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The Honda Odyssey is a minivan manufactured by Japanese automaker Honda since 1994. The Odyssey had originally been conceived and engineered in Japan, in the wake of country's economic crisis of the 1990s – which in turn imposed severe constraints on the vehicle's size and overall concept, dictating the minivan's manufacture in an existing facility with minimal modification.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Honda Worldwide )〕 The result was a smaller minivan, in the Compact MPV class, that was well received in the Japanese domestic market〔 and less well received in North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Insideline, Greg Anderson, Jan 1, 1999 )〕 The first generation Odyssey was marketed in Europe as the Shuttle. Subsequent generations diverged to reflect market variations, and Honda built a plant in Lincoln, Alabama, incorporating the ability to manufacture larger models.〔 Since model year 1999, Honda has marketed a larger (large MPV-class) Odyssey in North America and a smaller Odyssey in Japan and other markets. Honda also offered the larger North American Odyssey in Japan as ''Honda LaGreat'' between 1999 and 2005. Both versions of the Odyssey were sold in Japan at ''Honda Clio'' dealership locations. The North American fourth generation Odyssey was officially released on sale on September 30, 2010 for the 2011 model year. ==First generation (1995–1998)== The Odyssey was introduced in 1994 as Honda's first minivan〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Motor Trend, March 1995, Jeff Karr )〕 — based on the Accord platform, with a 4-cylinder engine, all-disc anti-lock braking, all wishbone suspension, and a four-speed automatic transmission with a steering-column-mounted shifter and a hill-hold feature, marketed as '' Grade Logic''.〔 The design featured unibody construction,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Motor Trend, February 1995, Jeff Bartlet )〕 dual airbags, dual gloveboxes, dual zone heating and cooling with 20 percent greater capacity than an Accord's system〔 (overhead rear fan-speed adjustment control, and main control switch over the front-seat passenger), conventional rear swing-open rather than sliding doors, and a third row seat that could fold and tumble into a compartment beneath the floor — the spacesaver spare tire carried inside, on the right, rear wall of the cabin.〔 Honda marketed the first generation Odyssey in two trim levels. The LX accommodated seven passengers with two front buckets, a removable three-seat middle bench, and a 2-seat third row bench. The EX accommodated six passengers (using two removable second row captain's chairs in lieu of the bench) and offered additional equipment including a roof rack, alloy wheels, power driver's seat height adjustment, power sunroof, remote keyless entry system, fog lights (later model years), body-colored side moldings and mirrors, map lights, and 20-watt AM/FM/cassette six-speaker audio system. Isuzu offered a rebadged version of the Odyssey from 1996–1999 as the Isuzu Oasis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Honda Odyssey (North America)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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