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With new available transmissions, as well as advanced connectivity and active safety features on-board, the all-new  fifth-generation Honda Odyssey  is ready to mix it up with the segment's best again. The Odyssey is already one of the most popular minivans with American buyers and this next-generation model comes with the kind of features and technologies that belong at the  2017 Detroit Auto Show . We're talking goodies like the new Magic Slide second-row seat, the new CabinWatch and CabinTalk systems, new Display Audio touchscreen with Honda's own OS, 4G LTE Wi-Fi connectivity, new Rear Entertainment System with streaming video and of course  Honda Sensing  technologies, which come as standard on EX and above trims. "This new Odyssey raises the stakes for family-friendly packaging, performance and technology in the minivan segment,"  said John Mendel, Executive VP of American Honda Motor Co.  "In all aspects of its design, the new Odyssey is made...

Honda is teasing its  new generation 2018 Odyssey  minivan prior to a world premiere at the  Detroit Auto Show  next month.  The Japanese automaker dropped a teaser sketch of the car, which as you can see for yourself, is on the wishful thinking side of things, as we wouldn’t count on the real 2018 Odyssey looking as nearly as dynamic and sleek as Honda is suggesting here.  The drawing was accompanied by four "teaser scribbles" from children of the Ohio-based Odyssey Development Team. "We wanted to have a bit of fun by sharing some of the drawings from children of the Odyssey team members, since they were inspirational in shaping the family-friendly direction of the all-new Odyssey," said Chad Harrison, chief engineer at Honda R&D America and the development leader of the new Odyssey. According to Honda, the fifth-generation of  their people carrier  will get new powertrains, advanced connectivity, entertainment and safety features “promisi...