What did you guys expect? It's going to get the JDM exteriour and interiour upgrades, but it's the same civic at heart...
What did you think, they would import a Euro-civic for our peanuts market? F*ck no. They're going to follow the same plan that's worked for a decade - Minor exteriour and interiour tweaks to the CDN-spec civic and sell it with upgraded amenities for a better-then-average profit margin.
Honda will be building this alongside the civic in Ont, so I am willing to bet it comes with the same 1.8L...