Buckeye3d

Anyone know definitively when the Si is supposed to be on dealers lots?

steve c

I think the new Civic looks great -- and allows folks to go cheap with a stripper or add options and get a nice vehicle with nice features -- still for a good price.

AbusiveWombat

Motor Trend Cars of the Year:

2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe / Sedan
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 American Motors Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K-cars, Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 V-8
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroen SM
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company
1963 American Motors Rambler
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation
1956 Ford Motor Company
1955 No Award
1954 No Award
1953 No Award
1952 Cadillac Motor Car Division
1951 Chrysler Corporation
1950 No award
1949 Cadillac Motor Car Division

Purple_sky

GO CIVIC!

The SI traps at 95 mph in the 1/4 mi and achieves 68+ mph in slalom! That's pretty darn good, especially the latter (that's sports cars' territory).

Hate Me

Hahahaha...1993 car of the year was the Ford Probe GT.

Man, what were the editors smoking that year?

QUIKAG

Dude, I remember lusting after a Probe GT, especially after the test drive. That V6 sounded SWEET back in the day.

Chris Stack

Keep in mind though, that until fairly recently (maybe 01 or 02?) they had a separate award for American and Foreign COTY. So, say, the '90 Towncar only had to beat out all the other '80s American pieces of shit, not, say, the new Lexus LS400 or Infiniti Q45, which I think both debuted that year.

vroom

I had a 95 Probe GT ten years ago. *shrug* I enjoyed it and even when I upgraded (significantly) wished I had opted to keep it with the other car. You judge cars by what's available at the time (for the money). The integra GSR was better though for a little more money (and I think it came out in '94), but hey if you wanted everyday torque the Probe GT was cool.

If i recall, it won H stock at least once in SCCA SoloII competition

SgtSaunders

It's ahead of it's time.


GM needs a home-run like this.

TwiBlueG35

I like the fact that Motor Trend takes value as a very important factor in determining the winner. Among all those contenders, I also think Civic deserves the award the most. Although I like MX-5 and IS a bit more. If the new 3-series isn't that expensive, it probably could have beaten the new Civic.