As expected, Honda makes a less appealing Civic Si. Have they ever lost their way. I'm sure the Civic Type R will be great, but it'll look just as bad, and who knows if they actually improve the performance enough to beat the previous one.
As others have said, for awhile, they should have put that 2.0T engine in it even if they detuned it down to something lower, like 240hp, it still would be easier to justify the extra cost over the regular Civic.