Honda Odyssey Concept To Debut at 2010 Chicago Auto Show
Published Jan 26, 2010
TORRANCE, California — Honda will provide a sneak preview of its next-generation Odyssey minivan as a concept in early February at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. The next Odyssey is due in 2011 as a 2012 model.
The Odyssey concept follows on the heels of the 2011 Toyota Sienna that debuted at the Los Angeles auto show.
Built in Alabama, the Odyssey was America's best-selling minivan in 2008 and '09, a slot that Toyota would very much like to usurp in 2010.
Honda revealed few details, other than to say the next Odyssey "will further enhance its hallmark qualities of innovation, quality, safety and fun-to-drive character, while increasing its overall efficiency."
The 2012 Odyssey is expected to get a version of Honda's 3.7-liter V6 and a new six-speed automatic transmission. Also rumored is a possible hybrid variant.
Inside Line says: It will be interesting to see which rival — Honda or Toyota — is first to market with a hybrid minivan. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent