed anemic off the line, but once you get going it is fine. I guess time will tell how reliable the 1.5L turbo engine is.

[jakejake]

Why is everyone getting rid of foglights 🤔

[faheemabbas]

The Si is sold in hatchback form in Japan, called the Civic RS.

[thekreativeculture]

The stupid civic hybrid they just bought to the states apparently also has 200hp and over 200 tq. So wth is the point of an si anymore and why couldn’t that torque be added to the si. I know that tq is thanks to the hybrid system but the si should be making atleast over 230 nowadays. Especially since a NON CIVIC SI WITH AN AUTOMATIC IS FASTER 😐

[maximus]

Definitely not king of price to performance. That title goes to Elantra N

[rogerh]

The digital screen display sticking out of the dashboard annoys the f*ck out of me! #1 killer for Honda's!!

[timothycoyne]

Good review! I just bought a carbon copy of this car yesterday. Just for context, I had a 2005 Si for a couple years I bought new, and traded in an 11th gen. Civic Sport Touring Hatchback 6MT for my new Si.

The refreshed ‘25 Si is really good. I’m sure I will miss a few of the amenities of the higher trim car, but the Si is a huge improvement in handling and engine tune. It is genuinely fun to drive, which is the main reason I bought it.

I shopped several other new cars (all manuals), plus a few used ones. New cars were the WRX, Integra, GR86, GTI, and ND3 Miata. (Also, I daily drove an ND1 Miata for over 4 years. Still my favorite car I’ve ever owned!) The refreshed Si was the best choice for me for several reasons. I’m only 2 days and 200 miles in, but I’m loving it so far!

[brinderpanesar]

Not sure why honda never increases hp on this car

[bbokdoong]

The king of price to performance is Elantra N.

[eduardomaldonado]

I think the EN is the price to preformence king…

[dominicg]

Correction: Elantra N is the king of price to performance.

[gigatoob]

Civic is a great car in all ways expect Honda's 1.5Turbo is a drawback to me. I'd never buy a Honda with this engine.

[slow_Jo]

I miss my 98 Integra GSR. I'll make my way to back to a stick shift when my kids get a little older 😂

[jayczyzyk]

Nice reveiw still a very soft sprung car

[roger]

Price to performance king. Hmmm. That may still be true but it was more true 5-7 years ago, which means the 10th gen is still better. 😎

[mikew]

I think the only drawback from the SI is that it's not a hatchback. That miss on practicality is why I went the Type S route. Sedans are good commuters but the lack of trunk clearance is a very limiting factor.

[travelguy]

My 2018 Civic Hatchback LX, 6 speed came with a donut spare tire, not the inflater/sealer bottle stuff.