Future Honda Odyssey???JDM Mag Watch: New Honda Odyssey? [3.17.8]

[T Mac]

Interesting take from a Motor Trend blog (w/ an illustration of the vehicle)

Japan's Best Car magazine continues to rock our nation with artist conceptions of future models. The latest? Perhaps the next-generation Honda Odyssey.

From the looks of things, however, this illustration is likely of the Japan-market only Odyssey Stream. After the first generation, the Odyssey line diverged for the U.S. and Japanese markets -- we got larger, V-6-powered people movers modeled after the Toyota Sienna and Dodge Caravan, while Japan stuck with the 4-cylinder wagons, with four traditional doors. This new version seems to follow in the same mold, with a 2.4-liter, 200 ps (that's 197 horsepower to you, Yankee), i-VTEC inline-4.

Click here to read the entire post and to see the illustration

[BigFoot48]

Although I need my Ody horsepower to pull my trailer, I like the idea of an aerodynamic, higher mpg model.

[dparrothead1]

Nope, don't like it........you would have to fight my wife to get her to give up the power sliding doors!!!!!!

[BigFoot48]

When we started looking at an Odyssey we planned on going with the LX because we're thrifty and didn't see the value in spending another $2,500 or so. Well, for some reason I can't remember, we decided it was smart to switch to the EX, and are we glad we did, and for one main reason: power sliding doors! Love those things!