![]() Magic Slide Second Row Seating – You buy a minivan for the seating oppositions, but you buy a Honda Odyssey to take those seating options to the next level. When compared to the competition, the Odyssey simply looks like it’s designers had fun with the styling which, for visual people like myself, can make all the difference. Not to mention, I’ve always been a fan of the “lightning bolt” shaped window panel running along the side of the van – it’s just quirky enough to be unique but subdued enough to be taken seriously. ![]() The new minimalist grill and subtle improvements towards a more modern tail end, give the Odyssey an edgy quality. From a profile view, the Odyssey almost looks like an elongated Accord, especially now that the headlights have been updated to match Honda’s sedans. It makes the best use of the long, squatty stature of minivans with carefully placed body lines that create engaging movement across the side and an aggressive aerodynamic feel to the entire vehicle. What This Dad Digs About the 2021 Honda Odysseyįun Stylings – Only a few minivans exist on the market and of all the available options, Honda created the one with the most vibrant styling with it’s Odyssey. The biggest question on my mind: Could this beast of a vehicle turn that laughing emoji into a heart emoji? So, when the newly redesigned 2021 Honda Odyssey pulled into my driveway for a review, I immediately put my Dad Driver hat on, jumping at the opportunity to review it from a parents point of view. ![]() I still feel like a new dad with every new stage my daughter enters and now that I’ll be a dad of two, I’ve been looking at minivans in a very different light. I don’t know where along the line of automotive history that minivans became synonymous with “soccer moms” but there is no denying that this particular type of vehicle is targeted to drivers in a specific stage in their lives: parenthood. Nothing about fatherhood hits you quite like the realization that a minivan might actually be a viable vehicle option for your family. Me: “Now that our family’s growing we’re gonna need a bigger vehicle.” There’s also a system that uses cameras to keep track of what’s happening in the rear seats.Soon after I learned that I was going to be a father again, I had this conversation with my wife: To that end, not only is Honda Sensing (adaptive cruise control with low-speed follow, collision-mitigation braking with pedestrian detection, traffic-sign recognition, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, and road-departure mitigation) standard, but so is a rear-seat reminder. Safety matters in just about every segment, but it’s often top of mind for parents, and minivans are obviously thought of as family vehicles. This is the minivan for the Accord owner who reluctantly went in search of more space/utility. It offers adequate thrust for urban driving, and the ride is acceptably compliant, though it may be too firm for some tastes. It’s better than the unremarkable competency of the Chrysler. I’d probably stop short of saying it’s fun to drive, but it’s as entertaining to wheel as minivan can be. Let’s be clear upfront: No minivan will truly be on par with, say, a sports sedan, but the Odyssey is as engaging as these people-movers come. Given how the market has gone bananas between the time of my loan and the time I write this, that $47k almost sounds reasonable. Eye-watering pricing, perhaps, but then again the average transaction price is now over $41K. Pricing starts at $31,790 for the LX, while an Elite like my tester starts at $47,820. The trim walk remains the same – LX, EX, EX-L, Touring, and Elite. The Odyssey doesn’t take much of a journey into the unknown for 2021 – the changes amount to mildly refreshed styling and the addition of Honda Sensing, the company’s suite of driver’s-aid features, as standard. And Honda’s Odyssey is more engaging than the Chrysler. But that’s not always the case – Chrysler’s Pacifica Hybrid (review forthcoming) isn’t a chore to drive. Regardless of why one buys a minivan, he or she probably anticipates that the driving experience will be far from fun. Others do so for the utility – coolness be damned. ![]() Life circumstances force some folks to buy minivans.
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