Every year, automakers receive their annual report cards from Consumer Reports. The scores are never graded on a curve like a fifth-grader's math test might be. Rather, they're carefully calculated based on the auto manufacturer's predicted reliability rankings, current lineup, and performance of the models evaluated by Consumer Reports' dedicated team of engineers.

For some automakers, this time of year brings a lot of anxiety. For Honda, however, it further proves the…

A color-changing exterior? a talking engine?flying wheels?these are the features car enthusiasts' dreams are made of. Only now, thanks to Honda and renowned artist Liviu Tudoran (responsible for giving us the Apple mackintosh inspired iMove and iSnow concepts), those dreams may very well become realities.

Part chameleon, Honda's 2011 Native concept takes aesthetic advancements to a whole new level. With photo-chromatic technology, it is the first car ever to have a color-changing…