Zilizotumika Honda Elysion inauzwa

The Honda Elysion is a minivan with seven or eight seaters manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda. Production of the Honda Elysion started from 2004 and still continues until today. At the beginning, the Elysion was only made for the Japanese Domestic Market as a rival of the Nissan Elgrand and the Toyota Alphard. It shares many common features with the Honda Odyssey but they are not the same vehicle. While the rear doors of the JDM Odyssey are conventional doors, those of the Elysion are sliding doors, the type that is often used on minivans. The USA-spec Honda Odyssey, called as Honda LaGreat in Japan, was too big in Japan, so the Elysion gets the design inspiration from the LaGreat and used it on a smaller minivan.

The name “Elysion” is a word from the classical Greek which means “heaven”.

Honda Elysion Review: The King Of MPV

I. Overview

Highlights:

• Stunning looking car
• Very economical
• Beautiful interior design
• Roomy and comfortable interior space

II. Generation Review

1. First Generation (2004 - 2015)

The first generation Honda Elysion was released on 13rd May 2004. The first generation received many design updates to make it more economically friendly. There updates were:

• On 29th Sep 2005: A mild body restyle was released including a “VG premium” and “Aero” trim level
• On 13rd Jan 2006: the “VG HDD Navi Aero” and the “G Aero HDD Navi” were introduced.
• On 21st Dec 2005: a minor styling change was given to the car, including an interior update.

The Elysion was available in 2 engine types:

• The 2.4-litre DOHC direct injection K24A with i-VTEC making 160 PS (117.7 kW; 157.8 bhp)
• The 3.0-litre SOHC J30A V6 i-VTEC making 250 PS (183.9 kW; 246.6 bhp).

The V6 was also offered with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM).

The higher trim level “Prestige” model was offered with the J35A V6 used in the Honda Legend, creating 300 PS (220.6 kW; 295.9 bhp) and All-Wheel Drive was available. However, models fitted with All-Wheel Drive owned the engine power being decreased to 279 PS (205.2 kW; 275.2 bhp).

For models with two-wheel drive, this was more powerful than that of the Toyota Estima (which was known to be 280 PS (205.9 kW; 276.2 bhp).

Powertrain:

Design: the Honda Elysion owns a really stunning design with beautiful shape, nice headlights and taillights. The interior looks elegant with leather seats, luxury dashboard and comfortable interior space for up to 8 people.

Safety: this generation has a long list of safety features: first seen on Merc A-class, the Honda G-Con technology and the unique double platform with low central gravity floor, a new 30% stronger high-rigidity steel, VSA (vehicle stability),  ABS (anti-lock brake), TCS, sideslip, and AFS (adaptive front lighting) on its projector HID Xenon headlight,... These features make the Elysion become one of the best safe cars in Japan.

2. Second generation (2015 - present)

The second generation Elysion debuted in 2015. This generation was designed based on the 5th generation and made solely for the Chinese market.

Powertrain

Dimensions

III. Honda Elysion Price

On used car market, a Honda Elysion for sale is varying from $3000 to $10,000 (FOB price). The price of a used Honda Elysion depends on model year, mileage and other conditions of the car. So you can base on these factors to pick a Elysion suitable for your demand.