Honda Odyssey Car Profile

Are you looking for a family vehicle that will suite all of your needs?  If so, you should highly consider the Honda Odyssey. This van gets a good gas mileage, has many convenient features, and is one of a kind!

Honda Odyssey’s available: LX, EX, EX w/DVD, EX-L, EX-L w/DVD, EX-L w/DVD and Navigation System, Touring

Seating capacity : 8 people

MSRP: $26,805 – $40,755

Key features :

- Applies to certain models only:

• Power sliding doors
• Body-colored parking sensors
• Power tailgate
• Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
• Bluetooth
• Honda DVD rear entertainment system
• Navigation system
• Theft deterrent system
• Rearview camera
• 2nd-row PlusOne seat
• 3-rd row MagicSeat
• Tire pressure monitoring system
• Vehicle stability assist

Gas mileage : 17/25

Awards won : No awards yet

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• San Fransico Chronicle
• Honda Odyssey

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White House "Looking At All Options," Toyota Stock Drops 10%, Honda Cuts Production [Carpocalypse Now]

The Carpocalypse draws nigh after Senate Republicans lanced last night's bailout. In response, the White House now says "all options are on the table" and Toyota's scared after its stock drops 10%.

The S&P said a month ago that if the credit crunch wasn't taken care of, by 2009 the world would be facing global automaker liquidation. That's what we call the Carpocalypse and it's getting much closer to reality after Senate Republicans killed the House bailout bill without brokering a compromise, hung up on an attempt to strong-arm the UAW into a wage reduction for current workers that apparently isn't factually based.

Meanwhile, Toyota poised for its first U.S. sales decline in 13 years, canceled its 2009 annual dealer meeting in Las Vegas to trim expenses as consumer demand for new cars plummets. Additionally, the Japanese automaker released a statement saying a bankruptcy among the not-so-Big Three would "exacerbate an already difficult environment" for itself and the industry as a whole. On those comments, and thanks to the Senate Republicans, shares were off 10% in Nikkei trading today.

In response, the White House just moments ago claimed "all options are on the table" including, apparently, looking to breaking off a chunk of the $700 billion in TARP financing set aside for the financial industry. Toyota stock recovered after this news, down now just over 1.5%.

Fears of a bankruptcy of any of the not-so-Big Three also hit Honda today, who we just heard will now be cutting output in North America by 119,000 between now and the end of March at plants in Alliston, Ont., Ohio, Alabama and a new factory in Indiana that began producing cars just last month.. Run for the hills, folks!

[via MSN, Globe and Mail]

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Rumormill: Peugeot/Citroen to buy Honda F1?

Filed under: Motorsports, Honda, PSA, Peugeot, Citroen, Rendered Speculation

Back when Alain Prost ran an F1 team, after jettisoning engines supplied by Mugen-Honda, it was Peugeot that left Jordan to sign up with Prost. Things didn't go well, and Peugeot jumped ship three years later. But it's possible that Peugeot feels it has some unfinished business in F1. Rumor has it that among the folks snooping around Honda's F1 operations is PSA, the parent company of Peugeot/Citroen. Supposedly not as hurt by the downturn as its rivals, and with F1 cost cutting in extra strength mode, PSA thinks now is the time to buy Honda's operations, benefit from Honda's promised assistance, and go head-to-head with its French rival Renault. Were such a thing to pass, speculation is that Peugeot would put Sebastien Bourdais and Jenson Button in the cockpits.

[Source: F1-Live]

Rumormill: Peugeot/Citroen to buy Honda F1? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Honda Fit Wins MotorWeek Best of Year Award

MotorWeek, the long-running PBS show, today announced its 2007 Drivers' Choice Award winners, naming the Honda Fit as the Best Small Car and the overall Best of the Year. MotorWeek, a Cars.com partner, is produced by Maryland Public Television. The Fit marks a repeat win for Honda, whose 2006 Civic won both of these awards last year. None of the 2006 models that won a Drivers' Choice award were honored this year. The winners, listed below, represent a diverse mix of American, Asian and European brands. Cars.com is the exclusive online home of MotorWeek's comprehensive video reviews.

