Honda’s ubiquitous 3.5-liter, 280-horsepower V-6 powers all Odysseys. The move costs the Touring its hands-free liftgate and built-in vacuum (a true godsend after a weekend at the beach).īoth features are now found only on the Elite. Honda reduces the price of the Touring by $2,500 this year, creating more even spacing between the EX-L and the Elite. The adaptive cruise control system is recalibrated to works in stop-and-go conditions.Ī blind-spot warning system, with rear-collision detection, is now standard on the EX and above. The forward-collision warning system now detects pedestrians. The Honda Sensing suite of driver-assist features is newly standard across the line. A standard rear-seat reminder system prevents parents from forgetting pets, groceries or even children they may have left back there. New grocery-bag hooks are mounted to the third-row seatbacks. Inside, reengineered second-row “Magic Slide” seats, standard on all but the base trim, boost flexibility of the seating arrangements. Redesigned front and rear fascias give Odyssey a trimmer and, to these eyes, more appealing look. This year, modest sheet metal updates and a slew of new family friendly features debut. Odyssey received a full make-over in 2018. Thanks to its attention to detail, comfortable accommodations and broad array of tech features, Odyssey has been America’s best-selling van for the past 10 years. Unlike theirs, its third-row seats are roomy enough for adults and easily accessed. Odyssey has more cargo space than the large SUVs and crossovers. A rig with 163 cubic feet of passenger space and another 32 cf of cargo space behind the third-row seats. These are the reflections of a man, now a grandparent himself, driving solo in an eight-passenger minivan. Though there are just three of them, my now-grown children - with all their stuff and the family camping gear and a spare friend or two - would have put Odyssey to the test. Load ‘em up and head out for a ski trip, a post-pandemic visit with the grands or a weekend or a weekend of camping at Priest. A true test of the 2021 Honda Odyssey would involve a clutch of kids and a pile of gear.
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