Honda civic SIR vs 2.0 VTI-S

[THREE5]

I have to say the SiR sucks when it comes to stop and go traffic, everybody knows that. I used to drive through Taft avenue every day for 4 years with the family's SiR. when you go on an upwards slope from a standing start you have to go over 3000 rpm just to get the torque. Sometimes more if packed. and when you miss a gear shift it's very unforgiving, some might say "nasa driving skills yan". pero it's supposed to be easy diba.

i didn't have this kind of problem with my sir before. i can easily change gears whenever i want evenif im climbing a hill. ang when i was on tipid mode, i can change gear at 1500 rpm with passengers. maybe you were not that good way back or maybe it got used to daddy driving because it was a family car. hehe

this was my sir

[LNopal]

I have to say the SiR sucks when it comes to stop and go traffic, everybody knows that. I used to drive through Taft avenue every day for 4 years with the family's SiR. when you go on an upwards slope from a standing start you have to go over 3000 rpm just to get the torque. Sometimes more if packed. and when you miss a gear shift it's very unforgiving, some might say "nasa driving skills yan". pero it's supposed to be easy diba. Now, i've matured and when choosing cars, i'm looking for good torque throughout the rpm range. I already sold the car long ago but I do still miss the noise it makes when it hits the sweet spot .

add: I'm currently driving an AT. heehee

New generation of Si has more torque, except new Si is not sold in the philippines.

[LNopal]

Yes. It was a benchmark of street tuner performance for a time. But unfortunately that time has passed with much newer cars offering the same or better performance right out from the dealer showroom.

Some examples of these are:
-Mitsubishi Lancer EX GT / GTA
-Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0 (non-turbo)
-Ford Focus TDCi M/T (recently phased out in favor of the new DSG model)

True, except Si is still one of the most fun FF small car in the market.