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FR-S more than able to handle new Civic Si

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Harmeet
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NAPERVILLE, USA: Compact cars are no longer relegated to "also-ran" status in the automotive industry. The days of people settling for taking home a compact car are now long gone in favor of higher-performance vehicles that are exciting to drive and pleasing to look at sitting in a customer's driveway.

Many of these affordable vehicles make a lot of lofty claims about being able to accomplish certain performance standards. Claims are simply that. That's why Scion of Naperville has taken the time to compare the 2014 Scion FR-S vs. the 2014 Honda Civic Si. In terms of building compact cars, Scion is a relative new-comer compared to Honda, but the small company has made huge strides in recent years.

Being a young company that is heavily invested in using all available technology, the 2014 Scion FR-S features a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine with the cylinder arranged in a "boxer" format. This accomplishes to goals of the modern compact car; boxer engines naturally increase power and fuel-economy. This is clearly represented in the 200 horsepower that the new FR-S is capable of making and the Environmental Protection Agency fuel-economy estimated 25 miles per gallon in the city and 34 miles per gallon on the highway that the new Scion sports car records.

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