However, Honda did its fair share of cost cutting ... Moreover, it had other improvements over the JDM Civic SiR on which it was based, like reduced weight, seam-welded chassis for higher body ...

The CRX SiR is touted as that worthy successor. Introduced at the Denver Auto Show of all places, it packs Honda's legendary K20A 2.0-liter four-cylinder producing 222 hp.

Honda had originally planned to build the next-generation Civic in Mexico, beginning in November 2027, but will instead ...