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“Honda Announces New Odyssey Sport! Black-faced minivan over 5 meters long launched in the U.S.! What is the different design from Japan’s girly-looking “”Alphard”” and other models?
New Odyssey “”Blackface”” Will Be the Next Trend!
On May 12, 2022, Honda’s U.S. subsidiary (Honda of America) announced the addition of a black-face “”Sport”” model to the Odyssey (2023 model year).
In Japan, the glaring and powerful face designs of the Toyota “”Alphard”” and other models are favored, but will the trend change in the future?The era of cool face rather than smug face! Photos of the new Honda Odyssey .
Honda’s new Odyssey Sport
The new Honda Odyssey Sport adopts a cool style, with the grille, moldings, and lamps all decorated in black.
It is a large minivan manufactured exclusively in the U.S., and its base model itself is different from the Japanese Odyssey.
It combines a 3.5-liter V6 engine with cylinder deactivation and a 10-speed automatic transmission to achieve a maximum output of 280 hp and excellent fuel economy.
The chrome moldings on the standard model are integrated into a gloss black finish on the new “”Sport”” model, giving it a sporty image, as the name suggests.
The new “”Sport”” also features Honda’s own cool color, “”Sonic Gray Pearl,”” which has the look of a “”solid color”” without metallics or pearlescence.
Honda has always taken a negative stance toward the so-called “”flashy, smug”” front mask.
The Odyssey for the Japanese market, which underwent a minor change in November 2020, has a much larger front grille, but the chrome surface is thinner and less shiny, resulting in a less flashy design.
The new Step Wagon, which will undergo a full model change on May 26, 2022, is similarly similar, with two types of front designs available for each variation, both of which promote a simple line.
This is in stark contrast to the Step Wagon’s rivals, the Toyota Noah and Voxy, both of which have just undergone a full model change in January 2022, and both of which have inherited the same flashy, smug look as the Alphard.
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The Sienna, a large minivan sold in North America, China, Korea, and other markets, has a bold grille design with a large opening, but the chrome decoration is kept to a minimum. In particular, the sporty “”XSE”” grade has as little chrome decoration as possible.
In fact, we suspect that the new Odyssey Sport was created with the Sienna XSE as a virtual enemy.
However, as mentioned above, the new Odyssey Sport is even more distinguished by its thorough elimination of chrome.
All eyes will be on the sales competition in North America to see if the edgy black face will set a new minivan trend.”
Nissan’s US sales, Leaf increased by 50%, first quarter of 2022 .
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Nissan LEAF (North American specifications)On April 2, Nissan North America, the U.S. division of Nissan Motor (Nissan), announced the results of new vehicle sales in the United States for the first quarter (January-March) of 2022. Total sales volume was 201,081 units. This was a 29.6% decrease compared to the same period last year and the first time in two years that sales fell below the previous year’s level.
Of the total 201,081 units sold, Nissan brand vehicles accounted for 189,835 units. This was the first year-on-year decline in two years, down 28.8%. This includes passenger cars, which turned negative at 75,046 units, down 24.5% year-on-year, and light trucks, including SUVs, which fell 31.3% to 114,789 units, the first year-on-year decline in two years.
Among Nissan-brand passenger cars, sales of the mainstay Altima were 38,295 units. This was a 19.6% increase over the same period last year and a turnaround to positive growth. Sales of the “”Sentra”” were 27,131 units. This was the first year-on-year decline in two years, down 27.1%. Sales of the Vasa were 2,330 units, down 89.6% from the same period last year. Sales of the “”Maxima”” large sedan continued to fall, down 40.3% to 2,869 units, while sales of the “”LEAF”” EV were up 49.4% to 4,371 units, marking the second consecutive year of year-on-year growth.
In the light truck (SUV/pickup truck/minivan) segment, the “”Rogue”” SUV maintained its position as the best-selling Nissan brand vehicle with sales of 45,235 units. However, year-on-year sales were down 47.8%, the first year-on-year decline in two years. Sales of the Titan, a large pickup truck, turned down 14.0% to 6,415 units.
Sales of the Murano SUV were down 18.4% year-on-year to 9,403 units, marking the second consecutive year of year-on-year decline. The “”Pathfinder”” midsize SUV recovered to 8,975 units, up 0.8%. The KIX, a compact SUV, turned negative with a 15.7% decline to 20,577 units.
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“Honda to Revive New Odyssey to Compete with Alphard; New Elysion for China to be Introduced in Japan in 2023
Alphard”” is being considered for introduction in Japan? Considering Introducing the New “”Elysion”” in Japan?
