2025 Honda Civic Si Evening Drive - 11th Gen 6-Speed Sights & Sounds

[@ericruzanski]

Definitely switch your night rig if you can, video a bit grainy in this one, but don't over extend yourself, content is still fantastic. Keep it up!

[@TopherDrives]

ordering it today!! i’m excited to have night drives that actually look good 😭

[@anto_guida1612]

@@TopherDrives you might want to consider the new insta360 ace pro 2, it should be very good

[@Localtraveler2376]

@@anto_guida1612insta360 is garbage. They need to go out of business. Don’t fall for the shilltubers reviews. DJI action 5 that thetopher uses for his night drives is a much better option.

[@basiliobetancourt8584]

This is so oddly nostalgic it’s making me emotional, I’ve always wanted a brand new Honda and I think this is the one I’m gonna save up for.

[@chasenewberry6866]

The new si is great, only downside is the Rev hang. I would either wait for the Prelude or consider a new GR86

[@Warrior-xt4ne]

@@chasenewberry6866they're all great platforms, the prelude may not come to the states but it was here at the LA auto show (I think) so there's definitely a chance. if he wanted to row his gears the si would be a better platform than the prelude (and wouldnt have to deal w dealership markups). the gr86 is also great, if I didnt get my fl5, I wouldve gotten that instead. only downside is no auto revmatch

[@jamesreagan2454]

its worth it i just got one. might be a little slow, but so much much fun on the back roads

[@Warrior-xt4ne]

@@jamesreagan2454 thats great man I love those sm. n the aftermarket support is what makes it even better

[@JustViperz]

@@chasenewberry6866 i mean i agree, but i dont think thats such a deal breaker, if you really love the car get a nice tune! One more fun, two no rev hang. However, I shouldnot come stock plus void of warranity sadly

[@timothycoyne5874]

Thank you for shooting a night driving video. I wish more reviewers would do this. Barely any other reviewers even talk about the headlights’ effectiveness or interior lighting, let alone give us a whole video showing what the car is like to drive at night. I just bought a new ‘25 Civic Si about a month ago, and I think you nailed the review of the refreshed Si. It’s not the fastest, not the best sounding, not the most tech laden, and definitely not flashy, but when you look at the big picture, this is a great car and maybe an ideal one for an enthusiast on a budget. I love mine!

[@worldissus8033]

Civic 11th gen flashes at other civic 11th gen to say hello is a world wide gesture at this point lol. I do that often in Vietnam and others do that to me too. It is funny to hear the same even in the US. LOL

[@GmanR88]

Every time I see a fellow 11th gen Si driver, they always give me props. I think the high beam flashing is just a product of that. You don't buy an Si unless you love cars.

[@ejbatino28]

2:48 so we all had the same childhood growing up huh 😂

[@WhenStreetsGoSturdy.]

i love the night pov's i really hope you make more.

[@charged7625]

Can confirm that Honda civic owners flash their brights at eachother as a sort of hello

[@05Elantra98GSGang]

PLEASE PLEASE 🙏🏽 do more night time dark driving videos bro they’re great an I love them man… Not many KZbinrs do them and I like to see what the lighting on cars are like at night especially bc I do majority of my driving at night in my vehicles since I work out of them and tend to do my trips at night to avoid traffic…

[@WalkerKirchman]

Honda adding the digital gauge cluster to the Si makes it so much more appealing with how much time we spend looking at gauge clusters. I bought a 24 Hatchback Sport Touring the beginning of this year and have really enjoyed it. I thought I would be jealous knowing there was a hybrid version coming when I bought my car, but having moved to a state where gas doesn't cost a fortune, I'm actually glad to have the 1.5 turbo since it's refreshing having a regular gasoline car, coming from my lemon-lawed Ford Fusion Energi. This update to the Si has my attention since I've toyed with the idea of getting a manual for a long time and now it has all the features I care about, but for obvious financial reasons I'm sticking to my 2024 CVT hatchback for the foreseeable future.

[@Jesusisthetruth99]

I have a 370HP vb wrx but somtimes I drive my aunts brz because driving a slower car fast is more fun. The Si is a great car for that

[@one2tumble]

8th gen si’s are my favorite

[@1_helper-PST]

same brother... i loved the spaceship odometer on those things

[@1_helper-PST]

*speedometer

[@sayurasem]

2:55 Nice pun on the light name. I’m a 90s kid. I’m going to tell my kids the same thing lol.

