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Honda Begins Sales of All-New Odyssey Minivan in Japan
17 October 2008
Honda is beginning sales in Japan of the all-new Odyssey minivan. The new Odyssey is equipped with a 2.4-liter DOHC i-VTEC engine and torque converter-equipped CVT, a combination that enables the vehicle to achieve performance and class leading fuel economy of 13.2 km/L in 10-15 mode (31 mpg US, 7.6 L/100km).
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The new Odyssey features DBW (drive-by-wire) control and an ECON mode which improves fuel economy by applying collaborative control of the CVT and air conditioner to reduce engine load.
Efficiency improvements and weight reduction in the engine and transmission have helped boost fuel economy, while ECON mode supports even more economical operation.
In 2007, Honda introduced an updated version of the Odyssey in the US (MY 2008) with a more fuel-efficient version of the 3.5-liter Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) i-VTEC V-6 engine. The new generation of VCM provided the additional capability to selectively deactivate either two or three of the engine’s six cylinders during cruising and deceleration (instead of three, exclusively). (Earlier post.)
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Posted by: mahonj | October 17, 2008 at 03:45 AM
Honda,please import(or better yet build it here)this new Odyssey to North America.Our version is too bloated.Offer with diesel too please.
Posted by: middleoroad | October 17, 2008 at 06:47 AM
If Honda can put in the i-DTEC turbodiesel engine inside this new version of the JDM Odyssey, they could sell it here under the name Latitude.
Posted by: Raymond | October 17, 2008 at 07:06 AM
This is perfect for the US market. The only downside is with the economy as it is, people will be holding on to their vehicles longer.
Posted by: DS | October 17, 2008 at 10:21 AM
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A little light hybridisation wouldn't hurt either - even stop-start. Big, heavy vehicles with some space in them could really benefit from some level of hybridisation + the price could probably take it.