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Cars.com has announced that the 2011 Honda Odyssey is the winner of its first-ever Ultimate Minivan Shootout, taking six new minivans under $45 000 and putting them under several rigorous tests. The Odyssey won for its styling, comfort and overall ride. "Minivans haven't always been so cool, in fact some car shoppers have shied away from them," said Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief. "The reality is that today's minivans are sleek, practice and drive well, which fulfills the needs of many families. Looking at the Odyssey, its overall package of innovative features, design and a great ride propelled it ahead of its competitors. The $42 000 price tag may be steep but the features the consumer receives for that money is unbeatable."

Along with USA Today and Motorweek, they tested the vehicles over 3 days. They evaluated the real-world mileage as well as ride, comfort, handling, style and functionality. Design and feature content was also evaluated.

The 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Nissan Quest, Toyota Sienna and the Volkswagen Routan was also part of the comparison shootout.

2 908 2011 Honda Odysseys in Canada are also affected in this recall involving the windshield wipers. Honda will be more adamant in replacing the wipers in these models because of Canada's snowy climate.

Honda's 2011 Fit won Best Value and Best Used Small Car

Honda topped Consumer Reports' annual rankings of automakers for 2011. No Honda product scores less than average in reliability and CR recommends 76% of Hondas it has tested. Recent Honda models including the CR-Z and Insight have been disappointing and have not been recommended due to their low score. The redesigned Odyssey is also down a couple of points compared to the 2010 model.

In other categories, the Honda Fit won Best Value for a Small Car along with Best Used Small Car, the Acura TSX 4-cyl won Best Value for Upscale Sedan, the Acura RL won Best Used Luxury Car, the Honda CR-V winning Best Used Compact SUV and the Ridgeline winning Best Used Pickup Truck.

You might remember seeing one of those new Honda Odyssey ads on national television lately. Perhaps one with Godzilla in it? Well now, the Japanese movie studio responsible for Godzilla movies, Toho Co. is suing Honda for unlicensed usage of Godzilla. It's claiming that the monster's fire-spitting headshot was not authorized for Honda's use.

In the commercial, a dark reptile head is seen next to rocker Judas Priest when the cam cuts to the Wide-Rear Entertainment System. Honda says it would not comment on the issue and will not remove the ads for now. Toho's spokeperson says Honda's use of Godzilla without authorization of their company is an infringement of copyright.

Here's the video.

"In the supermarket of automobiles, minivans occupy the fruit and vegetable section. Their vehicular nutrition comes from gobs of practicality, with healthy doses of economics and safety mixed in.

But just because they're good for you doesn't make them cool. Trust me, I was the kid with baby carrots at snack time.

Honda's 2011 Odyssey aims to change that. All the usual nutrients that ease parents' minds are there. But Honda has dialed up the cool factor, hoping to draw those parents who know just as much about PlayStations as they do play dates."

The Honda plant in Lincoln has successfully churned out 272 057 vehicles in 2010. Honda of Alabama produced 119 573 Odyssey minivans, 121 331 Pilot SUVs, 20 174 Ridgeline pickup trucks and 10 979 Accord V6 sedans at the Lincoln facility. Final and official production numbers for these vehicles will be verified in January 2011.

Throughout 2010, Honda has maintained stability in its 4 000 workers and has increased output with Saturday overtime productions in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2010.

Changes will be coming in 2011 with Honda's revised manufacturing system kicking in, allowing plants to adjust product mix due to market demand. Honda of Alabama will be increasing production of the Odyssey. Along with that, the Accord V6 will no longer be produced in Alabama as the entire V6 production of the sedan will move to Ohio in December. Line One will be building the Odyssey, Line Two will be building the Pilot and Ridgeline come the next few weeks.

A great review @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101208/ap_on_re_us/us_behind_the_wheel_honda_odyssey_1

Spied out in the streets ... still shares quite a few styling cues from the 2010 Honda Odyssey Concept shown at the Detroit Auto Show a few months earlier, can't wait for this minivan!