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...wonders: how many sales Honda will be able to squeeze out of the 2006 Civic Si, a sporty version of the basic model, featuring a 197-hp engine, 6-speed manual transmission, rear spoiler and other attributes dear to Gen-Y tire screechers? The basic Civic, after all, is one of the few cars that appeals to two distinct types of drivers: parents and teenage boys. In its basic form, it's a mom-mobile riding an unsinkable reputation for reliability and good fuel economy. But for more than two decades it's also been a hot youth car, often...
...boost over the 2005 model. It shares the coupe body style with the basic Civic, a vast improvement over the unloved hatchback it replaces. Indeed, everything about the new Si appears more aggressive, from the wider body stance to the lower suspension, angular headlights and larger exhaust. Honda didn't skimp on the performance technology either, including a limited-slip differential, double-wishbone rear suspension, front and rear disc brakes and electronic brake distribution?all standard equipment. Reviewers for Edmunds.com clocked 0-60 MPH in 7.2 seconds, quite respectable for a car with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine...
...want an Si when they can get an Acura RSX for roughly the same price or less. Load the Si with options and you're looking at $22,300, $2,000 more than an RSX and just $1,000 less than the more powerful RSX Type-S. As Honda's luxury brand, Acura might want to think about distancing itself from the rapidly approaching Civic. For the generation growing up on Gran Turismo, though, a tricked-out Si will probably still be a great ride...
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...upstarts like Geely and Chery, it's a formidable task to pierce the cutthroat U.S. market, in which only a handful of sophisticated players (Honda, Toyota, BMW) consistently post profits. Geely was founded as a maker of refrigerators in 1986 and shifted to cars in 1998; Chery launched its first model in 2000. And although Chinese vehicle quality is improving, it lags Western standards by wide margins. Chery's QQ model, for instance, had an average 391 problems per 100 vehicles, according to J.D. Power's latest initial-quality survey. For U.S. models, the average is 118. Chinese manufacturers must...