The forth-generation of Odyssey which will go on sale in Japan on the 17 October 2008 (Today) with Honda claiming that it will be able to push out around 4,000 units per month in the domestic market. The new 7-seater minivan's styling is apparently inspired from Honda's latest models and especially from the European market Accord Station Wagon.

According to Honda, the Odyssey achieves an average fuel consumption in the Japanese combined cycle of 13.2 km/litre which translates to an overly optimistic 7.6 litre/100 km.