Source;Honda Canada
Showing posts with label Odyssey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Odyssey. Show all posts
TOV: What's in store for model year 2011? Odyssey
Here's www.vtec.net with a little more information on the upcoming Odyssey....
Odyssey
2010 marks the 6th year of the current Odyssey's model cycle, and a replacement will be in showrooms this fall. With the 2011 Odyssey, Honda has placed greater emphasis on styling and efficiency. The new model will feature V6-only power (with VCM cylinder cut technology) and a 6-speed automatic transmission - a combo that's said to be good for an EPA highway rating of 28mpg. On the feature front, according to Honda the new Odyssey will offer two different rear entertainment systems. One of them features a 16.2" widescreen LCD which is capable of simultaneously displaying two different sources side by side. This RES also features an HDMI input, supporting hi-def sources such as video game systems and hi-def video players (WDTV Live, anyone?). A premium audio system will also be offered with 15GB of HDD storage (this implies that the HDD will be shared with an HDD-based navigation system with VGA display)
Summary: Honda's roomiest people mover gets a full makeover for 2011.
Watch For: The Odyssey takes another step forward.
Available: Autumn
Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=900580
Odyssey 2010 marks the 6th year of the current Odyssey's model cycle, and a replacement will be in showrooms this fall. With the 2011 Odyssey, Honda has placed greater emphasis on styling and efficiency. The new model will feature V6-only power (with VCM cylinder cut technology) and a 6-speed automatic transmission - a combo that's said to be good for an EPA highway rating of 28mpg. On the feature front, according to Honda the new Odyssey will offer two different rear entertainment systems. One of them features a 16.2" widescreen LCD which is capable of simultaneously displaying two different sources side by side. This RES also features an HDMI input, supporting hi-def sources such as video game systems and hi-def video players (WDTV Live, anyone?). A premium audio system will also be offered with 15GB of HDD storage (this implies that the HDD will be shared with an HDD-based navigation system with VGA display)
Summary: Honda's roomiest people mover gets a full makeover for 2011.
Watch For: The Odyssey takes another step forward.
Available: Autumn
Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=900580
TOV and Brenda Priddy catch a few snapshots of the 2011 Honda Odyssey
Looks like they are staying very true to the 2011 Honda Odyssey concept that they had at the 2010 Chicago Auto show....
Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=895819
(Below) Here is the 2011 Honda Odyssey concept.
Here's the direct link with more photo's to the 2010 Honda Odyssey Concept;
Source;http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=895819
(Below) Here is the 2011 Honda Odyssey concept.
Here's the direct link with more photo's to the 2010 Honda Odyssey Concept;Canadian Driver: What's new for the 2010 Honda Odyssey
NEW FOR 2010:- LX model discontinued
- New SE model with DVD rear-seat entertainment package
- Exterior colours: Alabaster Silver Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl and Polished Metal Metallic added; Silver Pearl Metallic, Nighthawk Black Pearl and Sterling Grey Metallic discontinued
For 2010, the Honda Odyssey minivan is unchanged, except for trim levels. The LX, previously the next step up from the base model, has been discontinued, while a new SE level takes the EX trim and adds a rear-seat DVD entertainment package.
The Odyssey is available in DX, EX, SE, EX-L and Touring trim. All are eight-passenger except for the seven-seat DX. All use a 3.5-litre V6 engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission, but those in the EX-L and Touring also include Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), which can seamlessly shut off two or three cylinders when they're not needed, such as under light load. This allows the engine to run as a three-, four- or six-cylinder unit.
Features on the DX include 16-inch steel wheels, air conditioning, second-row manual HVAC controls, tire pressure monitoring system, heated mirrors, front splash guards, variable intermittent wipers, intermittent rear wiper, power locks with keyless remote, cruise control, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, illuminated vanity mirrors, in-floor storage, first- and second-row power windows with driver's auto up/down, CD/MP3/WMA stereo with auxiliary input, and six-way manual driver's seat.
The EX adds 16-inch alloy wheels, tri-zone automatic climate control, second-row automatic HVAC controls, body-colour side moulding, roof rails, tinted glass, conversation mirror with sunglasses holder, second-row Plus One Seat with storage, security system, body-colour door handles and mirrors, ambient cabin lighting, auto-off headlamps, exterior temperature gauge, garage door opener, second-row sunshades, power sliding doors, six-CD/MP3/WMA stereo, and eight-way power driver's seat.
