Japanese Odyssey 2021

[PTR200S]

Revealed, new version for 2021, 2 litre, hybrid, or 2.4 from the Japanese Market.

It also has one of the seats that extends out to help less mobile people, the Elysion has one of these as an option but this looks to be standard. 

Have to say the front is UGLY !!!!!

Designer needs a good slap 😜

https://www.autodeal.com.ph/articles/car-news-philippines/heres-look-refreshed-2021-honda-odyssey-jdm

 

The USA version 2021 looks much better.

 

https://automobiles.honda.com/odyssey

 

[hughezee]

JDM model front looks like a CR-V the USA version looks older IMO 🤔

JDM front & side view look sleak by comparision...

[PTR200S]

Nope, designer Still needs a slap for that massive BMW/ Audi front grill ,,,,sorry Stu  !!

OK with side and rear though!

[hughezee]

Na the USA odyssey looks like a Civic on steroids 🤣 and on the subject of grills the designers a Toyota & Lexus need shooting then and the new BMW models are much worse. So I think Honda Japan did it well given current trends, sorry Pete 😋

 

[PTR200S]

They are all fug ugly. !!! 

[Laird_Scooby]

It seems Honda in Japan have tried to mimic the Nissan Elgrand :

They certainly have similarities!

[PTR200S]

Now that IS ugly !!!

Each to their own, I guess !!

 

 

Psst,

Still ugly 😛

[Retro Rich]

Urghhh No! I don’t like any of them. I did wonder if my age suggests my deviance toward older vehicles, but  NO! The older ones look better and frankly are built better too 😂

[Kelvin]

It's the last hurrah for the grill eh? Designers are making the most of it, as there's no need for them technically on an EV. That BMW is a bit mad but in 20 years time, in an EV world, it'll be looked back on as fondly as the old yank cars are from the 50s etc.

[Laird_Scooby]

2 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

Designers are making the most of it, as there's no need for them technically on an EV.

You'd be surprised - the batteries, inverter and motor all need cooling so while there's no need for a traditional radiator grille as we know it, there is still the need for airflow over the heat exchangers used to cool these components.

https://www.dober.com/electric-vehicle-cooling-systems#future_of_ev_battery_cooling

That covers the basics, obviously each EV is different but the need to cool the various components remains.

 

 

[PTR200S]

5 hours ago, Laird_Scooby said:

You'd be surprised - the batteries, inverter and motor all need cooling so while there's no need for a traditional radiator grille as we know it, there is still the need for airflow over the heat exchangers used to cool these components.

https://www.dober.com/electric-vehicle-cooling-systems#future_of_ev_battery_cooling

That covers the basics, obviously each EV is different but the need to cool the various components remains.

 

 

Water cooled stuff too, so need a radiator as well ?? So at the very least a small grill, maybe ??