Aging Civic Si still has a bit of pep in its step - CNET

Today, the 2015 Honda Civic Si must do battle with the excellent Volkswagen GTI and the more power Ford Focus ST, both of which are newer models with newer tech and more powerful, turbocharged engines. The Si, on the other hand, is powered by a naturally aspirated, high-compression variant of Honda's 2. 4-liter i-VTEC engine -- the same block that you'll find in a Honda CR-V, but with a different port-injected head. In older models, the transition was a dramatic one -- there'd be no power at low engine speeds and then a sudden surge of torque at about 5,800-6,000 RPM -- but this generation's 2. 4-liter boasts better low end torque than so the transition is... The transition is so subtle, in fact, that Honda has seen fit to install an i-VTEC light on the dashboard that lets drivers know that VTEC has indeed kicked in, yo. The improved low-end torque is more accessible and makes the Civic Si is a much... And additionally, the dashboard's multi-information display features a power meter that indicates how much of the peak power the engine is currently generating. Source: www.cnet.com