[@Blubbey]

I cant wait to get one in a few months!

[@antoinelee-thomas9536]

For me personally, I think the only things I would upgrade is the halogen turn signals and the reverse lights both to LED, upgrade my tires from a 235 to a 245, maybe a Cold Air Intake, upgrade the OEM shifter to a Hybrid Racing manual shifter, and change out the Si shift knob and upgrade to the OEM red Type R shift knob just because it's what I want to do. Other than that, that's all I would do. The rest of the car is perfect.

[@jasonc934]

The stock shifter is perfect as it is. I just test drove it and it's so short and direct like a rifle bolt. I can't imagine it getting any shorter throws than that. Honda makes the best manual shifters among Japanese manufacturers from my experience and I've drive them all.

[@WhenStreetsGoSturdy.]

is i was 18 or older and i had 40k i would for sure buy this car seems like a really good daily driver.

[@fuji598]

Great video. Am I the only one that thinks the previous Si/Sport wheels look better than these? They both look good, but these new ones look a bit more "basic OEM" to me. I feel like these should be on the sport and the sport wheel should be the Si wheels.

[@nathangriffin2027]

I'm trying to give the new wheels a chance, but the old ones still look better to me.

[@fuji598]

@@nathangriffin2027 Same. Feels the same as the new ND3 miata wheels. Great car, ugly OEM wheels.

[@ValkenDnB]

Idk I feel like I would trade mine for the new ones.

[@znghant]

23:37 No, this isn’t really a thing unless it’s specifically something 11th gen owners have started. We throw a 🤙🏽 or a ✌🏽 to each other, generally speaking

[@Fullsend.Automotive]

Definitely go with the DJI Action 5 Pro

[@DMN3901]

8:02 My preferred lighting setup while going down the highway at 10pm.

[@dwaynebrietzke]

When my lease on my current CRV is up next summer I am going to be getting one of these. In grey. Gonna be saving up for a decent down payment. I sure miss the manual transmission.

[@reasonablerage4370]

Still prefer the sport touring hatchback trims, prior to 2024. The only advantage the SI has is the 2.0L engine and is manual.

[@evebebop]

whats the year 2025 like ? Do people still dance ?

[@duskycotw8404]

Is the rev hang really bad? My 2020 impreza rev hang is almost unbearable I might sell it just because of that.

[@Jmarzx]

12:19 having a FBO 2020 Si coupe . It fursure has a beautiful rowdy engine police have pulled up beside me stating they like how it sounds and others always bare curious what I done to the exhaust I never really hear any si’s like mine . All I need is the valvtronic muffler and I can final have a night and day experience.

[@LukeO-1234]

If they made this like 230hp and changed the gear ratios so on the highway 75/80 the rpms were like 2500 id have one!

[@Christianfire18]

Not sure if this gets answered, but what setup did you buy for night?

[@vicespiritu]

No parking sensitivity auto dimming?

[@WaddleMan91]

Great video! What that song called at 16:58? Sounds chill af

[@DrinkThEarth]

Just found it, Blood on the Beat by Lorenn Art

[@pangaroni]

how did you turn on dark google maps

[@ckarsenal]

You were so sassy in this video haha

[@seregriddy7928]

Day time pov is better stick wit that....its easier to get feel for the car...just better visibility

[@ShakeemAndCars]

Go pros are not great in low lighting. What do yall want him to do ? Lol

[@leoneljakemariano3303]

36k in Hawaii. I want one

[@nastysoda9212]

wish this was a hatchback

[@henryreyes8947]

Can you get a tune for the rev hang and more horsepower 250-280hp in the si would be great

[@polycarp87]

Doubt it. Everyone says you can but Zygrene reviewd a tuned SI and even though the owner claimed no rev hang it was 100% there and no better than stock. Sad!

[@Krissyfoxtrot]

My 2018 Elantra GT Sport with a manual has heated seats and steering wheel..T. Canadian vehicle.

[@antoinelee-thomas9536]

It's been a long time since I've seen an Elantra GT N-Line hatchback as a whole, but when I did see one earlier this year, it was a rare treat and I actually forgot about it. Those who have 1 in Canada and the US definitely should hold on to it forever. I'm sure the value on your GT Sport and GT N-Line hatch of your car's gen has maintained its value really well.