Honda has terminated production of its high-end Odyssey minivan at the end of December 2021, following the closure of its Saitama Works Sayama plant. With Toyota dominating the popularity of the high-end minivan “”Alphard,”” there have been many requests for Honda to revive the model.
The “”Elysion,”” a higher-end model of the Odyssey that continues to be produced overseas, may be introduced to Japan as the new Odyssey in 2023.“”More luxurious than the Alphard! Introduction in Japan is imminent! View 53 interior and exterior photos of Honda’s top-of-the-line minivan, the Elysion.
Honda’s new Elysion luxury minivan, minor-changed in China in December 2021 [Chinese specifications].
The Odyssey is a high-end model that occupies a higher position than the Freed and Step Wagon in Honda’s three-row minivan lineup.
It is a well-established brand with a history of more than 25 years since the first model in 1994, and the current model, introduced in 2014, is the fifth generation.
Although a full six years have passed since its debut, it was just refreshed in November 2020 with a fairly major minor change that redesigned the interior and exterior.
In the following year of 2021, 21,148 units (average monthly sales of approximately 1762 units) were sold, and the sudden announcement of the end of production was met with lamentation from many Honda fans, as the car had been enjoying stable popularity.
As of the end of July 2022, the Odyssey new car introduction page still remains on Honda’s official website.
However, the page still says, “”*Some types and colors may not be available. Please contact the sales company for details.”” It seems that only vehicles produced during 2021 are being sold from stock.
Of course, Honda is also taking measures to end Odyssey production.
The Step Wagon, a medium-class minivan that will be fully remodeled in May 2022, will be offered in the “”Spada Premium Line,”” a high-end version with a chrome exterior and higher quality seat materials to accommodate Odyssey replacement users.
However, according to Honda officials, there are many requests from users to revive the high-end minivan.
Therefore, it appears that Honda is secretly considering the introduction of a high-end minivan once again.
The popularity of the Toyota Alphard, a high-end minivan, is also said to be a driving force behind this.
The current Odyssey (Odyssey) is actually a high-end minivan.
In fact, a model with almost the same specifications as the current Odyssey (minor-changed version) is still being produced at a local joint venture company in China, Guangqi Honda Automobile (Guangzhou, Guangdong Province).
In addition, the Elysion, with more advanced interior and exterior specifications, is also produced at the joint venture Dongfeng Honda Automobile (Wuhan City, Hubei Province).
The Elysion was once sold in Japan from 2004 to 2013 as a top-end minivan that ranked above the Odyssey, but with the introduction of the current Odyssey, it is no longer in production in Japan.
The Chinese version of the Elysion, on the other hand, has just undergone a minor change in December 2021.
With an overall length of 4951 mm x width of 1842 mm x height of 1711 mm and a wheelbase of 2900 mm, the 7-seat version has a 2-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine combined with a highly efficient and powerful 2-motor hybrid system as its powertrain.
The interior layout follows the specifications of the current Odyssey, which underwent minor changes in 2020, and includes a 7-inch full LCD instrument panel, a large 10.1-inch center display, and gesture control power sliding doors.
The Step Wagon also offers more luxurious seat materials than the Odyssey, and an electric double sunroof, which was not available in Japan.
Now that a higher grade is available for the Step Wagon, it would be more impactful to launch the Elysion with increased luxury as a new model rather than reintroducing the Odyssey with the same specifications as before.
At this point, it is unclear whether the right-hand-drive version will be produced in China and imported, or whether it will be produced again at Honda’s production facilities in Japan. In any case, it seems very likely that the new Elysion will be introduced in Japan.
As for the naming, it is being renamed the Odyssey, which has been successful in Japan, and is being renamed the “”revival of Honda’s high-end minivan. We expect the new model to be introduced in 2023.”
Honda’s new off-road specification, 2nd, set to CR-V’s big brother “Pilot” .
“Honda’s new off-road version of the CR-V’s big brother, the Pilot, to be available on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Honda Passport Trail Sport (for reference)
On August 9, Honda’s U.S. division announced the availability of the “”Trail Sport”” model of the Honda Pilot SUV for the 2023 model year.The Trail Sport is a new series of off-road versions of Honda’s SUVs and pickup trucks for the U.S. market. The Passport was chosen as the first model in the series. The second Trail Sport model will be the Pilot.
The current Pilot is the third generation model and was first unveiled at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. It is a midsize SUV designed exclusively for North America, with a body that is a size larger than that of the CR-V. Given that it has already been seven years since its debut and that Honda describes it as “”all new,”” the 2023 model is expected to be the next model.
In addition, Honda has released one teaser photo of the Pilot Trail Sport.
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