The Honda Odyssey minivan was no longer produced in Japan at the end of 2021, and in September 2022, sales of this model ceased due to the depletion of stocks of this model. Honda announced the return of the Odyssey to the market of its homeland, only the model will now become imported - it will be imported ready-made from China, from the GAC-Honda plant. Of course, in the version with the right-hand drive and controls.
The company said that a model of the same generation of RC, which was offered before, will return to Japan.
The Odyssey will be available to the Japanese in the e:HEV variant, with a “parallel hybrid” setup that includes a 2.0-liter gasoline unit, an electric motor and an e-CVT variator. The total power is 215 hp, the torque is 315 Nm. Front drive.
External differences from the former purely Japanese Honda Odyssey is the original grille.
Inside, a three-row, seven-seat layout and a wireless smartphone charger are standard.
In addition, Odyssey received an improved Honda Sensing preventive safety system, which includes, among other things, automatic emergency braking and preventing the brake and gas pedals from tangling.
Sales of Honda Odyssey in Japan will start in the fall.
Honda decided to sell Chinese Odyssey to the Japanese
