Analysis: In The Land Of Boring, Honda Is King

Honda’s 2014 Odyssey doesn’t have any of the stuff that enthusiasts care about. Never mind the fact that it’s a minivan, but there’s no powertrain upgrades or shiny rims for its midcycle refresh. But you know what it does have? A vacuum cleaner. Honda partnered with ShopVac to create a vacuum cleaner for the Odyssey, one that can run indefinitely with the engine on, or for as long as 8 minutes with the engine off. If you have small children or pets, this is a god send. I won’t label it a game changer or say that Honda is about to dominate the minivan market, but it is going to sell a lot of buyers on the showroom floor when they see this.

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  • ToolGuy ""In the future it will be like this: the odd numbers will be the combustion engines and the even numbers will stand for the battery-electric vehicles,”• Your Audi has a combustion engine? That's odd.
  • ToolGuy "What really made the 1979-1985 Eldorado Biarritz distinctive was this stainless-steel roof panel"• It is not possible to manufacture automotive parts from stainless steel. It must be true because I read it on TTAC.Also, Debt is Amazing and never causes any problems, ever. (Also read this on TTAC)
  • Kcflyer How about, "Fancy VW"?
  • Kcflyer Would be very interested, despite the 4 banger, if not for the direct injection garbage.
  • Wayne back in 55 when I was 10 Grandpa started with 'back her out' of the garage, then on day he crawls into the passenger side and say's take her to the post office. teach them early as you can