Personally, I think it's time more auto makers (Honda in particular) started making vehicles with more "balls" lol. I'm not a fan of domestic vehicles at all but look at what Fiat/Dodge has done with the Hellcat vehicles and Demon Challenger. GM's Camaro ZL-1 is a hot ride too. Imagine a CTR...
When I get my Si, I'll probably purchase a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4s's and run those in the summer month and keep the stock all seasons for winter. The 4s's are awesome, friend of mine has them on his Audi S3.
260-270 HP stock like my 2012 Mazdaspeed3 had would be pretty darn nice for the Si. Bumping the Type R to near 400HP to nearly compete with the Audi RS3 would be a great move.