The Honda Odyssey is a minivan produced by Japanese car maker Honda since 1994, marketed worldwide, and now in the fourth & amp; the fifth generation in North America and Japan, respectively.
The Odyssey was originally compiled and engineered in Japan, amid the country's economic crisis in the 1990s - which in turn imposed severe limits on vehicle size and overall concept, dictating the manufacture of minivans in existing facilities with minimal modification. The result is a smaller minivan, in the Compact MPV class, which is well received in the Japanese domestic market and is less acceptable in North America. The first generation Odyssey is marketed in Europe as a Honda Shuttle .
The next generation deviates to reflect market variations, and Honda built a factory in Lincoln, Alabama, combining the ability to produce larger models. Since the 1999 model, Honda has been marketing larger Odyssey (large classes) in North America and smaller Odyssey in Japan and other markets. Honda also offered the larger North American Odyssey in Japan as Honda LaGreat between 1999 and 2004.
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Generasi pertama (Sasis RA1-RA5) (1994-1999)
The Honda Odyssey was a car that was upgraded from Honda and launched in Japan and North America in 1994. The car is offered with an optional 4WD (with RA2 and RA4 chassis), and a 3.0L J30A engine with RA5 chassis (Prestige version). The L and Aero models are equipped with a sunroof. All JDM Odysseys have dual air conditioning systems, separate for the front and rear. Since the first generation of all models has been a six or seven seat version.
In 1995, he won the Automobile Researchers and Journalists' Car of the Year Award in Japan.
In Japan, the Odyssey competes with Toyota Gaia, Toyota Ipsum, and Nissan Bassara.
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Generasi kedua (Sasis RA6-RA9) (1999-2003)
At the end of 1999, the second and larger new generation Odyssey appeared in Japan and Australia and as Left Hand Drive (LHD) in China. However, this new Odyssey is a major upgrade from the first generation Odyssey rather than a completely new model. As a result, the shape and overall look are similar to the first generation Odyssey. However, it is 85 mm (3.3 inches) longer and 10 mm (0.4 inches) wider than the previous model. While the base models have slightly smaller dimensions and smaller 2.3L engines, models with more options are also those with the 3.0L V6 engine featuring a slightly larger bumper and chrome inserts, larger grille and unique chrome number plates surround.
The base model continues to be sold with a 2.3 liter F23A 4-cylinder engine in RA6 (2WD) & amp; Model RA7 (4WD). The J30A VTEC V6 3.0 liter engine of the first generation, now produces 210 hp (154.5kW) available with the luxurious Prestige and Absolute Sports. The 2000 Odyssey was the first Honda to receive a five-speed automatic transmission (with a 3.0-liter engine). All second-generation gearboxes also feature another first mode - a tiptronic manual mode, known as the "Honda S-matic", where the gearbox remains a classic Honda hydro-automaton, but the driver is able to manage the current shift (if electronically permitted) with position "and" - "selector. The interior is completely new. The old shifter column automatically moves to the center console. The new touch screen digital climate control system replaces the old manual controls, which work together with Honda's new navigation system. Trim Woodgrain is standard on all models, while in VG/VZ V6 leather models and velor chairs and standard door materials on top of basic fabric trim. The interior configuration is also changed (second and third row), and the backup wheel is moved to the new position below the third row. With L and Absolute versions, additional third line heaters are added. Sunroof is no longer available respectively.
The sporty "Absolute" version with all the chassis for the first time has emerged. This tuned Mugen version is different from a modified suspension of European-like car behavior, 17-inch wheels and some exterior/interior changes.
In 2002, the Odyssey was given a light restyle. It receives a new Honda bigger emblem for headlamps and rear, clear-lens back lights (replacing amber, darker in Absol trim), and larger front grille with four chrome strips instead of three and new rim design options.
In the Australian market, the new Odyssey proved to be more popular than its predecessor, at least initially. However, in 2002, sales hit an all-time low, and in 2003, sales were only 649 units nearly a third of the total in 2000.
