Cannon Honda

Thing aren't all that bad right now for Honda, despite cutbacks in production following the earthquake and tsunami in March. One positive thing that the Big H has going for them right now is that they plan to invest $97 million into its LINCOLN, Alabama plant to prepare it for luxury SUV production. The focus of the plant will shift to now produce the Acura MDX.

The big reason behind this decision is that…

The all new Honda Civic, unveiled at the 2011 New York International Auto Show, is back with its two-door Civic Si sports variant.

This high-performance Si borrows a muscle-car trick to boost its performance. Si implements a 2.4-liter four cylinder engine, which one could call a "2.4 a big block" as the hot rodders would say.

It's similar to what General Motors did over 45 years ago when it placed a full-sized car engine into its mid-size Pontiac Tempest. This began the GTO and 1960's muscle-car movement. Civic Si produces 201 horsepower, making it the most…