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The Honda's chassis remains the best in this class. Though both were drawn in America and are made here, the Sienna is a Japanese bullet train compared to the Odyssey's Mr. The new Odyssey is undeniably handsome, but not quite as cleanly styled as Toyota's still-new Sienna.
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Logically, inside headroom is down a smidge, and shoulder room up a schoche.įunk, however, isn't always what often-conservative van buyers want in their family freighter. But the roof has dropped down 0.4 inches and overall width is up 2.1 inches, giving the minivan a lower, more grounded and athletic stance. It's a neat trick.Īs before, the new Odyssey rides on a 118.1-inch wheelbase.
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But cleverly Honda has made the tracks a styling feature this time as they run parallel to the rear window and define the top of the taillights. Interestingly, Honda insists on leaving its sliding-door tracks visible along the Odyssey's flanks. So, no surprise, the new Odyssey is a somewhat better version of what was already the best handling and riding minivan.įrom a pure funk standpoint, the new Odyssey's styling with its broad shoulders, sculpted nose and "lightning bolt" belt line is a success and distinct from the ultra-restrained sheet metal of previous Odysseys. The Specsįor all intents and purposes the new fourth-generation 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan is a buffed version of the third-generation machine which itself was a refinement of the second. It takes someone who stands tall in her mom jeans to overcome that. Buying one tells the world you've given up on the adventure of life and settled for the low-grade frustrations of permanent parenthood. If every vehicle purchase was a purely rational decision, just about all of us would be driving minivans. The vans are roomier than any crossover, more economical to operate than a full-size SUV, and far more readily adaptable to cargos of people or things than station wagons. The big question is if a little bit better is enough to attract buyers out of other types of vehicles and into a van.įrom a practical standpoint, minivans have all other sorts of family transportation covered. But, frankly, the Odyssey was already such a solid product that the new one isn't that much better. Honda has redesigned its Odyssey minivan for 2011.