Originally posted by: KokomoGST
Bah, both current gen ones are junk... it is true that their interiors are quite nice, but if you're a DRIVING enthusiast, you don't really care about interior amenities... just the steering feel, supportive seats, and good driving controls... not whether the radio looks nice.
Neon SRT4s will blow the doors off the Si... heck, the Si is pretty much the slowest car in that class and it isn't the best handling either. It doesn't have much going for it other than being a nicely furnished Honda hatchback. Take that comment as it is... could be good or bad.
A 2000 Si is a better deal... heck even a used Prelude or even a vaunted ITR are within reach instead of paying for this slow POS. The "huge aftermarket" for the new Si is pretty much NOTHING. The way Honda built the engine for the new Si did give it noticeably more torque lower in the RPM range than the previous Si... but the old Bseries engines have SOOOOOO much tuning and aftermarket behind them it dwarfs nearly everything else. The new Si engine also doesn't have near the potential as the sister engine in the RSX-S.
The way Honda built the engines meant the RSX engine has the potential that the Si engine doesn't. And short of replacing all the internals and completely changing the head, the Si will remain slow. It doesn't take to boost well either. And you easily throw enough nitrous at it to make it explode. Si as a performance platform is now a complete dud. Move on to something else if you want performance. Going to strut setup with more weight versus a good double wishbone setup and light weight is not good for the cornering performance either.
