Here is one maybe just biased the other way.

Driven Properly it can hit 60 in under 6.5 Seconds consistently right off of the showroom floor.

Put a Ingalls “Stiffy” Engine torque dampener on it and you will hit 60 even faster. I have done this and put in a drop in K&N for now (much more to come). The K20 is a proven motor with a great amount of potential. Pedal placement is ideal for weekend track racing as well with heel and toe being a breeze with it. The gearbox is smooth and tight (thow a short shift kit with bushings on it and it’s even better and tighter) and keep it between 6-8 thousand rpm’s on the track working the powerband.

The weight difference does not hardly make any difference at all. I attribute there inconsistencies with “driver” skill level rather than the car. The FA5 or USDM 4 door along w/ the FA2 or JDM 4 door has slightly better front to rear weight balance as well (4door 59/41 vs the coupe 60/40) on a track running circuit’s they are evenly matched. It all comes down to the driver.

In Japan they don’t even sell a 2 door on the new Civic’s. It’s simply deemed the Type R or Type RR. Spoon and a few other companies also have produced impressive results with the new car/engine with some youtube vids showing them even beating S2000′s on certain tracks.

These reviewers need to get off of the competitions payroll. The Si is balanced and designed to be naturally aspirated and high reving which is perfectly in line with Honda’s Type R philosophy. They are not producing a straight line rocket but rather a “over-all” balanced circuit performing car for daily driving. They actually had to tune it down to get it into America with our emmission laws.

The competition has good cars as well for what they are and in the end get the one you are most happy with but to the reviewers…………nevermind it’s not worth the extra typing.