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Iceman Civic SiR A 730,000 peso Civic SiR does not usually makes an automotive enthusiast smile. In fact, in its stock form the Honda Civic SiR lacks the proper lateral stiffness and low-end torque to give a sports car-like umph. Not to mention it lacks dual airbags, ABS or even proper interior racing trim to call itself a sporty car. It is often referred to as a sedate sedan with a high-performance engine—a shame, really. For more decent pace and performance, the Civic will have to be tuned and massaged to put out more power and more pace—enter the performance tuners. For a tuning job close to 250,000 pesos, the Honda Civic SiR can be converted to the Iceman Civic SiR. This conversion kit includes: integrated front fog lamps, a lip spoiler, side skirts, red Honda badges, white faced racing gauges, drilled racing pedals, a ‘cool air flow’ system, new engine headers, lowered suspension, stiffer shocks, a new exhaust system plus a new engine wiring to allow installation of a high performance engine control unit. Huff, huff…in short what this upgrade kit wishes to do is to make the sissy-at-low-revs SiR and turn it into a mean, ground eating machine. From afar, the Iceman is obviously no ordinary Civic. The aerodynamic kit and its lowered stance give the Civic a proper racing appearance, with a squat and aggressive stance. Although the car is still a bit bland to look at, at least this time the car is oozing with testosterone, giving out a message: I’m the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Honda Civics. The standard pearl white body color fools the uneducated to think that this is a Civic Type-R, but above all it gives the car a no nonsense look. The removal of the DOHC VTEC side stickers reduces the toy-ish factor of the car some more. Author’s note: for those who want to know, there is no such thing as a Honda Civic Type-R sedan…that’s why when you see a so-called Type-R sedan, then you can laugh at the owner all you want for being a faker. |
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