Honda Odyssey Hybrid Set for February launch in Japan

The company calls the new hybrid powertrain ‘SPORT HYBRID’ system and it features i-MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) and Earth Dreams Technology. While the 2.4-litre petrol engine delivers as high as 14.0 km/l in JC08 cycle (Absolute variant, front-wheel drive, 8-seat version), the hybrid powertrain will deliver significantly higher, 26.0 km/l in JC08 cycle.
There’s no word from Honda as of now if this conventional hybrid powertrain will be made available in the international markets like Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. North America is out of question as this new generation Odyssey hasn’t been launched there.

However, when the North American-spec fifth-gen 2017 Honda Odyssey gets launched later this year (according to reports), it may come with this hybrid powertrain also. The potential hybrid variant would rival with the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV.