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...redesigned 2005 Honda Odyssey can seat eight, has 17 cup holders and gets about 20 m.p.g. in the city. (If all those cup holders are being used, forget the gas mileage, since you will be pulling over every 10 minutes.) The family-friendly conveniences continue with remote-entry side doors, a lazy Susan in the second row and third-row seats that stow effortlessly. The $34,000 touring model (prices start at $25,000) includes an automatic lift gate and a rearview camera. Honda has upped the safety margin too, with side air bags, curtain air bags and a frame...
That is the quandary facing the U.S. auto industry, particularly General Motors as it wrestles with how much to invest in hybrid gas-electric cars. Over the past year, as gas has hovered around $2 a gallon, hybrids made by Toyota and Honda have gained a small but growing following in the U.S. Though hybrids account for less than 1% of the estimated 17 million new cars to be sold this year, they could make up 3% of the market by the end of the decade and potentially as much as 20%, according to a study by consulting firm Booz...
...Japanese firms, especially Toyota and Honda, have taken the lead in advanced automobile technology. The Japanese car industry, Lovins said to me last week, has "uninhibited visionary leaders in a country which has no oil and is acutely aware of its oil dependence." If the U.S. automobile industry waits for years to see if lightweight fuel-efficient cars are more than a niche business, Lovins argues, it will one day discover that it has lost another market to overseas firms. There is a need too for political leadership. Lovins insists the study's recommendations require "no major federal legislation...
...class come with high-torque V-6 or V-8 engines and all-wheel drive for grippier road handling. With their lower centers of gravity, they score better in rollover tests than most SUVs do, with the Chrysler Pacifica earning top marks, followed by the Nissan Murano, Honda Pilot and Volvo XC90. (See results at safercar.gov...
...powered by a 3.4L V-6 engine, with optional all-wheel drive and a neat, flexible seating configuration: the rear seats slide on an 8-in. track for extra legroom or more cargo space. Starting at $21,560, the Equinox stacks up competitively against such rivals as the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. Volvo, meanwhile, just launched an all-new wagon, the V50, featuring the automaker's typical sturdiness and premium safety. The burlier Volvo XC90 (with a V-8 on the way) also earns high marks for crashworthiness, with an enhanced crush-resistant roof, a roll-stability...