Best of the Year.........Honda Fit

Individual Category Winners

• Best Small Car              Honda Fit
• Best Family Sedan         Saturn Aura
• Best Minivan                 Hyundai Entourage, Kia Sedona   
• Best Convertible            Volkswagen Eos
• Best Luxury Sedan         Lexus LS
• Best Sport Sedan          Infiniti G35
• Best Performance Car     Ford Shelby GT500
• Best Small Utility           Honda CR-V
• Best Large Utility           Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon
• Best Crossover Utility     GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook
• Best Pickup Truck          Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra
• Best Eco-Friendly           Toyota Motor Corporation
• Best Dream Machine        Jaguar XKR, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Porsche 911 Turbo

Note: While there are no repeat winners from 2006, the Ford ShelbyGT500 is a variant of the Ford Mustang that won Best Performance Carfor 2005 and 2006.

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ACEEE Releases their Top 12 Lists of the ‘Meanest’ and ‘Greenest’ Vehicles

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its 11th annual Top 10 listing of the Meanest and Greenest vehicles for 2008. Basing their rankings on results derived from what ACEEE calls a “Green Score”, “a singular measure that incorporates unhealthy tailpipe emissions, fuel consumption, and the emissions of gases that cause global warming.” Coming out on top of 2008’s Green list for the second year in a row is the limited production Honda Civic GX. Running on natural gas, which burns cleaners than gasoline, and averaging 39 mpg the Honda Civic GX is surely clean, but virtually impossible to buy.

Running the dubious honor of being #1 as 2008’s Meanest car is the VW Touareg. With fuel ratings at or below 20 mpg from all 3 engine variants (the diesel is rated at 20 mpg highway), yet still in the mid-to-high teens, there would seem meaner vehicles on the market. Part of what brought down the score for the VW Touareg would be its diesel engine’s emissions results. With higher nitrogen oxides and particulate matter being emitted from the tailpipe the VW Touareg TDI is a top ranked polluter according to ACEEE.    …Full Top 10 Lists and Press Release after the link… (more…)

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Four Will Enter, One Will Leave: The Final Two

Our first installment pitted the all-new Suzuki SX4 against the Nissan Versa, Honda Fit and Hyundai Accent. We put the Accent and SX4 to pasture in round one, leaving the Fit and Versa to duke it out. Who’s the last man standing? Read on.

Second place: 2007 Nissan Versa SL

WJ: To me, this was the family car of the bunch. It had a nicely refined interior with nice fabrics and surfaces. If you're the type who has to have a cubby for everything, this is your car. I find it just means I lose things. I didn't push this car hard and it seemed happy about that.

KM: Save for the cursed tiny levers that adjust the driver’s seat, the Versa’s cabin hits one out of the park. You don’t realize how much you miss so-called "basic" features — like a padded dashboard, front map lights, a rear center armrest and covered storage between the front seats — until automakers drop them from their cheapest offerings. Not Nissan. What keeps this car off the winners' table is its lackluster driving experience. The transmission offers sluggish response, and the brakes lack much clarity.

Winner: 2007 Honda Fit Sport

WJ: I used to think paddle-shifting transmissions were the thing to have, until I drove this. It did hold gears for a long time, but the tactile sensation of shifting was lacking. There was no "click" or other indication the shift took. However, it darted away from stoplights and changed direction quickly. Body lean was a bit disconcerting. The interior was my favorite because it had the storage capacity of an aircraft hangar, and I liked the materials. Where the SX4 said it was a sport-ute, the Fit said it was a sporty car. The supportive seats and smallish sport steering wheel deserve special mention.

KM: The Fit easily wins first place thanks to its engaging performance and no-nonsense interior. I didn’t find body roll as problematic as Bill did. The Accent has less, but the SX4 and Versa have significantly more. The best part of the Fit is its engine, which lacks much of the buzziness the other cars have. It feels like a much quicker car than it probably is, and it doesn’t run out of steam until you’re north of 5,000 rpm — a place few drivers will likely push it.

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