*TESTED* The updated 2025 Honda Civic Si is the KING of price to performance.

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For 2025 Honda has improved the Civic Si. Here's what I discovered driving the upgraded model.

Civic Si gains exciting new design with more aggressive front fascia and grille, revised taillights, and new wheel design
Driver-focused tech includes a new LED shift indicator light and Google built-in
New level of fun-to-drive dynamics with enhanced ride comfort
Civic Si is the only car in its class available exclusively with a manual transmission – truly catering to enthusiast buyers
Honda will unleash the best-equipped and most fun-to-drive Civic Si ever this summer, as the brand continues to offer young driving enthusiasts more affordable high-performance. The refreshed 2025 Civic Si brings an aggressive new front design, improved dynamics and a host of new standard features, including heated front seats and Google built-in.

Honda is America's #1 brand in manual transmission sales this year, with Civic leading the pack as the country's best-selling manual transmission vehicle. The turbocharged 2025 Civic Si is the only car in its class available exclusively with a manual transmission.

The 2025 Honda Civic Si will go on sale in early August with a starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)1 of $29,950 (excluding $1,095 destination charge). Optional high-performance summer tires that maximize grip and handling add just $300.

“The best only get better at Honda, and this year we're taking Civic to an even higher level with our new 2025 Civic hybrid and now an even more desirable Civic Si," said Jessika Laudermilk, assistant vice president of Honda Auto Sales, American Honda Motor Co. "Civic Si is a performance icon in the sport compact segment, and the 2025 Civic Si continues that legacy as the most fun-to-drive Si we've ever offered to our customers."

2025 Civic Si Pricing & EPA Ratings

Trim

Engine

MSRP1

MSRP Plus $1,095 Destination Charge2

EPA Mileage Rating3
City/Hwy/Combined

Si

1.5L Turbo

$29,950

$31,045

27 / 37 / 31

Si with Summer Tires

1.5L Turbo

$30,250

$31,345

27 / 37 / 31

Civic is the longest-running Honda automotive nameplate, with Americans having purchased more than 12 million Civics since 1973, making it one of the top three best-selling passenger cars in America over the past 51 years4. The high-performance Civic Si was first introduced in 1986.

An unparalleled success, the 11th-generation Civic serves as a gateway to the Honda brand and America’s most popular vehicle with Gen Z buyers, first-time new car buyers as well as multicultural customers5.

More Fun-to-Drive
The turbocharged Civic Si is one of the best performing cars in its class with an excellent power-to-weight ratio, lively handling and fun-to-drive feel – all while remaining comfortable for everyday driving. With this refresh, the performance sedan’s legendary fun-to-drive dynamics and class-leading ride comfort are further improved by body structure and suspension improvements.

The new SICE-compliant body makes this the most rigid Civic Si ever. New lower B-pillar and rear door sill supports increase torsional and bending rigidity.

To further amplify driver enjoyment and take advantage of the increased body stiffness, the Si suspension dampers have been retuned to match the increased body stiffness. And for drivers looking for maximum performance, sticky summer tires are now available as a factory option.

The performance of the standard Si rev-matching system has been enhanced by expanding its function to include downshifts from 2nd to 1st gear. The rev-matching system will “blip” the throttle when it detects all downshifts, perfectly matching revs with a lightning quick 430 ms response time.

Civic Si delivers high levels of driver exhilaration and engagement with a precise short-throw 6-speed manual transmission, complemented by a light single-mass flywheel, which helps give the sport sedan’s high-torque VTEC® 1.5-liter Turbo engine snappy throttle response. To maximize available traction during acceleration, the engine’s 200-horsepower and 192 lb.-ft. of torque is routed to the front wheels through a standard helical limited-slip differential.

Civic Si comes standard with larger brakes than the standard Civic Sedan, along with 235/40R18 all-season performance tires, or the aforementioned optional summer tires.

In addition to Normal and Sport driving modes, the Drive Mode system features an Individual mode that allows the driver to individually select engine response, steering assist level, and instrument panel display color parameters for a customized driving experience. Sport mode adds throttle response, decreases steering assist, deactivates the idle stop system, and changes the instrument accent lighting from white to red.

00:00 - 2025 Civic Si Walkaround
04:08 - Driving Impressions