Tuned 10th gen non-Si owner here but I think there probably are a ton of reasons why folks choose to upgrade to the 11th or to stick with the 10th.
Why people switch to the 11th
Need to have the newest toy
Prefer the more mature, cleaner look
Like the driveability tweaks (like rev matching)...
Have you ever heard of personal preference? I don't care for the stuck on tablet look on any car and while it's unique I'm not a fan of the honeycomb dash.
I never said the 10th was better. I praised the 11th as nice overall and high quality. I'm just happy with the 10th and the interior isn't...
I'm sure the Bose audio is great...
I think the disappointment for 10th gen owners is that things they have on their current car were taken away. Maybe I'm weird but I kind of wish the Bose system and sunroof were part of some option package. I'd be cool with a more basic audio system, no...
Guys, you should know by now that Honda is basically a super conservative company. I honestly think that's why they went back to a more conservative look for the 11th even though the 10th was wildly popular.
I think it's more about Honda's mindset than CAFE. For example, my tuned 10th EX-L...
I think you bring up a very valid point. I mean, clearly Honda was trying to attract some more "mature" buyers with the more sedate look. But jacking up the price a few thousand and then removing basic features like heated seats and fog lights is an odd decision. Performance overall isn't better...
Compared to that car, the new Si is about 10X better looking. Subaru needs some new designers. Even without the cladding, that's a seriously fugly and dated looking car.
One other thing and I'll go back to my home at CivicX. Everyone is praising the 11th interior as amazing and I certainly think it's nice looking and well put together. Yet that stuck on tablet looks awful IMO and that flat "retro dash" is "meh" to me. The 10th gen interior isn't as bad as many...
I know the Si is meant to be an all-rounder. And it is a worthy successor to the 10th. But man, the 0-60 speed is a step back from the 10th. Here's some screens from a Ososick YouTube video with a few runs. Some of this could be driver skill but this guy is obviously a bit of a vet...
Flooring...
There is some media/reviewer bias out there. So many of them didn't like the 10th gen Si styling so they are going all out to puff up the 11th.
All the reviews have said the 11th rides harsher but somehow twist that as a knock of the 10th for riding too soft. It's obviously slower, but...
Overall a good portion of 10th gen owners like myself have said the 11th is a good car. While we may have preferred a power bump and sportier styling and we bemoan some lost features, the 11th is a nice car.
But the way some owners of the 11th talk, the 10th was a fugly, poor driving piece of...