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We ended last month's update with a quote from executive editor Todd Lassa, who believes our 2.4-liter Acura ILX "would be a much better $26,000 Civic Si sedan, even without some of the 'premium' touches." That statement prompted a lot of discussion, and all of us were asking, "Would it really?" So we snagged a 2013 Honda Civic Si sedan for comparison. The Si we tested was fully loaded. Its 17-inch aluminum wheels were wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tires, a $200 option from the factory, and it had navigation, something that isn't available on our ILX. The Civic's price? $23,705. That's $6390 less than our ILX. Things weren't looking good for the ILX, and we hadn't even seen the Civic Si yet -- all we had was the window sticker.