It was in 1994 that launched the Honda Odyssey. Two generations of the minivan and have catered to the needs of thousands of satisfied users and third generation time in World.
It has gone through three generations and entered the fourth phase of generation in Japan. Conceived and designed in Japan during the economic crisis peak that prevailed in the country during the 1990s,
there were many serious constraints facing the company in deciding the size of the vehicle and even in the conceptualization of the vehicle, because of these restrictions, only able to start only a smaller minivan belonging to the MPV class. However, this van very well received in Japan, the answer was a little less.
Several variations occurred after market and also could cause Honda larger models. After 1999, these vehicles Honda Odyssey began as a model in the U.S. market and small models in Japan and several other trading markets. The first generation Odyssey was called the shuttle in the European market. The model that sold great Odyssey in North America was featured in the Japanese market as Honda Lagreat during the period from 1999 to 2004.
The company gives elegant and modern look at the fourth-generation Odyssey vehicles and therefore models the fourth generation is different from previous generation’s models, minivans, SUVs and other concept cars. The fourth generation cars were released during September 2010 for 2011.
Same models of cars offered to first-generation American and Japanese markets, but the second generation, the U.S. market was offered the typical design of the North American minivan.
The first generation Honda Odyssey vehicles began in 1995 and lasted until 1998. He said that based on the Honda Accord platform with a 4-cylinder engine. The transmission was also a four-speed automatic transmission. These first-generation vehicles were sold in two trim levels, the LX and the ex.
The LX could accommodate seven passengers while the EX, 6 passengers. In 1996, he entered into a cooperative agreement between Honda and Isuzu, Isuzu under which produced a new version from the vehicle during the period between 1996 and 1999, and this version was called the Isuzu Oasis. This led to an agreement that Honda and Acura produced versions Rodeo and Trooper from the Passport and SLX names respectively.
Another important and interesting event that occurred in 1996 was that of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, while approving an expansion in the number of licensed vehicles, Odyssey approved for use as a taxi in the city.
Honda management was convinced about the viability of the production of this vehicle and allows the development of a prototype. It was in October 1994, it launched the vehicle. Even at its debut, the car won the Car of the Year Japan and the RJC New Car of the Year. In 1997, it was the fastest selling new Honda car. Consumer Reports magazine even praised the vehicle for greater reliability.
For North America, the second generation Odyssey was manufactured in Canada and the second generation was from 1999 to 2004 period. In Japan, these vehicles were called second generation Lagreat. These vehicles were quite large and some experts believe that the company adopted the style of the Chrysler minivan. The engine used was a 210-horsepower V6 engine and this was a replacement for the previous four-cylinder engine.
Another feather in the cap of these vehicles was that 2004 was reliability ratings of five out of five. These assessments were given by automotive information systems. The vehicle earned the highest rating from Consumer Reports magazine also. Even the V6 received a lavish praise from users.
The vehicle's power increased from 210 hp 240 hp in 2002. The same year, also added a five-speed transmission. In fact, the 4-speed automatic transmission developed obstacles related to durability.