Generasi ketiga (RB1-RB2 chassis) (2003-2008)
The third generation Odyssey made in Japan is the first full redesign of the Odyssey since its introduction in 1994. It went on sale in Japan in October 2003, and in Australia and many other countries from early 2004, it continued with a 5-door body style, with a slimmer appearance , lower, and more like a car. For the first time cruise-control appeared in JDM Odyssey. The 4WD version has received a new DPS system. The folding mechanism of the chair is changed again. The new Odyssey altitude is lower than before - designed with multi-level parking, especially for Japan. The new Odyssey comes with a Honda K24A i-VTEC engine, a 2.4 L unit that produces 160 PS (118 kW); this is the same machine used in CR-V and Accord. The 4WD (RB2) version only comes with an automatic transmission, while the 2WD version only comes with continuous variable transmissions, except for Absolute, JDB S/B models as well as export models. V6 engine is dropped completely. Instead, the 200 PS (147 kW) variant of the K24A engine was adopted for the sporty Absolute version (190 PS (140 kW) with 4WD), which only comes with an automatic transmission - both 2WD & amp; Variant 4WD. Moreover, this new engine has the same fuel consumption as the old 2.2 engine. All this resulted in the new Odyssey being a successful salesman. In Australia, Odyssey achieved its best selling year in 2005, and surpassed Toyota Tarago for the first time.
Generasi keempat (RB3-RB4 chassis) (2008-2013)
Sales for the fourth generation Odyssey in the Japanese market began October 17, 2008. The engine and transmission set in principle remain like the third generation, adding power and fuel savings. Equipped with 2.4 L and CVT engines with torque converter for FWD, and 5-speed automatic transmission for 4WD and high-output 206 hp Absolute trim. Two engines are offered in Japan: one with 173 PS output (i-VTEC is only for intake camshaft) and the other with 206 PS output in Absolute trim (i-VTEC for camshaft).
In many markets outside Japan such as in Australia and Indonesia, the Odyssey is equipped with a five-speed automatic transmission as well.
In Australia, the Odyssey is the bestseller among private buyers.
Kelima generasi (chassis RC1-RC2) (2013-sekarang)
The fifth generation Odyssey for the International market was launched in late October 2013, and went on sale in early November 2013. The hinged rear door is converted into a double-powered sliding door, like most other minivans by Japanese manufacturers today. It's now larger than its predecessor and for the seven-seat model, premium seat stands are offered in the second row. The new model is available in seven seats or eight seats. Powered by a new direct injection Honda 2.4 liter i-VTEC engine which, in the top-topping Absolute variant, provides first class fuel from 14.0 km/L (40 mpg -imp ; 33 mpg -US ) which is calculated from the Japanese JC08 mode test cycle. In Japan and some Asian markets, the fifth-generation Odyssey replaces the huge Honda Elysion MPV that stopped production in 2013 for JDM and some Asian markets but continues to be sold in China. The current model also replaces Elysion to compete with Toyota Alphard and Nissan Elgrand in the full-sized luxury MPV category. Plug-in hybrid launched in 2016 in Japan. Honda has given the name Sport Hybrid i-MMD to a new hybrid system. Improvements to the new hybrid system include reductions in the size and weight of key components such as batteries and power control units of the existing two-cycle hybrid system used in the Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-in Hybrid introduced in 2013. The power control unit is 23 percent smaller and 27 percent lighter than the one in the Accord Hybrid. The new Odyssey Hybrid went on sale in Japan on February 5, but it is unlikely to be exported to the US as the US Odyssey market uses a larger platform than the Japanese market Odyssey.
In Saudi Arabia, the JDM Odyssey was introduced in 2015 as Honda Odyssey J, while the Odyssey went on with its original name.
The fifth generation Odyssey is also the base for the second generation of Honda Elysion for the Chinese market, but with different front masks, and adopts a design that resembles the Honda Legend. Odyssey-based Elysion launched in China on January 9, 2016.
In December 2017, the fifth-generation Odyssey was given a face-lift and refreshed with a variety of driver assistance featuring adaptive cruise control, front-impact warning, collision mitigation braking system, lane departure alert, road-departure mitigation system, lane maintaining assist system, traffic and blind spot monitoring system at the top of the range model. It also has a new front mask, a better NVH (noise, vibration, hardness) and a plusher captain seat in the second row.
Reception
On its debut, the Odyssey won the Japan Car of the Year award and the RJC's New Car Award of the Year. In September 1997, the Odyssey had sold more than 300,000 units, becoming Honda's fastest-selling new car and breaking the Civic record. The Odyssey was Carel the Year's 1995 Carter of the Year. At the European Odyssey launch, where it was marketed as a Shuttle, former British Grand Prix racer Jonathan Palmer described the same treatment as "saloon executives".
References
External links
- the official site of Honda Odyssey (in Japanese)
- Honda Odyssey Repair Manual
- Original design presentation drawing for the first generation Honda Odyssey
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