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The Basics: Honda completely redesigned its Odyssey minivan last year, giving this near-perfect family vehicle a more detailed look, improved seating, and new connectivity and entertainment features. For 2012, Honda has addressed one of our chief complaints with the launch of the redesigned Odyssey last year. Honda was aiming to move on from the...

This weekend marks the 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona and Jalopnik is again teaming up with MotorSportMedia to bring you the best video and photography from the week of events. First up we've got photos from Thursday's practice. — Ed. More »

Some things are best at their cleanest and most straightforward. Purity and simplicity are universally valued traits. But the world is a complex place, and combinations and permutations are normal. So are cases with near-random things that somehow get weirdly whirled together. More »

Legendary racer A.J. Foyt is in a hospital in Houston following complications from knee surgery. The 77-year-old racer was supposed to be the grand marshall at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona this weekend, but an infection has sidelined him so he will remain in Houston. More »

The Basics: If you're cross-shopping compact crossover vehicles for family use, you'll definitely want to put the 2012 Honda CR-V on the list. The main reason: because it has what we think is simply the best rear seat-folding arrangement of any vehicle in this class; and because its seating comfort in general is so impressive. Open one of the back...

Six months before Saab the car company went under the last time, Apple, in complete secrecy, bought a futuristic mapping spinoff from Saab the defense contractor. The secret is now out and maps on mobile devices will never be the same. More »

Honda won't deny what everyone wants to know and we already told you: That the mysterious Ferris Bueller Super Bowl ad is Honda's. Honda pitchman? I thought Ferris was gonna be a fry cook on Venus! More »

Welcome to a new feature where I ask our own Jason Torchinsky to answer random questions — from readers, people I meet on the streets, and imaginary folks he thinks he's talking to — in handy flowchart form. We call it "Flow on the Floor." Today he's answering: Should I flash my high-beams? — Ed. More »

Small-hatch fans take note: An anonymous tipster has forwarded photos of Hyundai's upcoming Elantra hatchback to Jalopnik. The compact five-door was caught in the open wearing Michigan manufacturer's plates and not one bit of preproduction camouflage. More »

I was pleased when Fiat announced their return to America, but, now that the brand is settling in, I realized there's an issue. See, any new 500 driver with a flat or a dead battery is now going to have to endure the cries of "Fix It Again, Tony!" — the beloved-by-many-meatheads derogatory acronym for Fiat — from passing motorists, which many Americans have been desperately waiting two decades to once again yell. More »