The USDM Odyssey's dashboard is a little more space-age with a push-button gear selector and digital instrument cluster. Much like the outside, the USDM Odyssey has a completely different cabin with a different dashboard, centre console and even upholstery shades.
Meanwhile, the USDM one has a taillight pattern that mirrors our Honda Accord. The treatments round the back are different too - notice how the JDM one looks more 'current', with a tail lamp design that looks similar to the units on our Honda City. The JDM version is more imposing and looks more in-line with Honda's current design language, while the USDM one looks a bit last-gen.
Same goes to the front and rear fascias - while both get LED head and tail lights, their styles are rather different. We really love the wheels on the JDM-spec Odyssey - talk about looking fast! It's sleeker, with a more windswept profile compared to the American car. Case in point is how much better the Japan-spec Odyssey looks like compared to its American counterpart. Looks are subjective, but in some cases there may just be a unanimous winner. The U.S.-spec Odyssey then addresses the main concerns that caused it to branch out from the Japan-spec in the first place: size and space constraints. Here's how they match up: 2021 Honda Odyssey JDM vs USDM dimensions Let's start with the figurative elephant in the room: as you'd expect, the United States domestic market (USDM) car is much bigger and heavier compared to the Japanese domestic market (JDM) car. However, since the Honda Elysion was discontinued, the Odyssey had to play double-roles again so up went the height.įor Malaysians though, we get the Japan-spec Odyssey, and the model you see here in this post is earmarked for introduction here sometime this year. The Odyssey we have in Malaysia currently.Īlso, the older Odysseys had to deal with Japanese car parks' height limits, which made them lower. This is also because of Japan's taxation system that is based on a car's body size. The most glaring variation between both markets' cars is the size: the Odyssey sold in America has always been larger than the Japan-spec one. Subsequent generations of the Odyssey introduced different market variations - chief among which is the U.S.-spec Odyssey that was introduced in 1998. It was sold as the Honda LaGreat in Japan, but didn't do too well.Īlas, it was a little small for Americans and subsequently didn't really do too well Stateside. Essentially, it came at a time when interest in sedans were dwindling (not that it's any different today) following Japan's economic crisis of the 1990s, and was Honda's answer in the then-growing Recreational Vehicle (RV) segment. The first-generation Odyssey was launched in 20-October 1994 after many, many development hurdles. You have customer choices to thank for that. Yes they share the same name, but both cars are actually rather different. For a select few who dare to be different, the Honda Odyssey is what pops in their mind if someone says '7-seater Japanese MPV'. As we start the new year and look towards welcoming the Odyssey here in Malaysia sometime in 2021, let's take a look at the differences between the Japan- and American-spec Odyssey.
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