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- Excellent safety ratings
- Room for up to eight passengers
- Dependability
- Fun to drive
- High resale value
- Most expensive minivan
- Road noise can be intrusive
- Design is a bit outdated
Free Price Quote for 2010 Honda OdysseyThe Honda Odyssey, a minivan that can be configured to carry up to eight passengers, is a perennial favorite among experts, most of whom call it the best of its breed. The 2010 edition is carried over essentially unchanged from the 2009 model. For a detailed review of this vehicle, consult our page on the 2009 Honda Odyssey (Base MSRP: $26,355 to $41,005).
Since it's deep into its product life cycle, the current Honda Odyssey is up for a wholesale revision (since 2005, changes to the current generation of the Honda minivan have been minor and incremental in nature), which will be required to keep pace with its archrival, the newly unveiled 2011 Toyota Sienna. Honda previewed its next-generation 2011 Odyssey -- as the lightly-disguised "Odyssey Concept" version -- at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show in February. The 2011 Honda Odyssey is slated to be in showrooms this fall.
Fuel-economy ratings for the 2010 Honda Odyssey carry forward unchanged from the 2009 version. LX and EX trims deliver 17 mpg city, 23 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined. EX-L and higher trim levels get a more sophisticated version of the minivan's V6 engine, which can shut down cylinders to increase fuel economy. Those models get 18 mpg city, 25 mpg highway and 20 mpg combined. Again, this is the same as the 2009 model.
Honda includes a comprehensive suite of safety features on all Odyssey trim levels, including front side airbags, three-row side-curtain airbags, traction control and electronic stability control. In federal crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the 2010 Odyssey minivan earns 5-star ratings for front and side impacts, and a 4-star rollover rating. In independent tests conducted by the insurance industry-funded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2010 Honda Odyssey earns the highest rating of "Good" in frontal- and side-impact crash tests.
As before, the 2010 Honda Odyssey remains the most expensive minivan in the marketplace, with a base MSRP ranging from a low of $26,805 for the Odyssey LX to a high of $40,755 for the Odyssey Touring.
Our Sources
1. Edmunds.com
Edmunds.com notes that the 2010 Honda Odyssey is a carryover from 2009 and says its "impressive all-around talent should earn it a spot on every minivan buyer's test-drive list." Editors say the dated interior betrays this minivan's age, however. It's also noisy to drive, lacks iPod integration and is expensive.
Review: 2010 Honda Odyssey Review, Editors of Edmunds.com
2. SaferCar.gov
You can look up the 2010 Honda Odyssey's federal crash-test scores at this website. The Odyssey earns 5-star ratings in front- and side-impact tests.
Review: 2010 Honda Odyssey, Editors of SaferCar.gov
3. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's independent crash-test regimen results in the highest "Good" ratings for the Odyssey in frontal- and side-impact collisions.
Review: Honda Odyssey, Editors of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
This site from the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy lets you look up fuel-economy ratings for all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. The Honda Odyssey has an average overall rating of 18 mpg or 20 mpg depending on trim level.
Review: 2010 Honda Odyssey, Editors of FuelEconomy.gov
5. Honda.com
This press release issued by Honda announces that the next-generation Honda Odyssey will be previewed at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show.
Review: Honda to Debut Next-Generation Odyssey Concept at Chicago Auto Show, Honda Public Relations, Jan. 26, 2010
Because the 2010 Honda Odyssey is carried over unchanged from 2009, our comprehensive review of that model still applies. It includes links to a variety of credible third-party sources for additional research.
Review: 2009 Honda Odyssey, Editors of ConsumerSearch, February 2009
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