6 Things We Learned About the Upcoming 2017 Honda Civic Si
Concept is Very Close to Production
The Honda Civic Si prototype closely previews the production 2017 Honda Civic Si we'll get next year. At its unveiling ahead of the 2016 L.A. auto show, we got the chance to get up close with the prototype and learn a few things about the eventual production version. Here are six things we learned at the Civic Si concept's debut.
Although the new Honda Civic Si concept was shown in coupe form, the sporty model will also be available as a sedan -- that body style first arrived for Si in 2007 during the second year of the eighth-gen Civic.
Where the new-to-the-U.S. Honda Civic Type-R will come strictly as a hatchback, the Honda Civic Si is offered in coupe and sedan only. Why? Simple. All hatchback models are built at the Swindon plant in the U.K., while coupe and sedan models are built in Ontario, Canada. It wouldn't be cost-effective to add other trims.
The concept's special Rallye RedPearlpaint won't make it to production. Rather, the automaker's Rallye Red paint will continue to be the Si's signature color.
