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Honda readies its jet airplane -- for real this time

Honda would like to remind you that while journalists have spent the last few years fretting whether the Big H has "lost its way," the company has quietly launched, shelved, resurrected, and all but waited out its plan to dominate the business-jet skies, which we are to assume are less friendly than United's. The HA-420 HondaJet has been kicking around for more than 10 years now, but the very first production-ready plane just rolled off the assembly line in Greensboro, N.C., this week -- and, Honda promises, the $4.5 million business jet should be delivered in the second quarter of next year. Honda began taking orders for the jet in 2006, but the long recession squashed the market for private jets.

Top Gear Tonight: Spitfire Bentley, V12 BMW Brutus, Track Day Cars & SIARPC is Alex James

Jeremy goes vintage Supecar blatting Top Gear Series 18 Episode 6 tonight sees a vintage BMW and Bentley on track, Track Day Cars and Alex James from Blur is SIARPC. Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? Series 18 of Top Gear is almost over as tonight’s episode – episode 6 – is the penultimate of the latest series.

Why the Corvette Stingray should pace the Indy 500

Will the new Corvette Stingray be at the head of the field on May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the start of the Indianapolis 500? I say -- how could it not be! With its new body and frame and 450-hp V8 engine the Stingray could do the job with just minor modifications.