2005 honda odyssey

Hi All:
Does anyone know when the 2005 Honda odyssey will be available? Besides,
how much it would be? I am really interested in this new model. But looks
like no news about it.

Thanks

 

The Odyssey is clearly due for a model change. The 2004 edition is the sixth
year of production for that model. Anyone that's owned Honda's for as long
as I have will know that in years past, they religiously revised model
styles every four years.
-chris

 

The Odyssey is clearly due for a model change. The 2004 edition is the sixth
year of production for that model. Anyone that's owned Honda's for as long
as I have will know that in years past, they religiously revised model
styles every four years.
-chris

 

If you check Honda's website, I mean the japan one. You see the new odyssey
is available. But not for NA. I think the new Odyssey will be availble in
NA around October 04.

 

If you check Honda's website, I mean the japan one. You see the new odyssey
is available. But not for NA. I think the new Odyssey will be availble in
NA around October 04.

 

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/odyssey/

For those who can't navigate in Japanese

 

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/odyssey/

For those who can't navigate in Japanese

 

If you check Honda's Japan web site, you'll see that THEIR new Odyssey
is available. It's essentially our OLD Odyssey, with updates. It's
still the tall Accord wagon with swing-out rear doors, etc.

What Japan calls the Odyssey, isn't sold here in North America.

What we call the Odyssey is sold in Japan as the Lagreat. If you find
the Japanese web site with mentions of the 05 Lagreat, that would be
what you're looking for.

But if you see something now with Odyssey, that's a product NA will
never see.

 

If you check Honda's Japan web site, you'll see that THEIR new Odyssey
is available. It's essentially our OLD Odyssey, with updates. It's
still the tall Accord wagon with swing-out rear doors, etc.

What Japan calls the Odyssey, isn't sold here in North America.

What we call the Odyssey is sold in Japan as the Lagreat. If you find
the Japanese web site with mentions of the 05 Lagreat, that would be
what you're looking for.

But if you see something now with Odyssey, that's a product NA will
never see.

 

Has absolutely nothing to do with our Odyssey. Our Odyssey is called
Lagreat over in Japan.

 

Has absolutely nothing to do with our Odyssey. Our Odyssey is called
Lagreat over in Japan.

 

And a few years ago, changed that to a 5 year cycle. The 98 Accord went
until 03, and the 96 Civic went until 01 before revisions and platform
change.

Always look to the Accord and Civic. Those are the bread and butter
cars that establish baseline platforms: Civic for cheaper and smaller,
and Accord for bigger and more expensive.

So the new Civic comes, and shortly thereafter comes the new CRV--based
on the Civic platform. Likewise the new Accord came in 03, and shortly
thereafter come the other vehicles based on the same platform: Odyssey,
Pilot, MDX, TL, etc.

Honda makes the most of just a couple basic platforms. Smart engineers,
they are.

 

And a few years ago, changed that to a 5 year cycle. The 98 Accord went
until 03, and the 96 Civic went until 01 before revisions and platform
change.

Always look to the Accord and Civic. Those are the bread and butter
cars that establish baseline platforms: Civic for cheaper and smaller,
and Accord for bigger and more expensive.

So the new Civic comes, and shortly thereafter comes the new CRV--based
on the Civic platform. Likewise the new Accord came in 03, and shortly
thereafter come the other vehicles based on the same platform: Odyssey,
Pilot, MDX, TL, etc.

Honda makes the most of just a couple basic platforms. Smart engineers,
they are.

 

The roof line looks to be lower. Has the headroom for any
of the seats been reduced?
Dick

 

The roof line looks to be lower. Has the headroom for any
of the seats been reduced?
Dick

 

Didn't know that

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/lagreat/

 

Didn't know that

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/lagreat/

 

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/lagreat/

Steve

 

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/lagreat/

Steve

 

Thanks for all the kind coments.
However, the lagreat looks exactly the same as the NA odyssey. Would the
2005 NA odyssey the same as lagreat. If it is, then what would the NA 2005
odyssey looks like? The same as 2004? If it is, then it is no change on the
model.
I would definitely prefer the one on the jp website. If it is, then it is
much better than the 2004 model.

Any other
comments?