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12 July 2017

For two months, the US Honda Odyssey gave you free porn

By James LisleJames Lisle
"Lord of the G-Strings", "Gladiator Eroticus", and "Kinky Kong" were just some of the adult movies on offer.

Think of the US-spec Honda Odyssey and what comes to mind? School runs? Monotony? Beige?

Well, between May and July this year it was anything but, according to Forbes.

It was so un-beige in fact, that the 2017 model was actually able to play hardcore porn to back seat passengers as part of an upgraded ‘entertainment’ package from online streaming service EPIX.

"Why do the kids in the back so happy, dear?" "Why do the kids in the back so happy, dear?"

The package, available as an option on the Odyssey Elite trim level, streams content via a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot.

Once the porn issue was brought to light, however, Honda quickly removed access to the spicy content, deleted its browsing history, and claimed that "the adult genre is not part of the Honda package." Lame.

Interestingly, despite 5,000 Odysseys being installed with the service since the tech debuted in May, not a single customer complained. According to the report, that is.

But don’t lose faith. While US Odyssey is once again just a regular people mover, and therefore one of the more dreary cars on sale, big boxy cars can still be interesting.

Remember the epic Bisimoto Engineering Honda Odyssey? Eight seats, front wheel drive, and 1,000hp.

Built by Bisi Ezerioha, the 1,000hp (746kW) people mover was built to prove that you could "reliably" squeeze out big power from engines that aren't usually given the attention they deserve.

It may be one of the cooler four-wheeled boxes going around these days, but it's not quite as mental as the likes of the Renault Espace F1 and the  Ford Transit Supervan.

  • The Espace F1 was powered by an 800hp (596W) 3.5-litre V10. (image credit: automotiva.com.ar) The Espace F1 was powered by an 800hp (596W) 3.5-litre V10. (image credit: automotiva.com.ar)
  • If a Ford Transit van had a baby with a BMW 3.0 CSL touring car. If a Ford Transit van had a baby with a BMW 3.0 CSL touring car.

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