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I was drivin' that Model A
09/30/09

In reply to Honda Skydeck Concept: Scissor, Sliding Doors Reveal Ikea-Like Interior
Neat idea(s).

I can see the mesh seating surface leaving nasty burns on legs/back (I'm thinkin' shirtless Joe Bob, here) come summertime.

Nice ventilation for the rest of us, however, without the complexity/mass of air-conditioned seats.
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vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
09/30/09

In reply to Honda Skydeck Concept: Scissor, Sliding Doors Reveal Ikea-Like Interior
First Mazda shows their SKY engines. Now Honda shows the Skydeck minivan. I forget who called it yesterday but SKYNET is just around the corner. It will probably debut with Arnie at the next LA Auto Show in California.
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engineerd
09/30/09

In reply to Honda Skydeck Concept: Scissor, Sliding Doors Reveal Ikea-Like Interior
Lambo doors on a minivan might be a good thing. It'll keep the soccer mom and her brats from dinging my car.
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Sloop_John_B
09/30/09

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The Precogs are telling me that this won't live to see production...

Neat concept.
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Number_Six
09/30/09

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My guess is that the new JDM Odyssey will resemble this outside and have a couple of the interior styling cues.
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Hello Mister Walrus
09/30/09

@Number_Six: I actually like the idea of thin seats, as long as they can provide sufficient support. This would save significant amounts of interior space.
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Number_Six
09/30/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Yeah, I just don't think they're workable in real life.
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lilwillie
09/30/09

In reply to Honda Skydeck Concept: Scissor, Sliding Doors Reveal Ikea-Like Interior
So the post before this we show Honda getting it right, now this? Wow, talk about two ends of the spectrum.
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Hello Mister Walrus
09/30/09

@lilwillie hides autos in the attic: It's a minivan. What do you expect it to look like?
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lilwillie
09/30/09

@Hello Mister Walrus:

Better than that monstrosity.
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SirNotAppearing
09/30/09

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Gimmicks galore
Like sliding and scissor doors
Take a gander above or below
Will any of this see production?
Hell no!

Ray, you're a poet and you didn't realize it.
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pauljones
09/30/09

@SirNotAppearing II: The Secret of the Ooze: That's the sad thing, really. We really never will see an interior like this in a production car. I understand many of the reasons for it, particularly those blasted safety laws, but still.

So many automakers try to sell their cars based on the exterior design, and yet so few of them realize that the most important thing from the driver's standpoint is not what the exterior looks like, but rather what the interior looks like. Mini, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Nissan, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Toyota, are all victims of this.

When they put so much effort into the exterior design, why do they not put that effort into the interior design as well?

Audi does it, Honda does it, and the latest round of offerings from Ford and GM have done a pretty a good job, although GM still needs to use better materials.

It just makes me sad that we don't see anything this interesting and cool in a production car.
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tonyola
09/30/09

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That's a seriously nice interior. Mesh seats are a wonderful idea - they save weight and they breathe. The outside is pretty nice too, except for the facial expression which reminds me of Cecil the Turtle from old WB cartoons.
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maximum-sienna
09/30/09

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Those mesh-backed seats remind me of work. And anything that reminds me of work will fail, miserably.

I do like the breathability however, so perhaps I just need a new job and enjoy comfy chairs more.
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RoboRed is sipping a cup of tea while watching the world burn
09/30/09

@maximum-sienna: Now introducing, for your busy lifestyle, for the everyday working man - The Honda Cubicle!!!

Oh wait:
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RoboRed is sipping a cup of tea while watching the world burn
09/30/09

@RoboRed is sipping a cup of tea while watching the world burn: Argh...it was supposed to come after the text, not before....
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09/30/09

@RoboRed is sipping a cup of tea while watching the world burn: Unfortunately, in Jalopnik 2.0, placement is not an option.
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
09/30/09

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For me, Aeron-style mesh seats in a car would be the single greatest automotive comfort invention in history.

Even in the middle of winter, I arrive at my destination with my underwear and undershirt stuck to my hindquarters. I gotsta breathe!
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abgwin
09/30/09

@Ash78 is going POLAR...: and mesh seats would be a safety factor, no? Instead of broken limbs or internal injury, you'd just be a little strained.
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
09/30/09

@abgwin: "I'm sorry ma'am...your husband is, well...do you remember the Play-Doh Fun Factory?"
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Turboner
09/05/09

In reply to Helpful Holiday Traffic Graphic: Why Highways Come To A Halt
Here's an idea: teach people etiquette and actual driving skills, instead of how to parallel-park, in driver's "ed."

Everyone should have to do 25 track days in order to get a liscence. We could pay for it with a fraction of our pointless "war on drugs" budget.
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skitter
09/05/09

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Broken News: Kansas enacts 'Right Lane Law', i.e. stay right except to pass or turn left. [Kansas Rulz #1] Celebration: 72% Self-Righteous Indignation: 27% [Bad Rounding: 1%]
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Troggie42 is.
09/05/09

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I found this at some point somewhere on these intertubes, it is much fun to play with.

[vwisb7.vkw.tu-dresden.de]
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xeijix
09/05/09

In reply to Helpful Holiday Traffic Graphic: Why Highways Come To A Halt
Though that may be true in a general sense, it is not the root cause of slow traffic. I believe it was a lab in Japan which tested a scenario where 10 cars are driving in a circular track at a fixed speed. One may think that all the cars should continue to stay at that fixed speed however, fluctuations in speed (even the slightest) causes traffic ripples which gets worse and worse. So the root cause isn't slow drivers, but drivers not driving at the EXACT same speed.
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
09/05/09

@xeijix: Here you go!

Edit: whoops, didn't realize it was already linked below.
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Novaload
09/05/09

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Cleveland!
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MOPAR-MAN
09/05/09

@Novaload Is Just Plain Novaload Again: I'm up at 4am on a Saturday, pissed off because I can't sleep yet glad I just watched your "Cleveland" video. Thanks for the laugh!
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Novaload
09/05/09

@MOPAR-MAN: Any time. I use to live outside of Cleveland, so I don't feel bad posting that. Plus, it's true.
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