The SE adds a rear-seat DVD entertainment package.
The EX-L builds on the EX and adds power sunroof, Active Noise Cancellation, auto-dimming rearview mirror, reverse camera, power liftgate, XM satellite radio, heated leather seats, leather-wrapped wheel, and four-way power passenger seat.
The Touring adds 17-inch alloy wheels, front and rear parking sensors, fog lamps, 115-volt power outlet, automatic headlamps, navigation system, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, multi-information display, power-adjustable pedals, driver's side memory, subwoofer, and rear-seat DVD entertainment system.
Source;
http://www.canadiandriver.com/buyers-guide/2010/honda/odyssey.php
Minivan: Honda Odyssey, America's best-loved cars
It may sound strange for a minivan, but the Odyssey is known for its surprisingly sporty driving dynamics. Indeed, that's one area owner rate it highly for.Owners also enjoy the quality, roominess and functionality of its interior, particularly for those in the back rows.
Source (with the rest of the article - this is just one page out of the 18);
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/autos/0907/gallery.2009_jdpower_apeal/index.html
Australia's Honda Odyssey Review
Here's a review on a vehicle that we'll probably never see here, this is a Australian Odyssey (also sold in Japan), basically it is what the Odyssey would have been had it stayed a small, 4cyl van like the 1995-1998 North American model.
Honda's latest Odyssey is an instant love-it or hate-it proposition. Either you see the swoopy cabin styling as funkily Starship Enterprise - or as irredeemably naff.
Naff, and too focused on everyone but the driver. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.
This fourth-generation follows the same long, lean, low-slung format that allows Honda to pitch it as a super-wagon rather than a traditional MPV. It's broad, too, and that combination of wide track and low height imparts a pleasing on-road stability. Mind you, the handling's still comfort-oriented. It's compliant enough, but there's moderate roll and brisk drivers may as well relax, for Odyssey doesn't encourage a keen approach to the wheel - or to the throttle for that matter.
My hilly, semi-rural commute netted a 11.8l/100km thirst. That's well above the claimed 9.3 and almost double the 6.7 Honda alleges for an Auckland to Taupo run in this $56,000 top-spec L.
Remember that run is virtually all motorway, so not a realistic comparison with daily driving.
Presumably despite a 13 per cent boost in power the 2.4-litre four and this transmission - both filched from the lighter Accord Euro - are working hard to punt this 1665kg car around.
Otherwise the Odyssey's practical format works rather well. The engine proved keen enough for a car like this, although the auto was slow to change on demanding uphills. But then it isn't a sports car, it's a family hauler.
Hence the ride, which is comfortably plush and impressively compliant, albeit rolling more than I'd like through bends, which corrupts the handling a tad if you're pressing on.
My advice would be to take it easy and relish the ride.
Enjoy the way you can tuck so many kids back there, too.
The spacious third row is easy to access via the tip-fold-slide second row, or folds under the boot floor at the touch of a button.
The centre pew is a wide armrest or narrow seat, but kids should have few complaints; there are even cubbies for each row, and the back of the car gets its own air-con zone.
Up front there are two spacious pews with adequate side support, and a less-useful-than-it-looks central storage tray that folds away so you can easily reach the kids behind you.
Our top-spec test car had heated leather seats and an electrically operated sun roof, too.
Odyssey feels spacious, it feels a little special - but the ergonomics aren't good. The temperature controls are a minor stretch but worse, it initially arrived without steering wheel-mounted controls for the radio, which was a hefty reach away.
HONDA ODYSSEY L
We like
Useful seats-boot arrangement; safe, almost car-like handling.
We don't like
Poor driver ergonomics; odd wiper pattern distracts.
Powertrain2.4-litre dohc i-VTEC, 133kW at 6500rpm, 218Nm at 4300rpm.
Performance0-100km/h not available, 9.2l/100km 91 octane.
SafetyVehicle stability assist, ABS brakes, six airbags.
What it's got17-inch alloys, climate control air, leather seats, sun roof, parking sensors front and rear, six-disc CD.
Vital stats4810mm long, boot volume 245/708/1056 litres, 65-litre tank.
