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Old 09-17-2019, 07:29 PM   #25
WRXnick16
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Originally Posted by SatinWhitePearl View Post
I'm a Honda nut, my daily (after selling my '07 STi) is a '15 Civic Si for commuting duties and it's a great car. I've had damn near half a dozen Hondas since I was 16 and love them.

They're reliable and easier to live with, STIs are like a high maintenance GF - fun to enjoy and terrible to live with.
I actually contemplated trading in my '11 Civic Si for the '15 Civic Si sedan, but I ultimately went with the '16 WRX... and then '19 STI.

The K24 in the '15 Civic was certainly welcome for the added torque, but the Honda fan-boy in me would have wanted to swap a K20 head with "true" vtec on both the intake & exhaust cams. And California doesn't like that kind of thing

The K20a and K24a2 were two of the best engines that Honda built IMO.. along with the F20c, B18c, and B16b. The K20C1 is a great engine too, but it just doesn't stand out for its time period like the others in terms of technology and specific output (HP/L). I expected something more from "old" Honda.. more along the lines of the 416 hp 2.0L AMG M139 engine.. but that certainly wouldn't go well with FWD

This video demonstrates just how fast the modern CTR's turbocharged K20C1 is...

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