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Honda Odyssey Has Arrived

Thursday, October 16th, 2008


Here it is, the new Honda Odyssey. Let me restate that the previous generation, especially in Absolute guise, is one of my favorite automotive designs of all time. It would have taken a lot to surpass, or even match, it, so I suppose I’m not too bummed out about the new look. As I have noted before, Honda seems determined to put that pelican mouth grille on all its new models, and it really doesn’t befit the sleek look of the Odyssey. (more…)

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Honda Teases Us with New Odyssey Silhouette

Friday, September 19th, 2008


This thing better be good. The current one is hard to top, one of my favorite JDM designs of all time.

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Honda Advanced Safety Vehicle

Friday, April 11th, 2008


Honda has begun testing its Advanced Safety Vehicles, an Odyssey minivan and Forza scooter. This is a joint project with Nissan Diesel and Fuji Heavy Industries (parent company of Subaru) to have vehicles, both two-wheeled and four, communicate with each other electronically with DSSS (Driving Safety Support Systems) so that accidents can be avoided. If this program is successful, in the future all cars and motorcycles will be in constant, computer-aided conversation with each other, ensuring that two of them never attempt to occupy the same space at the same time.

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