Love our 2024 Odyssey Touring! The only thing I would like is a 360-degree camera system to aid in parking. People say the tech is a little out-dated, but we just added an Amazon Firestick which adds a ton of functionality. The 10-speed tranny is smooth and the V-6 delivers adequate power when you push it. I get 30 MPG on the freeway.

@jax1079

8 күн бұрын

Nice! Glad you like it!

Great review. Very true that Honda seems to be slowing down on minivan redesign schedule (1999,2005,2011,2018 … so where is the 2025??). Would definitely consider a hybrid version of the Odyssey. Good that the competition will all provide that by years end.

@jax1079

2 ай бұрын

Very true! Shrinking segments will lead to increased competition. Honda will need to include those things on the next generation Honda Odyssey to keep pace with Toyota and Kia especially. The current Pilot is very solid, though, so it's likely that the next Odyssey will adopt some form of AWD... BUT the Pilot also lacks any form of hybrid option, which is a competitive disadvantage.

Honda needs to update the van in the inside like the Chrysler Pacifica and bring the van into 2024

@jax1079

14 күн бұрын

Yes, all of the vans could use an update to current systems. Each manufacturer has more modern and convenient infotainment solutions now.

Lots of fancy bits and they couldn’t put LED bulbs in the map lights etc as standard?

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

Haha! Good catch

Kia actually is only FWD as well for their Carnival. Only Toyota and Crysler have AWD, and both are like $10k more, that's roughly a 15 year break even timeline at about 8,000 miles/year. As of right now in 2024, the hybrid options don't really matter in terms of money savings.

@jax1079

Ай бұрын

Carnival gets AWD this year

@Zn0nimus

Ай бұрын

@@jax1079 What?! I thought it's just hybrid FWD. Another question: Have you noticed any sluggishness from acceleration and breaking in the odyssey? When we test drove one last week the response from stepping on the gas and breaks felt slow and sluggish compared to the carnival and sienna. After we got home, we wondered if it was because the drive mode might have been in eco, or if it's just how the odyssey drives.

@Sir-Gerlad

8 күн бұрын

@@Zn0nimus The Odyssey is definitely not sluggish. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaNolclvdJTToNY.htmlsi=smriLoV3a_Pcbp0P

The reason minivans don't have heated second row seats is because it would difficult, or not recommended by the manufacturer, to remove the second row. Some minivan owners require their van to quickly go from a people mover to a cargo van and back again. The Toyota Sienna is the only minivan that has second row that can't be removed, so we'll see how that affects its sales

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

That makes sense of course. Then again, if Chrysler can find a way to implement stow-n-go and Kia can make recliners, it's probably an issue that can be solved. Point to the example of Toyota: as you mentioned, second row doesn't come out yet the Sienna sells by the boatload and has waiting lists at some dealers. Clearly, customers don't prioritize the second row folding as long as they have easy access to the third row storage.

@evidencebased1

2 ай бұрын

Kia van second row can’t be removed either, but it does fold flat up against the back of the front seats. I don’t love it but doesn’t interfere with cargo that much.

"Only Vans" it is funny 😂

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

😂😏

Lots of Space Odyssey

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. It's very roomy.

If the Honda Odyssey is the roomiest, why wouldn't it be an even better van for older and bigger kids?

@jax1079

2 ай бұрын

Because we've found you don't carry nearly as much junk when traveling with older kids. Babies and toddlers require cribs and strollers while children like toys and stuff, but teens just need their suitcases (and phones of course), so something with good second row space and a decent amount of cargo works just fine. (Then again, we're a tall family of just four; if we were a tall family of five our opinion might be different.)

Please do your homework before you rapid fire with pointless opinions. His narrative is far more systematic and rational.

@jax1079

2 ай бұрын

That's kind of the point of the channel. I'm sure you're a hit with the ladies.

Ironic that SHE is dishing out a 2/10 rating for looks.

@jax1079

Ай бұрын

I'm sure you're an absolute physical unit, Adam. The internet is impressed with the way you randomly comment on women's looks. The ladies are lining up for you, Adam, just you wait. In the meantime, keep randomly watching minivan videos. Nothing says "masculine specimen" like a guy who trolls minivan reviews on KZread. By the way, the loading screen for Apex Legends is done. You can go back to escaping reality now.

She doesn’t know much about minivans. That much was demonstrated.

@jax1079

2 ай бұрын

Well, you clearly prioritize evidence... 😏

@evidencebased1

2 ай бұрын

Sorry, I probably shouldn’t have been so judgmental, especially when she was open to a “revelation” about minivans. I guess I was just a bit surprised on how opinionated she was in light of her relative lack of minivan experience. Maybe I’m just biased the other way having owned and really liked my Caravan, Town&Country, Odyssey, and Sedona. I guess I’m just a “minivfan”!😊

@jax1079

2 ай бұрын

@@evidencebased1 Haha! No worries! At the end of the day, reviews are just our opinions anyway. 😉👍🏻

It is a ugly minivan.

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

I mean, that's basically what we spent the first few minutes saying... 🤷🏼‍♂️

@rinbine2713

3 ай бұрын

@@jax1079 I mean, it's literally an ugly car. Why? It was a minivan with a weird overstyle. I don't understand, you don't like an overstyle in Hyundai/Kia review. Honda is OK? Why?

@jamietingey7498

3 ай бұрын

Is there honestly a minivan that isn't ugly?

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

@@jamietingey7498 Not really, objectively, but our main point is that some of the surface detailing seems over styled and the previous versions were cleaner and simpler

@jax1079

3 ай бұрын

@@rinbine2713 I actually think the Kia Carnival is the best looking one

She is annoying

@jax1079

Ай бұрын

Bet the ladies are lining up for you, Jimbo

@bigjim052671

Ай бұрын

@jax1079 I just purchased this vehicle, and it's great. All your girl could do is say negative things? It is what it is player.

@jax1079

Ай бұрын

@@bigjim052671 So you didn't like her opinion about something you paid money for, and you're overly sensitive about it. Gotcha.