While people continue to pay more and more for a new car, not all new cars have to break the piggy bank. Prioritizing price doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice the fun. On the contrary. Cars like the new Honda Civic Si and Toyota GR86 are a blast to drive, and both start at under $30,000. But which is the quicker car? A new Throttle House video finds out.
The Toyota has a big advantage over the Honda. For one, the GR86 is a rear-wheel-drive coupe, while the Civic Si is a four-door that powers the fronts. Both send power to the wheels through a six-speed manual, but the engines diverge. The Civic Si packs a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 200 horsepower (149 kilowatts) and 192 pound-feet (260 Newton-meters) of torque.
