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Never fear coffee stains in your luxury minivan again with Nissan’s Elgrand Espresso Leather Premium Selection.

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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…)

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

Since its debut in May 1996, Honda has sold one million of its popular StepWgn minivan. To commemorate, here’s the Smart Style Edition of the StepWgn and StepWgn Spada. (more…)

The final iteration of the Lexus SC gets a few new upgrades before it’s taken out back and shot. (more…)

Remember the Mazda Biante minivan? With styling this bizarre, how could you not? Well, the mid-size high-roof van is finally being unleashed on the unsuspecting public today. Mazda says, “the styling is intended to maximize visibility of the surroundings and the feeling of interior space for passengers,” but the A-pillars are completely messing with my head, I tell you. Oh, and it has a Panasonic-made Allergy Buster filter system. Take that, allergies!

[Mazda]

I finally figured out what a Gachapin is, and the answer to that is that it’s an adolescent dinosaur, who with his friend Mukku the red Yeti, star in a Sesame Street-like kids show on Fuji TV. The Nissan Serena has been cross-promoting with the characters, and are now displaying a Gachapin and Mukku themed minivans at its Nagoya Gallery showroom. Follow the jump to see the Mukku Serena. (more…)

As you may have guessed, this latest edition of the Nissan Serena combines the features of a self-retracting side step with a GPS and rear entertainment system to create - voilá - the 20S Step+Navi Selection.

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It wasn’t that long ago that Toyota unveiled the redesigned Alphard, king of their mega-luxo flagship vans with a new sibling known as the Vellfire. Now both editions are getting the Royal Lounge treatment, in which the second row of the spacious people movers are replaced with a pair of cabinets and a fridge. The last row gets recliners, complete with foot rests, that look more luxurious than any piece of furniture I or my parents have ever owned. The price for all this comfort starts at around US$70,000 and tops out at nearly $80k. Follow the jump to see the view from Mr. Big’s chair. (more…)

Toyota’s mid-size minivan twins, the Voxy and Noah, both have special editions debuting today. The main features setting them apart from run-of-the-mill versions will be standard dual power sliding doors and a bunch of cosmetic upgrades. The Voxy gets HID headlamps as well.

[Toyota, Toyota]