Aside from the Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG, performance people movers have never been a thing. Bisimoto and Jordan Distributors are seeking to correct that wrong with the Honda Odyssey Type R that’s now on display at SEMA 2025 in Las Vegas.
According to the creators, they tried to use as many Honda parts as possible, and wanted the car to look as close to stock as possible.
It’s based on the North American Odyssey, which is a much larger beast than the Odyssey that once graced Australian showrooms, and continues to be sold in China and Japan.
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Around the size of the Kia Carnival, the American Odyssey comes with just one drivetrain: a standard naturally-aspired 3.5-litre V6 making a lazy 209kW and 355Nm, and which is hooked up to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
Bisimoto has ripped this out, and replaced it with the Civic Type R’s 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. With a new Mitsubishi stage two turbo and a host of other tweaks, power has jumped from 235kW to over 410kW.
Power is channeled to the front wheels via the Type R’s six-speed manual transmission, and a limited slip differential. The suspension sits closer to the ground, and features coilovers and adapative dampers.
The car also rides on the Civic Type R’s 19-inch alloy wheels, which are paired with 275/35 Toyo Proxes R888R tyres. The brakes look to be unchanged, although the front calipers have been painted red.
While the drivetrain is definitely wilder than the stock Civic Type R, the Odyssey Type R is much more of a sleeper. The front bumper looks to be a stock Odyssey unit dressed up with a Type R badge in the corner of the grille.
The bonnet has a vent with a honeycomb grille to help the engine cool off. There’s also subtle chin spoiler, matching side skirts, and the mirrors and window chrome trim has been blacked out.
Things are a little more obvious out back. Although there’s no wild wing at the back, the bumper has been cut to include a gloss black rear diffuser. The biggest nod to the Civic Type R are the three exhaust tips smack bang in the centre.
Sadly, the creators have kept the Odyssey’s standard seats, but there are new red seat belts. The steering wheel, seats, transmission boot, and other leather trim pieces now feature red stitching.
Jutting out of the centre of the dashboard is a manual shifter, which brings back memories of the seventh-generation Civic Type R.