Little bag hooks on the back of the seats help keep anything with a handle from tumbling around. With all rows of seating in place, there’s still a deep, massive well that dips below the load height of the liftgate to swallow bags and bags - and then more bags still - of cat litter, with plenty of room for a full load of groceries on top of that. The huge sliding doors and second-row seats that slide side to side in addition to fore and aft make the third row easily accessible, especially if you have to put a car seat back there. Its length is as much a hindrance in parking lots as it is for those larger ‘utes, but you get more carlike comfort and stability out on the road.Īnd of course there’s the sheer magnitude of space. Ingress and egress are just a small step up, which is great for comfort, but it’s also a time-saver for parents who don’t have to hoist their smaller kids into and out of the vehicle at every stop. You trade a commanding view of the road for a merely great one - not as high, but with lots of glass to help you see more of your surroundings. It’s not as nice on your ego as a three-row SUV or crossover, but the Odyssey makes up for it in drivability and space. There are even standard paddle shifters you can feel free to ignore unless you’re traversing steep hills or towing something behind you. Its standard 10-speed automatic transmission helps keep the revs in check in calm driving. It actually sounds just macho enough to make you feel good about flooring your family hauler from time to time. That’s enough to spin rubber from a stop with a heavy foot, and to get out of your own (and anyone else’s) way pulling out onto a road with limited visibility or merging with highway traffic. It has a nice, naturally-aspirated V6 engine that supplies 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet torque to the front wheels. ![]() ![]() The Odyssey drives familiar, and is rather effortless. Elite is now the only trim to come with the HondaVac, which is great for both sucking up a mess of crumbs and scaring the baby. Elite also gets auto-dimming side mirrors, perforated leather first- and second-row seats, seat piping on all rows and new trim on the dash. The top-of-the-line Elite trim - as our tester came equipped - adds to the Odyssey’s facelift with Shark Grey wheels. EX and up get tri-color floor mats, while Touring and Elite trims get piano black door and dash trim, plus illuminated USB ports for the third row. All trims also get bag hooks on the back of the third row to keep groceries secure. Touring and Elite trims, which include CabinWatch, will display a camera feed on the infotainment screen to give a birds-eye view of the second and third rows. Inside, all 2021 Odyssey trims get a rear seat reminder, which gives you a notice on the dash when you turn off the car to check the rear seats if you had opened the rear doors before driving. The trim on the tailgate is tweaked to match the look of the new face. All trims now get LED headlights, and LED foglights are available. We like the straightforward, more uniformly horizontal and overall less busy look to the nose of the Odyssey. The 2021 Odyssey gets updated exterior styling including a new look to the front bumper and grille. For 2021, Honda’s not messing too much with a winning formula, giving us the same great, convenient, usable, drivable space with a nip here, a tuck there and a new bit of tech that may not seem like much on paper, but can make a big difference in livability if you find yourself regularly commuting in traffic. It offers a ton of space, of course, but it makes that space especially usable with multi-directional sliding seats, good ergonomics and tech that makes it easy to see into and be heard in the rear seats. ![]() We quite liked the Honda Odyssey when we first drove the current generation back in 2017.
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