I saw a more recent pic in this month's GRM of the next Civic Si. I'd say it looks much better than this concept, and a hundred times better than the current model.

Oh, here it is...

New Civic Si

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998