Honda to launch new minivan with 1,500 cc engine

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Corp. President Takeo Fukui stands by the company's new Freed compact minivan during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on May 29. The Freed, with an engine displacement of 1,500 cc, has seating capacity for up to eight people and will be priced at 1.64 million to 2.26 million yen.