2009 Honda Civic Si Sedan User Reviews

Pros

Handling, strong engine, gearbox, clutch, seating, it just all fits together

Cons

High octane gas. Decent but not great gas mileage especially if driven enthusiastically.

Purchased As New

I've got 40 years on the typical SI buyer. Wanted a car to play with before I get too old to do it yet still get decent gas mileage. The car is a gas to drive. S turns that are a bit white knuckles at anything much over 35mph in a typical car are not a problem at 50mph in the SI. Car corners as if on rails, flat and only a hint of understeer. Ride is a lot better than I was expecting after reading the reviews and just about a perfect compromise between excellent handling and livable stiffness. The engine definitely likes it above 4000rpm and really comes on like a freight train above 6,000 but will still pull from below 2000rpm. 4th is a perfect traffic gear usable from 30 mph on up to well past the legal limit. Don't have to row the car through the gearbox in normal driving. Keeping the reves above 4000 and you really feel the speed potential of the car. Was driving home yesterday and decided not to take the turn into my neighborhood, a 100 miles later thought I'd better turn around before my wife reported me missing. The car is extremely easy to drive. The clutch pedal has a light touch and a long travel that makes it easy to launch and shift smoothly. My wife originally wanted me to get an auto EXL just in case she needed to drive it. Got her to drive the SI and she had no problem with the stick shift or me buying the car. Made a mistake in giving her a key, she snuck off with the car the first morning we owned it. The car is not a plushmobile and needs driver input to perform well but tha's what I wanted.