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Honda Odyssey starting price cut to $37,610

The Honda Odyssey people-mover received a price cut over the weekend courtesy of the recently implemented Australia-Japan free trade agreement (FTA).


Australia’s top-selling family van in 2014 is now $1380 cheaper at entry VTi level, with a revised list price of $37,610 plus on-road costs. Meanwhile the VTi-L specification is now $1580 cheaper at $46,040.

Among the current crop of full-size people-movers, only the Ssangyong Stavic is cheaper than the Odyssey. The soon-to-be-replaced Kia Grand Carnival ($39,490), Citroen Grand C4 Picasso ($43,990), Hyundai iMax ($38,290) and Toyota Tarago ($48,990) are all pricier at base level. 

That might be why the Odyssey outsold all rivals in 2014 with 2552 units delivered, a growth rate of 155 per cent and enough for 26.6 per cent market share. Its nearest rival, the iMax, managed 2137 units. 

The decision to reduce the prices could be seen as a good way for Honda Australia to defend its turf, given the all-new and rather impressive Kia Carnival launches later in February. 

Honda’s decision to reduce pricing of the Japanese-sourced Odyssey courtesy of the FTA follows on from similar decisions from Mazda, Subaru and Toyota

Here’s an interesting tidbit: we enquired if the FTA repositioning would affect Honda Australia’s other Japan-sourced models before realising there are no others. 

The Accord Euro and CR-Z are now in final runout, the Jazz is made in Thailand along with the Civic sedan, City, Accord and petrol versions of the CR-V, while the Civic hatch and CR-V diesel are sourced from the UK. 

Aside from pricing, there are no other changes to the Odyssey. 

Both variants feature six airbags (including third row), three-mode reverse-view camera, daytime running lights, auto on/off headlights and cruise control with steering wheel mounted buttons.

The VTi features eight seats (2+3+3), cloth trim, a retractable third-row seat with 40/20/40 split fold, power sliding door with remote open/close for passenger side, two-speed intermittent windscreen wipers and rear window wiper, HDMI jack and two USB ports, Hill Start Assist, power windows with remote open and 17-inch alloy wheels.

The VTi-L adds a multi-view camera system with Smart Park Assist, Blind Spot Information System and Cross-Traffic Monitor.  There are also second-row captain’s chairs with armrests and ottoman, dropping the seat count to seven. All seats are finished in leather-appointed trim and the front seats have heating.

Power for both comes from a 2.4-litre petrol four-cylinder engine with 129kW/225Nm of torque matched to a standard CVT auto. 

Read our Odyssey reviews here, and check out our latest people-mover comparison test here

Honda Odyssey pricing (plus on-road costs):

  • Odyssey VTi (CVT) $37,610 (-$1380)
  • Odyssey VTi-L (CVT) $46,040 (-$1580)
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