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The current-generation Honda Odyssey has just passed seven years on sale globally – a full model-cycle for most brands, but in this instance it’s just hit its mid-life update. While not strictly the middle of its expected model-run, the 2021 Honda Odyssey arrives as a second update for the model, with a more comprehensive rework than the last 2017 update.

Ghostbusters fans, before you make a definitive decision as to the merits of Ghostbusters: Afterlife – set for release in 2021 – stop and consider this: without the new movie, there would probably be no new ECTO-1 kit from Lego. While it isn’t the first Lego kit honouring the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance that took a starring role in the original 1984 Ghostbusters film, this new version is by far the most detailed.

A Lamborghini Huracan Spyder has been captured on camera attempting to traverse rising flood waters in Florida amid a tropical storm. The owner of the yellow Huracan, which is priced from $429,000 before on-road costs in Australia, wasn't quite prepared to find themselves caught in a torrential downpour while on the road in Miami during the Tropical Storm Eta. Rather than trying to pull off the road, the driver decided to plough on – causing water to surge up and over the car's bonnet.

UPDATE, November 12, 2020: CarAdvice's first drive review of the 2021 MG ZS EV is now live. Read and watch it here. UPDATE, November 10 2020: The new 2021 MG ZS EV will be offered in Australia from a lower-than-expected $40,990 before on-road costs, with a national drive-away price of $43,990. That price marks a $3000 saving on the pre-order drive-away price offered in November last year, and those earlier buyers will be offered the same new price.

The Slovakian KleinVision AirCar has just passed its first flight tests at Nitra Airport in Slovakia, and in doing so, successfully completed the transition from ground driving mode, to flying and back again. Weighing in at 1100kg, the AirCar is powered by a 104kW 1.6-litre BMW engine and has an estimated range of 1000km, with a maximum cruising speed of around 200km/h. The AirCar requires a runway of just 300m to take off – where, for context, a Cessna 172 light aircraft needs almost 500m.