![]() These toys, which also include a neat “Are We There Yet” game for kids, are controlled via Honda’s all-new Display Audio infotainment system, which is a first step in the right direction and a solid improvement over the last system. Our tester was the Touring model, which comes with Honda’s all-new, in-house ten-speed unit, the same one as in the Honda Accord. Entry-level Odyssey trims come with the controversial ZF-sourced nine-speed automatic gearbox. Two automatic transmissions are offered, depending on the trim level you choose. Front-wheel drive is the only way to go throughout the lineup all-wheel drive isn’t an option, unlike its direct competitor, the Toyota Sienna. With 3.5 litres of displacement, and fitted with cylinder deactivation, this proven mill remains the carmaker’s bread and butter engine, also finding its way in the Pilot and the Ridgeline, as well as powering some Acura vehicles.įor the Odyssey, power is rated at 280 horsepower 263 lb.-ft. While most of Honda’s lineup has shifted to turbocharged powerplants, the Odyssey continues to hang onto a naturally aspirated V6. Under this van’s hood sits one of the last survivors of VTEC technology, a feature which should attract the attention of current parents who grew up in the nineties driving Integras and Preludes. ![]() On the road, this minivan, thanks to an independent rear suspension, exhibits light-footedness and composure that’s hard to ignore, allowing it to remain well-planted to the ground, nimble and plain-out easy to drive. Being based on the same unibody platform as the Honda Pilot-yes, an SUV-means the Odyssey inherits driving dynamics that resemble those of a large car, kind of like a sedan. How can the van survive? Well, Honda may just have the answer with its 2018 Odyssey, by cramming it with cool features parents actually need.īut what really stands out with the Odyssey is its drivetrain and driving dynamics. Furthermore, now with seven- or eight-passenger seating, sport utility vehicles are leaning more and more onto minivan territory. These individuals drive an SUV now, a much more “active” and “hip” vehicle that’s more in tune with their “dynamic” lifestyles. Simply put, the new generation of parents is too “cool” and “adventurous” to drive a van. Also: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica: the New Standard in Family Hauling. ![]() As the world moved on, young parents, who had themselves been shuttled in these seven-passenger contraptions as children, didn’t want to follow in their parents’ footsteps. Of course, the minivan evolved with its own stigma of boredom and parenthood imprisonment. And if you had a large family, you drove a minivan. ![]() If you owned a farm, you drove a pickup truck. If you were single, or in a relationship, you either drove a compact or midsized car. Back in the 1990s, the automotive spectrum was rather straightforward. ![]()
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