So excited!
I'm glad that this will throw off the conservative baggage of the Si, and embrace a more aggressive stance.
As for the lack of AWD, I don't think it will be an issue so long as Honda keeps torque steer under control and digs up their awesome handling FWD magic they had in the Integra R days.
Also, I suspect that this will undercut similarly equipped Focus RS, GTI R, and WRX STi models. I expect/hope that fully loaded it will be on price parity with a GTI 5-door Autobahn (i.e. $35k).