Few cars at this price can keep up with the Civic Si on a twisty road. It attacks the tarmac and has easily controllable limits that are high enough to explore only on a closed track. We did miss communicative steering though; the Si's electric assist box is quick, but too light and less communicative than a disaffected teenager. The downside of this handling is ride quality. On the grooved and rippled freeways and potholed streets of Los Angeles, our test car bounced, jiggled, slammed over railroad tracks, followed rain grooves and committed pretty much every ride sin there is at some point. We love the handling, but a little more compliance would make the daily slog much more enjoyable.