Source;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10572820
Honda's latest Odyssey is an instant love-it or hate-it proposition. Either you see the swoopy cabin styling as funkily Starship Enterprise - or as irredeemably naff.Naff, and too focused on everyone but the driver. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.
This fourth-generation follows the same long, lean, low-slung format that allows Honda to pitch it as a super-wagon rather than a traditional MPV. It's broad, too, and that combination of wide track and low height imparts a pleasing on-road stability. Mind you, the handling's still comfort-oriented. It's compliant enough, but there's moderate roll and brisk drivers may as well relax, for Odyssey doesn't encourage a keen approach to the wheel - or to the throttle for that matter.
My hilly, semi-rural commute netted a 11.8l/100km thirst. That's well above the claimed 9.3 and almost double the 6.7 Honda alleges for an Auckland to Taupo run in this $56,000 top-spec L.
Remember that run is virtually all motorway, so not a realistic comparison with daily driving.
Presumably despite a 13 per cent boost in power the 2.4-litre four and this transmission - both filched from the lighter Accord Euro - are working hard to punt this 1665kg car around.
Otherwise the Odyssey's practical format works rather well. The engine proved keen enough for a car like this, although the auto was slow to change on demanding uphills. But then it isn't a sports car, it's a family hauler.
Hence the ride, which is comfortably plush and impressively compliant, albeit rolling more than I'd like through bends, which corrupts the handling a tad if you're pressing on.
My advice would be to take it easy and relish the ride.
Enjoy the way you can tuck so many kids back there, too.
The spacious third row is easy to access via the tip-fold-slide second row, or folds under the boot floor at the touch of a button.
The centre pew is a wide armrest or narrow seat, but kids should have few complaints; there are even cubbies for each row, and the back of the car gets its own air-con zone.
Up front there are two spacious pews with adequate side support, and a less-useful-than-it-looks central storage tray that folds away so you can easily reach the kids behind you.
Our top-spec test car had heated leather seats and an electrically operated sun roof, too.
Odyssey feels spacious, it feels a little special - but the ergonomics aren't good. The temperature controls are a minor stretch but worse, it initially arrived without steering wheel-mounted controls for the radio, which was a hefty reach away.
HONDA ODYSSEY L
We like
Useful seats-boot arrangement; safe, almost car-like handling.
We don't like
Poor driver ergonomics; odd wiper pattern distracts.
Powertrain2.4-litre dohc i-VTEC, 133kW at 6500rpm, 218Nm at 4300rpm.
Performance0-100km/h not available, 9.2l/100km 91 octane.
SafetyVehicle stability assist, ABS brakes, six airbags.
What it's got17-inch alloys, climate control air, leather seats, sun roof, parking sensors front and rear, six-disc CD.
Vital stats4810mm long, boot volume 245/708/1056 litres, 65-litre tank.
Source;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10572820
TOV Rumours: 2010 Honda Odyssey
This just in from the ever resourceful Temple of Vtec on the 2010 Honda Odyssey.
Odyssey The Odyssey's been keeping a low profile at Honda for the past year or so. The MMC happened in the '08 model year so we're not expecting to see any dramatic changes until its FMC. We're not sure at this point whether or not the Odyssey will follow a "standard" 6-year model cycle, but if it does, the all-new one should be arriving next year as a 2011 model.
Summary: Honda's roomiest people mover marches on with few expected changes for 2010.
Watch For: FMC in 2011(?)
Available: Autumn
Just to add what I am expecting from the 2010 model;
-small revisions to the front grill, more of the 'truck' corporate grill (like the 'spyshot above')
-VCM making it's debut into the EX cloth model?
-No other major changes.
Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=828861
Odyssey The Odyssey's been keeping a low profile at Honda for the past year or so. The MMC happened in the '08 model year so we're not expecting to see any dramatic changes until its FMC. We're not sure at this point whether or not the Odyssey will follow a "standard" 6-year model cycle, but if it does, the all-new one should be arriving next year as a 2011 model.Summary: Honda's roomiest people mover marches on with few expected changes for 2010.
Watch For: FMC in 2011(?)
Available: Autumn
Just to add what I am expecting from the 2010 model;
-small revisions to the front grill, more of the 'truck' corporate grill (like the 'spyshot above')
-VCM making it's debut into the EX cloth model?
-No other major changes.
Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=828861
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