[@neriorus]

31K, plus the tons of markups dealers will put on it…you will need at least 40k to get it out of the door.

[@Dtt4]

Sad and F-'ed' up reality.

[@rhoma459]

Just don’t pay that lol. I got my ‘25 at msrp

[@calebniederhofer6529]

@@rhoma459I find that hard to believe. What did you pay out the door.

[@rhoma459]

@@calebniederhofer6529 like $34k. Car is 31.5k + NYS tax

[@JohnDoe-dw8xs]

The insane rev hang on these new si's ruins it for me

[@antoinelee-thomas9536]

The rev hang was in the last gen Civic Si's. It's practically no different. Just don't rev it out all the way out and you won't notice it.

[@isaiahyoungbrown]

@@antoinelee-thomas9536 Its a honda civic its meant to be revved out. At least the k20's

[@robertMSP19]

EVENING DRIVE es no bueno good, amigo! photography and videography needs good lighting fren.

[@henryreyes8947]

Did you end up getting food at a nearby restaurant 😂

[@Ned_Nederlander]

Slower than I thought it would be. Keep saving.

[@NomenClature-o8s]

Needs a 2.0 and 30 more hp.

[@LennySharer9]

600 person to leave a like ❤️🙃

[@yourmanzach2307]

i just cant believe how expensive it is! my local subaru dealer is selling new WRX for 30,800!

[@progdrummer-nenad]

13:15 and that is why cars are overpriced today folks! Yeah if you want ambient light you have to give 100k dollars for led lights that cost 2 dollars

[@lexisnep525]

They need to add turn signals in the mirrors, fog lights, and a sunglasses holder. Then this car will be perfect.

[@antoinelee-thomas9536]

Yup. I think they should bring back Lane Watch. They pioneered it first, but they failed it by only giving it one camera on the passenger side, but not the driver's side. Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis took the technology and elevated it into their own and did what Honda should've done and that was put it on both sides of sideview mirrors.

[@lexisnep525]

@@antoinelee-thomas9536 I personally don't mind the blind spot monitors instead, at that point I'd prefer to just have a 360 cam available but that's not something I'd expect on an affordable sport sedan

[@iadoremelissa12345]

Elantra N is a way better car for a few more grand

[@antoinelee-thomas9536]

I can't wait until the next gen Elantra N to come out in a few years when the 2.0T retires and they upgrade to the 2.5T and hopefully the manual transmission remains alive for the next gen Elantra N 2.5T.

[@porfiriato84]

​@antoinelee-thomas9536 those are just rumors about the 2.5. Nothing has been officially confirmed. What they really need to do is redesign the car, it's such an ugly car and cheap quality.

[@67keyakaren68]

Drive it to the dealer for the recall

[@CKCPambientlight]

I found the same model on a website

[@no-one-kc3yd]

How many Americans know how to drive a stick?

[@antoinelee-thomas9536]

Me.

[@reasonablerage4370]

Im Canadian but yes, a bit. More so off road 6 speed manual trans, I'm not too experienced with manual automobiles. I assume they're the same.

[@Lemonhead8890]

3100rpm at 79mpg seems a bit high.. with a 6600 max

[@rhoma459]

It’s not a thing

[@jayczyzyk9707]

great car for turtle racing

[@noob.168]

It's insane how honda can sell an underpowered car with a trash manual transmission at this price. should be 23k max!

[@djmysticalone321]

😂

[@MrOrangeOctopus]

Doesn’t Honda have some of the best manuals?

[@rustbeltrobclassic2512]

This is a serious unfortunate vehicle.. The new hybrid civic is faster.. And from what i understand you can get the hybrid with the hatch.. Honda has completely lost that whole cool factor they had in the 90's.. Seriously what the heck are they doing.. much love for your content as usual.. 😂

[@dwaynebrietzke]

Faster yeah. But more fun? Not so sure. After having had all manual vehicles up until my current CRV I have had for 3 years now. I realllly miss the manual. I took one of these for a test drive a few weeks ago and had so much fun. So yeah I will be getting one next year when my lease is up. Manual transmissions keep disappearing! We gotta save em! Lol.

[@clipsncasts1]

Its way too slow.