2024 Honda Odyssey - The Fun Family Minivan

Thanks: Aoyama 2024 Honda Odyssey Starting at $ Highs: Magic Seats keep everyone happy, lots of standard driver-assist tech, excellent performance and handling. Lows: Magic Seats need muscle to remove, the infotainment system needs updating, optional 19-inch wheels turn the ride jagged. Verdict: The Odyssey is Honda at its best, with eager performance, good fuel economy, thoughtful features, a roomy, flexible interior, and generous standard equipment. Pricing and Which One to Buy The price of the 2024 Honda Odyssey starts at $ and goes up to $ depending on the trim and options. EX: $39,635 EX-L: $42,705 Sport: $43,655 Touring: $46,895 Elite: $51,765 Engine, Transmission, and Performance The only engine available in any Odyssey is a V-6 making 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. The result is a fleet-footed, efficient, and polished sweetheart that drives contentedly. The Odyssey even changes direction with such crispness that drivers might forget they’re piloting a three-row people box. We wouldn’t mind a bit more feedback from the light yet direct steering, but the Odyssey remains the best-driving entry in the segment. Every Odyssey we’ve tested delivered a comfortable ride, but we felt the 18-inch wheels fitted to an EX-L trim we tested gave us a more isolation from bad pavement than the 19-inchers on the top Elite trim. Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG The Odyssey is rated at 19 mpg city and 28 mpg highway, according to the EPA. In our real-world highway testing, our test vehicle outperformed its EPA estimate, delivering 30 mpg. For comparison, our long-term Pacifica managed 33 mpg. For more information about the Odyssey’s fuel economy, visit the EPA’s website. Interior, Comfort, and Cargo The Odyssey has a lot of what parental units need. A quiet cabin helps maintain parental calm, the available in-cabin camera and PA system help maintain parental control, the household power outlets and HDMI interface keep parental options open. The Odyssey’s second and third rows are among the roomiest in the class. Those Magic Slide seats in the second-row are far more comfortable than the Pacifica’s Stow-and-Go second-row seats, and the Honda’s chairs can move both side-to-side and fore-and-aft, allowing for multiple configurations that keep the peace when sibling rivalries escalate. The price for that comfort is a bit less practicality and ultimate cargo space. Each Magic Seat weighs 68 pounds making removal a workout, and the sliding tracks on the floor create small obstacles for loading cargo. When we removed the Magic Seats and stowed the third row in our Odyssey tester, we were able to fit one fewer carry-on suitcase than we could in the Pacifica. Read More