The CRX Si had a 106HP D16A.
The SIR had, I believe a ZC with 130HP, and the SIR-T had 160HP B16.
That car with a B16 was more of a high 14 second car, which for the time was pretty speedy, considering that is what V8 "muscle" cars were struggling to run. However, it was never offered in the US, nor was it widely produced. They are still pretty rare.
That said, back in those days, in order to have a really fast Honda, you had to modify it a bit. They weren't "slow", but they weren't exactly fast either. But they got awesome mileage, decent power, and handled like go-karts. They also responded well to modification.
The CR-Z is actually quite light by today's standards, with the only really lighter car being the Mini, but overall all cars have gained shit tons of weight. However, HKS currently has several forms of this car running around, one making about 170HP, and another making just shy of 300. The higher powered supercharged one is actually quite fast considering the power to weight ratio, so it would appear that it maintains all of the basic attributes that made Honda popular in the first place.
Also, even in stock form, the car is seriously fun enough, and enough like a modern CRX, I would almost consider trading the Si for one. I would probably require just a bit more power, but frankly, out of VTEC, the CRZ moves around about as well as the Si in normal driving, and it actually feels less strained doing it, thanks to the boost of the electric motor.
In fact, rather than see a boosted Si in the future, I would rather see a hybrid since the electric motor perfectly compliments the power delivery of a small NA gas engine, and makes for a completely linear pull. Add the VTEC rush to the top, and it would be a FANTASTIC powertrain.
It has a great feature set, better materials and build quality than the current Civic, and doesn't feel like there is much cost cutting (other than some of the hard surfaces the Civic doesn't either, but the Insight sure does). It felt as solid as a bank vault and was actually quiet and composed.
However, the biggest draw for me was the fact that it DROVE like a normal car. No funny brake feel, no funny engine assist on/off boost weirdness, nothing. Just a normal car that was easily giving me over 40MPG in city driving with no special technique. The 3 driving modes were very effective and noticeably too, although "Eco" mode was awfully slow.
The SIR had, I believe a ZC with 130HP, and the SIR-T had 160HP B16.
That car with a B16 was more of a high 14 second car, which for the time was pretty speedy, considering that is what V8 "muscle" cars were struggling to run. However, it was never offered in the US, nor was it widely produced. They are still pretty rare.
That said, back in those days, in order to have a really fast Honda, you had to modify it a bit. They weren't "slow", but they weren't exactly fast either. But they got awesome mileage, decent power, and handled like go-karts. They also responded well to modification.
The CR-Z is actually quite light by today's standards, with the only really lighter car being the Mini, but overall all cars have gained shit tons of weight. However, HKS currently has several forms of this car running around, one making about 170HP, and another making just shy of 300. The higher powered supercharged one is actually quite fast considering the power to weight ratio, so it would appear that it maintains all of the basic attributes that made Honda popular in the first place.
Also, even in stock form, the car is seriously fun enough, and enough like a modern CRX, I would almost consider trading the Si for one. I would probably require just a bit more power, but frankly, out of VTEC, the CRZ moves around about as well as the Si in normal driving, and it actually feels less strained doing it, thanks to the boost of the electric motor.
In fact, rather than see a boosted Si in the future, I would rather see a hybrid since the electric motor perfectly compliments the power delivery of a small NA gas engine, and makes for a completely linear pull. Add the VTEC rush to the top, and it would be a FANTASTIC powertrain.
It has a great feature set, better materials and build quality than the current Civic, and doesn't feel like there is much cost cutting (other than some of the hard surfaces the Civic doesn't either, but the Insight sure does). It felt as solid as a bank vault and was actually quiet and composed.
However, the biggest draw for me was the fact that it DROVE like a normal car. No funny brake feel, no funny engine assist on/off boost weirdness, nothing. Just a normal car that was easily giving me over 40MPG in city driving with no special technique. The 3 driving modes were very effective and noticeably too, although "Eco" mode was awfully slow.
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