North America
The 8th-generation Civic features a "two-tier" instrument panel. Digital speedometer, coolant temperature, and fuel are displayed at the top, while the lower tier displays the tachometer. The Hybrid features additional IMA Assist and Charge indicators on its display. The brightness on these displays can be adjusted and saved independently (headlights on or off).
The North American market Civic Si is a special trim level designed to offer a sportier experience than the standard Civic. It offers a more powerful engine, 6-speed manual transmission, sport seats, and different styling. The engine is a variant of the Honda K-series engine: a 2.0-litre, DOHC four-cylinder design with Honda's i-VTEC variable valve timing system. It produces 197 hp (197 PS/147 kW), 57 more than the Civic DX/LX/EX. A 350 Watt, 7-speaker sound system, including subwoofer, is also included along with a helical limited-slip differential, close ratio 6-speed gearbox, upgraded brakes, 17-inch alloy wheels with optional Michelin summer tires, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, aluminum racing pedals, unique interior touches that include Si-branded seats and different fabric, and a rear wing and red backlit gauges. The Civic Si coupe debuted a few months after the initial launch of the 2006 models, with the Civic Si sedan following in 2006 (2007 in Canada). VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) came standard from 2007 for the Si, and TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) from 2008.
Honda will be getting an In Dash Navigation option package found on EX, Si, Hybrid and GX. It is made for Honda by Bose Electronics. It includes "rear-view" camera which pops up from under the trunk garnish, voice activation, etc.
See also: Honda Civic SiIn the fall of 2007, a slight variant on the standard Si sedan model, the Honda Civic Mugen Si sedan, was introduced for the 2008 model year. Although Mugen Motorsports is known for its performance heritage, the Mugen Si centered more on cosmetic alterations to the standard Si. A total of 1000 Mugen Si cars were produced for the North-American market.
All Civics (including their trims) have unique covers/wheels specific to their car and come standard with cloth seats. The rest of the Americas receive the North American-market Civic sedan (and coupe in some countries).
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“We might hypothetically possess ourselves of every technological resource on the North American continent, but as long as our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles, our process may be ‘revolutionary’ but not transformative.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“The English were very backward to explore and settle the continent which they had stumbled upon. The French preceded them both in their attempts to colonize the continent of North America ... and in their first permanent settlement ... And the right of possession, naturally enough, was the one which England mainly respected and recognized in the case of Spain, of Portugal, and also of France, from the time of Henry VII.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—P.J. (Patrick Jake)
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—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)