With the successive release of new trims Honda wants to keep the momentum in the Dragon Year by introducing a new family car added to their line-up. Just recently they announce the arrival of the 2012 Honda Odyssey an award winning family car.

Odyssey by the way is widely considered as the best minivans in United States market and this is the very first time this been sold for Filipinos. It’s been such a long way for Honda Odyssey indeed to come here in Philippines to serve Filipino families.

The new family wagon by Honda is pack with a powerful 3.5-liter, 24-valve, SOHC i-VTEC® V-6 engine with 248 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque. Its Variable Cylinder Management (VCM®) allows for exceptional power and fuel economy while meeting CARB’s ULEV-2 emissions rating. It comes with a 6-speed automatic transmission (Touring models) helps the Odyssey achieve its impressive fuel economy, while maintaining excellent performance for a van. Topping in its class hitting 28 mpg considered as extraordinarily high number for an 8-passenger van.

2012 Honda Odyssey also a jump packed with high-tech features.

Seat Configurations

Provides exceptional refinement to both second row and third row seating giving plenty of comfort and space.

Cargo Configurations

Tough and versatile cargo space which gives enough floor space and even a stack of 4×8 inches sheets of plywood will laid flat.

Blind Spot Information System (BSI)

An innovative and useful blind spot information is a pair of sensors located both on each rear corner which can detect a vehicle that may be positioned in the driver’s blind sport. It will show a graphic indicator located on the interior garnish near the appropriate side view mirror in which alerts the driver.

Audio Systems

Equipped with an incredible audio systems and all models comes with Radio Data Systems (RDS) that will show station, song and artist information. Also CD Library feature is present only on the EX model, CD Library can save up to 2GB of music from prerecorded CDs. Lastly the Touring Elite model comes with a powerful 650-watt, 12-speaker 5.1 Surround Sound System.

Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System with Voice Recognition

Take out the confusion out of navigating, traffic conditions can be continuously updated in most major metropolitan areas although this feature is only available in EX-L and Touring models.

Multi-Angle Rearview Camera with Guidelines

Park with precisely and backing with ease will be as easy as 1-2-3. Thanks to this features its now so easy to back into parking spaces with extra precision.

Memory-Linked Side Mirrors with Reverse Gear Tilt-Down

Side mirrors will now be permanent and no need to keep on adjusting it once your already programmed it to suit in your setting position and it will automatically tilt down when you are in reverse to give you better look at the distance curb and other obstacles.

Bluetooth HandsFree Link

Primarily featuring Bluetooth technology that uses the Odyssey audio system with a built-in microphone to allow drivers to place or receive phone calls without handling their phone or taking eyes of the road.

USB Audio Interface

It offers the trend in listening options, which can connect a USB flash drive or other compatible audio device.

Lastly, Odyssey equipped with sophisticated 5-Star Safety which is rated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) toughened up its crash-safety tests for 2011, and the Odyssey passed with flying colors. In fact, the Odyssey earned 5 stars in each seating position of all three crash-safety tests, as well as earning a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score. And Standard active safety features include the anti-lock braking system (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), which helps the driver retain steering control when braking hard, and Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with traction control, which helps to detect and correct over-steer and under-steer.

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