Acura Minivan?
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I hope it will come out soon and Lexus as well. I just bought an odyssey and wish there was a luxury version. Mercedes is bringing the vclass over and now Acura? Maybe Lexus next ?
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If they offer features that the Odyssey doesn't have, then it might be worthwhile. SH-AWD is a good start since the Odyssey doesn't offer AWD at all. It needs to be as different as the MDX is to the Pilot. More power, better fuel efficiency, and better luxury features. Perhaps Honda will get rid of the Elite/Elite Touring and force you to go with the Acura if you wanted all those techs. The top of the line Odyssey will then be the EX-L, which I think should be the case anyhow.
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mercedes and acura obviously see a market opportunity. and as we've discussed, a tricked out sienna is pretty nice, so i could see a lexus minivan too.
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If they offer features that the Odyssey doesn't have, then it might be worthwhile. SH-AWD is a good start since the Odyssey doesn't offer AWD at all. It needs to be as different as the MDX is to the Pilot. More power, better fuel efficiency, and better luxury features. Perhaps Honda will get rid of the Elite/Elite Touring and force you to go with the Acura if you wanted all those techs. The top of the line Odyssey will then be the EX-L, which I think should be the case anyhow.
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Possibly, but depending on the level of cannibalization and overall profit of one vs the other, it could net out even overall, or not as much of a gain as they would want.
I'm surprised the other automakers have let Sienna become the only AWD minivan on the market, but even for Sienna it's a pretty low sales mix.
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Odyssey is already on the same platform as MDX, MDX is generally lighter due to the fact that it's nearly 10 inches shorter in overall length and a bit narrower. I don't think you'd see any gains in fuel economy vs either Ody or MDX unless they decide to update for the 9 speed auto.
Possibly, but depending on the level of cannibalization and overall profit of one vs the other, it could net out even overall, or not as much of a gain as they would want.
I'm surprised the other automakers have let Sienna become the only AWD minivan on the market, but even for Sienna it's a pretty low sales mix.
Possibly, but depending on the level of cannibalization and overall profit of one vs the other, it could net out even overall, or not as much of a gain as they would want.
I'm surprised the other automakers have let Sienna become the only AWD minivan on the market, but even for Sienna it's a pretty low sales mix.