What we tested: Newsweek test drove a 2024 Honda Civic Si in Urban Gray for this review. The four-door sedan has a starting price of $30,250 before a $1,095 destination charge was added on.

Reason to love it #2: Macho transmission. You can get the 2025 Honda Civic Si with any transmission, as long as it’s a manual. Yup, for enthusiasts out there, it is time to rejoice.

With MSRPs starting from $27,300, the new Civic Si sports a 1.5-liter turbo 4-cylinder engine and a manual gearbox that borrowed Type-R’s rev-matching system. It had a good recipe to begin with ...