"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
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> "TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in news1Dtf.25752$Ou3.19702@dukeread09:
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> > In sum -- I would buy it -- but I still really like my Prelude.
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> IMO,the Prelude is better looking,and lower to the ground means better
> cornering. I was PO'd when Honda dropped the Prelude from their line.
> (man,if the Prelude had a hatchback that looked just like the coupe,it
> would have been SUPER! Hatchbacks are SO practical,but I don't want a
> station wagon.)
> Also,I suspect the new Civic SI has a more free-flowing intake and exhaus,
> like the aftermarket CAIs and "Cat-back exhaust" that "tuners" put on;that
> being where they get their extra power.[and extra noise :-( ]
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> Jim Yanik
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The Prelude is lower to the ground and I would think that it would outhandle
the Si given the McP strut in the Si vs the wishbone in the Prelude.
Overall, I just like the Prelude more, but the Si is a performance/fun
bargain.