i cant really vote becuase i have had several Si civics and a std civic, and ight now i have an 87 prelude Si and i would say...straight out of the box my lude is a little quiker that the civic and i love the way it looks, and even though my my Si hatchies are a bit slower, i love the way they look as well....i would have to say the breaking point is that the prelude is much more fun to drive stock that the civic....i dunno i just like the way it feels....but i will always have that special place in my heart for the hatchie and rex