totally agree on the premium packages. I ended up getting the EX because the wife liked the power doors and the climate control but the price difference for the more expensive trim levels was totally unrealistic for what they offered.here's a great resource for some of the other neat features Odysseys have. It is strange that they're smart enough to not let you open the driver side sliding door if the fuel door is open but they can't figure out how to keep you from locking your keys in the car.
-- Dave Pease, February 18, 2011
Almost totally agree. One thing about leather seats, though, is that they are very friendly to young children. If you don't intend to outlaw food, snacks, candy & drink from the van (or Family Utility Vehicle as we sometimes call it), leather seats will save much cleaning effort and prevent lingering odors and clinging foodstuffs.Also, for our 2006 Honda Odyssey, we went with the Honda crossbars and later got a nice Thule carrier that locks on very well.
-- Rob Gunning, February 19, 2011
While all true, the review spends more time on things that all cars should do, but *none* do rather than on what stands the Odyssey apart. While it may not be as sexy as an SUV, the Oddyssey offers fantastic utility, unrivalled by any SUV or any other van available in the US. Dodge/Chrysler models offer substantially less practical space and seating, and Phil already talked about Toyota. I would also second the other comment -- leather is the way to go with young children.
-- Michael Teper, March 14, 2011
Most vehicles are not set up to use LATCH anchors in the middle seat position, only on the sides. Also, LATCH systems typically have a somewhat low weight limit... in my car it's 40 lbs. Since the middle seat is safest and a typical kid + carseat would be too heavy for LATCH by 1 year old, personally I don't think it's a very killer feature.
-- Jenn W, May 17, 2011
The minivan is the the perfect expression of a machine made to move more than two people over distance in comfort. SUVs are for chumps.
-- Bret Berger, August 30, 2011
The touring model gets an acoustic windshield that reduces ambient noise significantly.We test drove the EX-L model and the Touring model back to back - on the same road and found a big difference.
-- Naveen Hiremath, December 30, 2011