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Honda to announce a Hybrid Odyssey?

The rumor is that Honda is going to announce a hybrid version of its Japanese market Odyssey minivan at the Tokyo auto show next week. The American Odyssey is due for a redesign next year. Honda has clearly been engineering its IMA hybrid technology as bolt-on components, so it would be surprising to me if Honda did not come out with hybrid versions of both the Odyssey and the Accord within 2-3 years. It is possible that Honda will have its third-generation hybrid on the market before Ford (or any of the other domestics) has the first generation out. Ford's hybrid Escape has been delayed again, and is now set for the 2005 model year. Toyota has publicly declared a goal of having a hybrid option for all of its vehicles by model year 2010.




The Gibbs Aquada - the coolest car on the market?

There have been amphibious cars before. Historically, they have had their followers, but they've been poor boats and poor cars.

The Gibbs Aquada, a new British design, boasts of 100 mph speed on land and 30 mph in the water. The wheels fold up like a James Bond car, and it's not even ugly - as a boat or as a car.

The price $240k - ouch - but we're talking about a status car here.

The Aquada is a refreshing design, and I hope it's successful.

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