Honda has announced that the Honda P-NUT concept, or Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport, will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 2.

The Honda P-NUT concept was developed at the company’s Advanced Design Studio in LA to be ultra-compact and fit for urban life. The company did not release any details regarding the engine of the Honda P-NUT concept, nor if it will be conventional, hybrid or electric. Judging from the name of the design study, the Honda P-NUT concept may be a single-seater

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Company Honda has not refused idea to make on the automobile market the sports car under own mark. And, as the chief executive of company Takanobu Ito has declared, it will be “ecologically pure car with excellent dynamic characteristics”.

Earlier the company declared the beginning of works on the supercar which could become the ideological successor of model NSX: it was planned, that this model will be with engine V10. However because of crisis the further development of the project has been “frozen”.

Meanwhile, competitor Honda — company Toyota — on a motor show in Tokyo has presented own supercar with motor V10. Lexus LFA it is equipped by the 560-strong atmospheric engine and it can be dispersed from 0 to 100 km/h for 3,7 sec. Toyota plans to make only such 500 similar cars at the price from $375,000US for a copy.

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All cars will be collected manually in the Great Britain and will differ not only the improved characteristics, but also rather high price - 64,000 dollars for each of 20 cars.

Honda Motor authorises for manufacture Civic Type R Mugen at the enterprise in the Great Britain. In total 20 cars will be collected only. According to vice-president Mugen Euro Hiroki Toyoda, the company counts on the success similar to volume that the similar promo-action in Japan when 300 cars Civic Type RR in a body a sedan have been sold within first six minutes has received.

Each of 20 cars will be painted in firm colour of sports cars Honda - Championship White. Also there will be the unique aerodynamic weather-cloth developed specially for a given series. Cost Civic Type-R Mugen will make by approximate calculations about 39,599 pounds sterling or $64,000US or 42,900 euro.

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Price/availability: £38,599/On sale spring 2010.

Tested: Honda Civic Type R Mugen

Power/torque: 240bhp/156lb ft

Top speed: more than 140mph

Acceleration: 0-62mph in 7.0sec approx

Fuel economy (Urban): N/A

CO2 emissions: N/A

VED Band: N/A

Alternatives: Ford RS Focus, from £26,995. Honda Civic Type R, from £19,000, Mazda3 MPS, from £21,500, Mitsubishi Evo 2.0T FQ-360 GS, £37,554, Subaru Impreza WRX STI 330S, £30,345

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Honda EN-V concept picture

The boxy four-seat EN-V is Honda’s latest electric concept car.

Honda has been a longtime electric car skeptic, doubting the ability of today’s battery technology to deliver a practical driving range. But it has joined global competitors in planning one to polish the company’s green credentials and to help it meet tougher fuel economy and emissions regulations.

The EN-V is Honda’s answer to Nissan Motor Co.’s upcoming Leaf electric vehicle, which goes on sale in the United States next year. Honda is considering its own battery-powered car for the United States by 2015, Japanese media have reported.

But the EN-V is no Leaf clone. The tiny, lightweight EN-V — which has trunk space under the front hood — would likely need a major overhaul to pass North American safety regulations.

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Upon introduction, the LX is equipped with a standard 3.5-liter, V6, 244-horsepower engine that achieves 16-mpg in the city and 23-mpg on the highway. The Touring is equipped with a standard 3.5-liter, V6, 244-horsepower engine that achieves 17-mpg in the city and 25-mpg on the highway.

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Honda Odyssey LX
* 244-hp, 3.5-Liter, 24-Valve, SOHC VTEC® V-6 Engine
* Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure
* Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with Traction Control
* Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)
* Three-Row Side Curtain Airbags with Rollover Sensor
* Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS)
* Front and Rear Air Conditioning

* One-Motion 60/40 Split 3rd-Row Magic Seat®
* 120-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio System with 4 Speakers
* MP3/Auxilary Input Jack
Starting at $26,805

Honda Odyssey Touring
* Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ with Voice Recognition and Rearview Camera
* Honda DVD Rear Entertainment System (RES)
* Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
* Front and Rear Parking Sensors
* Memory-Linked Driver’s Seat and Mirrors
* 360-Watt AM/FM/6-Disc In-Dash Premium Audio System with 7 Speakers Including Subwoofer
Starting at $40,755

Honda Odyssey EX-L

* Power Tailgate
* Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®)
* Leather-Trimmed Interior
* Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel and Shift Knob
* Heated Front Seats
* Power Moonroof
* XM® Radio
* Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Rearview Camera Display
* Available Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™
Starting at $33,405

Honda Odyssey EX

* Tri-Zone Automatic Climate Control
* 16-Inch Alloy Wheels
* HomeLink® Remote System
* Driver’s Seat with 8-Way Power Adjustment
* 2nd-Row PlusOne Seat™ with Storage Bin
* Power Sliding Doors
* 120-Watt AM/FM//6-Disc In-Dash Audio System with 6 Speakers
* Available Honda DVD Rear Entertainment System (RES)
Starting at $29,905

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