The 2012 Honda Fit Hybrid is already on sale in Japan, and scheduled for an early 2011 release in the UK - where it's known as the Jazz. The subcompact car borrows the Insight's 1.3-liter gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain with Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system, which drives the hatchback's front wheels and stows its battery pack unit neatly beneath the cargo floor.

Inside Line says this about the Fit Hybrid: "Once again, it's a simple, efficient engineering solution from Honda, one that sees the Fit Hybrid turn in a high of 30 km per liter (equivalent to…

"When a new car is unveiled to the public, the thousands of decisions that went into its conception often get lost in the hullabaloo -- along with the identities of the people who made them," this according to CNN Money, which took a closer look at the recreation of Honda's Odyssey.

The 2011 Honda Odyssey was revealed to the press in mid-September. The updated minivan has already generated hundreds comment and dozens of blog posts - this even before it went on sale at the end of September 2010.

"Quantity time" was more important than "quality time" to the new generation…