Honda Odyssey Redesigned And Upgraded For 2008
Honda Odyssey Redesigned And Upgraded For 2008
The Honda Odyssey comes freshly upgraded for 2008. Honda placed so much impressive new style and interior features for the model to give it a more distinct and prestigious look as a minivan.
According to Dick Colliver executive vice president of American Honda The Odyssey is the king of the Honda lineup when it comes to moving the maximum number of people in maximum comfort.
For 2008 the Odyssey strengthens its styling and functional advantages while adding even more premium features he added.
More than equipped with premium Honda multi rib belt the 2008 Honda Odyssey is now powered with more fuelefficient VCM Variable Cylinder Management IVTEC V6 engine. This engine is made capable of deactivating either two or three of the engines six cylinders upon deceleration or acceleration.
Meanwhile the interior was also given upgrades with Honda providing it with notable optional features such as Bluetooth HandsFreeLink provided available in Odyssey EXL and Touring 4way power passenger seat standard in Odyssey EXL and Touring rearview camera display in the rearview mirror standard in Odyssey ExL and memorylinked side mirrors with reverse gear tilt down standard in Odyssey Touring. For wider selection new colors and trims were also made available.
The 2008 Odyssey has been also provided with interior refinements coming from the Honda 3rdRow Magic Seat that allows three passengers. No worries about the space though for the new Odyssey still provides enough at 38.4 cubic feet of cargo space which is highly desired by customers with families. The 3rd row seat can also be folded completely flat into the floor providing 91.1 cubic feet of cargo volume without sacrificing the comfort of five passengers. The 2nd row seats can be removed expanding the cargo volume up to 147.4 cubic feet. That makes a total interior volume of 209.8 cubic feet for both passenger and cargo volume.
Moreover Honda made safety more significant and has been considered top priority as the federal government considered ranking the Odyssey the highest fivestar crash safety rating for both frontal and side impacts. Honda holding on with a goal that shall provide Safety for Everyone equipped all Odyssey models with Vehicle Stability Assist VSA or electronic stability control; standard antilock brakes with brake assist; advanced dualstage dualthreshold drivers and front passengers SRS airbags; front side airbags with passengerside Occupant Protection Detection System OPDS; threerow sidecurtain airbags with a rollover sensor; and a pedestrian safety design in the front of the vehicle. For frontal collision occupant protection Honda stuffed the Odyssey with Advanced Compatibility Engineering ACE body structure. Among new features for the 2008 Odyssey were the active front seat head restraints and daytime running lights.
Capturing the familysized customers the 2008 Odyssey comes with three Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children LATCH child seat attachment systems of which two are in the outboard secondrow seating positions and one in the middle thirdrow seating position.
Among the standard comfort and convenience features were dualzone air conditioning trizone automatic climate control on Odyssey EX EXL and Touring tilt and telescope steering wheel power windows and door locks keyless entry and cruise control.
As with the optional features these things were included: Honda SatelliteLinked Navigation System with voice recognition an 8inch screen and Zagat Survey guide information and a Honda DVD Entertainment System with a 9inch screen. A rearview camera is also present to aid rear visibility on the Odyssey EXL which is also equipped with the available navigation system. While the Odyssey EXL models without the available navigation system provide a rearview camera display thanks to a 2.5inch monitor embedded in the rearview mirror.
On the technical side the Odyssey is held available in two engine variations. First a 3.5 L allaluminum SOHC VTEC engine is provided on the Odyssey LX and EX producing 244 hp at 5750 rpm and 240 lbft. of torque at 5000 rpm respectively. This allows both models to achieve an EPA rated city/highway fuel economy of 16/23 mpg. Second a 3.5 L allaluminum SOHC IVTEC V6 engine with VCM exist on the Odyssey EXL and Touring models producing 241 hp at 5700 rpm and 242 lbft. of torque at 4900 rpm to enhance fuel efficiency.
The new Odyssey promises to deliver comfortable and refined ride performance coming from an independent front and rear suspension and a rigid unit body structure. The chassis was additional sustained with powerassisted 4wheel disc brakes and variable powerassisted rackandpinion steering. The Odyssey LX EX and EXL models were equipped with 16inch wheels alloy on EX and EXL together with allseason 235/65R16 tires. While the Odyssey Touring models are found with 17inch alloy wheels and allseason 245/60R17 tires standard; Michelin PAX System runflat technology wheels and tired were made available 460 mm wheels and 235710R 460A tires.
All premium features provided the 2008 Honda Odyssey is then much pleasing and impressive as compared to its predecessors especially when it regards to style comfort and safety.
About the writer: Evander Klum is a Business Administration graduate who hails from Alabama. He enjoys extreme sports and he is also a car racing fanatic. At present he works as a marketing manager at an advertising agency in Cleveland.
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