No disrespect to Civics, when I watched it for the first time, I was also not convinced that the Evo went for it. Doesn't sound like the civic has got a turbo but being lightweight, it does have certain advantages over a heavier car. Having said, they actually raced twice and I would have thought that if the Evo was "testing" the civic, it would have gunned the car on the second run... perhaps the evo has got a HUGE turbo lag???