Spyshots: 2011 Honda Oddessy

The current Honda Odyssey is widely considered to be the best of its breed, but let's face facts: it's old. Toyota has upped its game with the new Sienna; Nissan is on hiatus, preparing to spring an all-new Quest; and Chrysler continues to do its thing with the Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan. Oh, there's also the Volkswagen Routan, but no one'll hold it against you for forgetting it exists.

Anyway, Honda's readying the next-gen Odyssey for release sometime later this year. We've already gotten a near-production preview in the form of the "concept" version introduced in Chicago and presently sitting on the floor at the New York Auto Show. Now, thanks to reader Bernardo Roque, we've got a few new spy shots of the next-gen van out testing in Las Vegas. One photo gives a peek at the interior via the open driver's door and tailgate, but it's still too far away to see anything in useful detail. What is obvious is that this thing is otherwise fundamentally identical to the so-called Odyssey Concept.

We'll go out on a limb and guess that the 2011 Honda Odyssey is roomier, more powerful and/or more fuel-efficient than the current van, with a better interior and enough cupholders to service an entire preschool. Maybe two. Whether Honda will step up and offer all-wheel drive remains a mystery, but that's the one thing Toyota holds over all its competitors' heads right now. That's gotta irk someone on the Big H's org chart.

Pictures from AutoBlog.com

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[pinoyALLmotorEVOIXMR]

WORST 25 SEC OF MY LIFE!!

[flamexxic]

Then again...who needs spy shots on a Honda?

[evanttc]

FAIL ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[pholover13]

of course it looks ugly because its covered with tape

[etoyotarockshsucks]

if u call that nice looking, how about goin to the eye doctors

[mbenz23]

@etoyotarockshsucks Honda rocks and toyota SUCKS big time..

[bigguy7878]

@wearecrazedforrice accidently thumbed u up....

and wtf are you trying to say

[wearecrazedforrice]

@bigguy7878 ya is he okay

[bigguy7878]

@sirjabroni123 ok there buddy

[sirjabroni123]

All car makers tape up their prototypes while testing on the track so competitors can't "copy" their designs by taking pictures (like these).