Prius Killer

The Paris Car Show is under way and the buzz is about the new Honda designed to be the "Prius Killer." Honda says it will try to hit the sub $20,000 price point when the car is introduced in the U-S next year. The hybrid design will net about 45 mpg under normal driving conditions.

Honda says it hopes local dealers will adhere to the 20-grand price point, but supply and demand will drive the price that dealers decide to charge. Honda will produce about 100,000 of these cars for the U-S market in the first year.

Honda has pushed hard to get this car into production in nearly record time. What a shame the U-S car companies can't seem to do the same thing.