America's Top 40 New Cars
17. HONDA CIVIC SI
WHY IT'S ON OUR HIT PARADE: Honda may have pulled out of F1 racing, but not before mastering the art of building high-specific-output rev-happy engines like this one. Married to a slick-stick six-speed in a grown-up go-kart chassis, this mill generates grins as fast as it does revs.
COOL FACT: In Europe, this screaming drivetrain goes in a radical hatchback that's 7.1 inches shorter and 100 pounds lighter.
SUM UP: With two doors or four, this is about as close as you can come to a five-seat formula car.
THE DETAILS
Price: $22,575-$22,775
Powertrain: 2.0L/197-hp/139-lb-ft/I-4/6-sp man
Vital Stats: 0-60: 6.6 sec/quarter: 15.0 sec/EPA: 21/29 mpg
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