Tag: honda-odyssey

2021 Honda Odyssey First Drive Review

Post author By axelrin
Post date September 5, 2020

Updates for 2021 make Honda’s already excellent family hauler slightly better.

In spite of my penchant for dad jokes, I am not in the target demographic for the 2021 Honda Odyssey – as an unmarried, childless, 31-year-old male, my automotive tastes currently skew toward three-letter abbreviations like WRX, SRT, and AMG. But still, I sort of, maybe, someday, possibly hope life will put me in a position where a minivan would make more sense as a daily driver than my two-seat BMW Z4.

If that modern-day Family Truckster is the 2021 Odyssey, at least I won’t have to sacrifice too much driving fun for school-dropoff convenience. For context, the day Honda dropped the Elite-trim minivan in my driveway, I had access to both my personal roadster, my boyfriend’s E90-generation 330i, and a Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 (review coming soon). To my surprise, I found myself enjoying the spacious, comfortable, smooth, and light-on-its-feet Odyssey about 70 percent as much as any of those far sportier steeds. All that in a vehicle that also offers a built-in vacuum.

What Are the Best Family Car Values for 2020?

Post author By axelrin
Post date July 11, 2020

By Stefan Ogbac – MotorTrend

Family cars must be multi-talented; they need to haul gear with ease, keep your passengers comfortable, and be safe. Luckily, finding one that meets those criteria isn’t as difficult thanks to IntelliChoice, a division of the MotorTrend Group. The company just announced its 2020 Best Overall Value of the Year awards and we’re highlighting some winners here.

How does IntelliChoice determine the Best Value of the Year winners? By calculating the total cost to own a vehicle over five years and comparing that with the expected costs. Depreciation, insurance, repairs, financing, state fees, and fuel costs over five years are considered in determining which vehicles get the win. Keep reading for a full list of family cars that won their respective classes.

2021 Honda Odyssey First Look

Post author By axelrin
Post date March 10, 2020

By Kelly Lin

Although today’s families are clamoring for crossovers and SUVs, the minivan market remains very competitive even as the choices in it shrink. One constant? The Honda Odyssey’s excellence. For the 2021 model year, the already great van gets a makeover and benefits from a refreshed exterior design, more standard safety features, and second row seats that are easier to remove for those cargo-heavy Ikea and Home Depot runs.

The 2021 Odyssey’s new front-end design includes a blacked-out grille topped by a strip of chrome and improved LED headlights. Just below, the various intakes, vents, and fog light housings have been redesigned for a sleeker look. The minivan also gets gloss-black trim under the rear window that echoes the grille’s finish, and Elite models receive new 19-inch alloy wheels.