Tired of the Street Scene with your Honda? Maybe you should try rally. Here’s Pete Pollard & Marie Boyd at Maximum Attack! Winners of the 2013 2WD High Desert Trails Power Stage!

High on the list of things you should definitely read today is this piece by Automotive News' Mark Rechtin detailing just how Honda managed to turn the much maligned 2012 Honda Civic into the it-could-have-been-worse-because-it-was-worse 2013 Honda Civic, which has Honda execs explaining the way its efficient system…

The 2012 Honda Civic was highly regarded for being not very good at anything.

Ever since I moved to D.C., I've been on the prowl for a new set of wheels. Nothing too fancy, you see — this is kind of a tough town to own a car. I just need something small, reliable, practical, efficient and reasonably fun to drive. You know, like an older Honda Civic.

If you were waiting for a Honda Civic that won't bore you death, your time has come. Sort of. Honda's freshened-up Civic looks like what it is: an update of the previous generation's Civic that skips the 2012 deathly beigemobile.

Last week, we explored the phenomenon of "Japandering," whereby an American or European celebrity shills for some product in Japan. While we got to see Michael J. Fox rocking out in an Integra sedan last time, today we'll further dive into Honda's love of using American celebs in their ads, this time with the…

I explained last week why I have reason to believe the new, smaller Accord is back on track to be a decent driver's car in family sedan clothes –- like it used to be in the 80s and 90s. Looks like there's hope the Civic's dark days could end, too.

It's got a B18b engine swap out of a '96 Integra, a killer paint job that's Nissan D-12 tank green off of the Xterra, and some sweet Enkei 92's with Yokohama S drives for some old school flavor but new school handling. It also has a set of Recaro's from an old Volkswagen GTI.

This.Is.Awesome. If you're unaware of how cool an EF Civic wagon can be, then watch this short burnout clip of the RAD-ness that is Bisi's 700+HP wagon.

When you have a 4WD Civic, deserted Swedish roads, and a thick layer of snow and ice on the ground, there's only one way to properly pick up a pizza: sideways.