i test drove an 06 Type-S and that car is BEYOND awesome. and its so easy to chirp third gear, and not TOO difficult to chirp 4th gear when your "sh1ft1n m4d qu1ck y0"
even in bone stock trim, the car handles amazing. and the power of those cars is amazing for a naturally apsirated four cylinder.
even though similarly powered (within about 10-12hp of the RSX-S) the new Si i drove just felt kind of lazy compared to the DC5. the Si is, mechanically speaking, an upgrade from the old LS, but the options (Read= DC5 RSX-S) were so much better.