New LED headlights and freshened exterior styling for all grades
Interior receives several available premium design and feature upgrades
Industry-first Rear-Seat Reminder system which integrates CabinWatch®
Honda Sensing® now standard on all trims
Odyssey has been America's #1 retail-selling minivan for 10 straight years
Honda's 2020 New York International Auto show exhibit will feature
the world debut of its refreshed 2021 Odyssey, the retail best-selling
minivan in America ten years running. The 2021 version of Honda's
"Ultimate Family Vehicle" gets numerous upgrades to styling, technology
and safety features including an upgraded suite of Honda Sensing® safety
and driver-assistive technologies for all grades, and an innovative
industry-first Rear-Seat Reminder system integrated with the vehicle's
CabinWatch® rear-seat camera system.
Major upgrades to the 2021 Honda Odyssey include more powerful and
efficient LED headlights, a redesigned blackout grille topped by a
chrome strip, and a redesigned lower front facia and fog light housings.
New gloss-black trim under the rear window, accented by a chrome strip,
echoes the new grille treatment. Odyssey Elite receives newly designed
19-inch alloy wheels and auto-dimming side mirrors.
Changes inside include updated climate controls and second-row
seatbacks that fold flat for easier seat removal. EX and higher trims
get new tri-color floor mats and illuminated USB ports, while EX-L and
higher receive restyled seats with contrast stitching, power lumbar
support for the front passenger seat, and second row seatback pockets.
Touring and Elite add new piano black trim on the dash, doors and front
door handles, and the line-topping Odyssey Elite receives perforated
leather for the first and second row seats, with contrast stitching and
piping on all three rows. Elite also features exclusive dash trim and
second-row seatback pockets.
All 2021 Honda Odyssey trims will come standard with the Honda
Sensing® suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies, previously
standard on EX and above trims. Honda Sensing® is now enhanced with new
features that include Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, and
Pedestrian Emergency Braking.
Also new for the 2021 model year is Odyssey's Rear-Seat Reminder
system which is designed to prompt drivers to check their rear seating
area before exiting the vehicle, with an audible alert and a warning
message in the driver's display. On Touring and Elite trims, the system
uses the CabinWatch camera to display the rear seating area on the
Display Audio screen, the first integration of a rear-seat camera with a
rear-seat reminder system in the industry.
The 2021 Odyssey is anticipated to earn a 5-star Overall Vehicle
Score from the NHTSA and a Top Safety Pick rating from the IIHS,
including the highest available rating of "Good" in all collision tests
and a "Superior" rating for frontal cash prevention when equipped with
Honda Sensing®.
American families have purchased more than 1.1 million Odyssey
minivans, and Odyssey has consistently set the standard for
family-friendly features, space and sporty driving performance in a
minivan. Odyssey was the first to introduce minivan staples such as
third-row seats that fold into the floor, the first built-in vacuum
cleaner (HondaVac), and the first in-cabin rear-seat camera system,
CabinWatch.
Powered by a 3.5-liter i-VTEC™ V6 engine with 280
horsepower, Odyssey comes exclusively with Honda's advanced 10-speed
automatic transmission along with push-button start. The Odyssey's
powerful and refined V6 engine also utilizes Variable Cylinder
Management (VCM), with the capacity to seamlessly switch between three-
and six-cylinder operation.
The 2021 Honda Odyssey for the North American market is made
exclusively at Honda's Lincoln, Alabama auto plant, alongside Pilot,
Passport, and Ridgeline, using domestic and globally-sourced parts. Its
V6 engine is also manufactured in Alabama, with its 10-speed automatic
transmission manufactured exclusively at Honda's Tallapoosa, Georgia
facility.
Additional information will be available at the New York Auto Show in
April. Full pricing will be available when the 2021 Odyssey goes on
sale later this year.
About Honda
Honda offers a full line of
reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety
technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The
Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic, Insight, Accord and Clarity
series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot
sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan.
Honda has been producing automobiles in America for more than 35
years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North
America. In 2019, more than 90 percent of all Honda brand vehicles sold
in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally
sourced parts.
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For this year's Tokyo Auto Salon, Honda
didn't just bring upgraded versions of its latest models, but also some
examples of its past creations, too. One of the headlining vehicles was
a classy white-over-red S2000. But a much more extreme model was the 1997 Honda Civic Type R EK9 on display.
It's official name is the Honda Civic
Cyber Night Japan Cruiser 2020. Basically, it's what Honda imagines the
old hatchback would look like if it had been designed in a cyberpunk
universe. The basic shape has been given some updating with more creased
and angular grille openings and side mirrors. They're contrasted by the
circular holes in the grille mesh. The front splitter and side skirts
give it a more aggressive stance. But the most striking changes are the
lights. Most of the headlight and taillight area is blocked off in the
same color as the body, leaving a thin, LED-lit line. It's a modern look
that still evokes the shape of the original car. At the back, the
lights are augmented by a wide black bar that spans the hatch. In the
middle is an illuminated 1997 Civic logo.
Honda makes no mention of mechanical changes. The original Type R had
a fairly stout powertrain to begin with, making 182 horsepower and with
a redline of 8,400 rpm. It also picked up larger brakes, stiffer
suspension, limited-slip differential, stickier tires and lost weight to
make it faster.