Quite interestingly, American Honda not only revealed the tally after compiling 2023's overall sales across the US market – but they also announced their lofty goals for 2024 immediately after.
The Japanese automaker's US division topped 1.3 million deliveries in 2023, and the performance was quite impressive – 33% better than in 2022. Of that, Honda finished the year with over 1.16 million units, up almost 32%, while Acura jumped 42% but with a much smaller output. Naturally, all that makes Honda pretty confident for 2024, even though it still can't compete with Toyota's 2.24 million sales.
So much so that the company offered an outlook at its 2024 US automotive business that included the reveal of the first images of the refreshed 2025 Civic boasting a hybrid powertrain. It also talked about the upcoming novelties – things like the all-new electric Prologue SUV and the CR-V Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCEV), the all-electric Acura ZDX, plus the updated MDX and RDX, as well as the refreshed Civic.
Interestingly, it turns out that Honda is thinking about everything and everyone, from offering Acura buyers a new entry-level compact crossover SUV (could it be named 'CDX'?) to making sure that its Honda Odyssey in the minivan segment continues with "styling and technology enhancements to maintain its competitiveness" in the MPV sector. Well, the automaker is probably thinking about a subtle facelift and additional features, right?
On the other hand, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is a lot more demanding and wants the $38k Japanese minivan to act like MPVs aren't on the brink of extinction in America. So, a couple of pixel masters have imagined a CGI world where minivans aren't on the endangered species list. On the contrary, they even have high-performance variants for both Acura and Honda minivans. Wait, what?
Let us explain. First and foremost, Dimas Ramadhan, the virtual automotive artist behind the Digimods DESIGN channel on YouTube, has taken up the task of CGI-revealing a feisty Honda Odyssey Type R. His fans know very well this isn't a one-time wonder hit, as previously he also imagined the first-ever 2025 Toyota GR Sienna as a virtual minivan slap in the face of crossover SUVs. And, of course, that one couldn't be left alone in the digital market.
As such, now the pixel master has also cooked up the rivaling 2025 Honda Odyssey Type R high-performance minivan, which presumably boasts the feisty powertrain from the real world's Honda Civic Type R. But wait, as that is not all. Instead, just like the Civic Type R has an Acura Integra Type S counterpart, so does the hypothetical Honda Odyssey Type R, although it doesn't come from the same CGI expert.
Instead, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, has also thought about something cool in the MPV world – an unreleased and unannounced Acura VDX Type S minivan. Obviously, based on the Honda Odyssey, this luxury minivan could easily boast the Type S powertrain from Integra (320-hp 2.0-liter VTEC turbo) or TLX/MDX (355-hp 3.0-liter V6 turbo) without any embarrassment as it would probably also feature the SH-AWD (super-handling all-wheel drive) traction setup. So, which – if any – of the two high-performance minivans is your favorite?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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