

Honda traditionally doesn’t offer many incentives on the Odyssey. Only the mid-grade EX-L model offers options, which restricts features such as leather upholstery and a power liftgate to models that cost nearly $40,000 – or more.īuilt-in navigation and a rear entertainment system also require an EX-L or higher trim.

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The EX gets the driver assistance technology package, as well as seating for up to eight passengers. At least it comes with almost all of the essentials, such as alloy wheels, power front seats, and rear privacy glass. The base LX model starts several thousand dollars higher than the Chrysler Voyager, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Kia Sedona. The standard Toyota Safety Sense system earned a Superior rating for its ability to prevent crashes.Īvailable safety equipment includes a birds-eye view camera, rear cross-traffic alerts, park assist sonar, blind-spot monitoring, and a driver’s easy-speak system that lets the driver communicate more easily with people in the back of the vehicle. The Sienna was rated as Good for other crashworthiness categories, except its headlights and LATCH system ease-of-use, which were both rated Acceptable. The minivan earned an Acceptable rating for small overlap front crashworthiness on the driver’s side and Marginal for the passenger side. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Sienna mixed ratings in crash tests. The 2020 Sienna comes standard with Toyota Safety Sense P, which includes a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, lane departure alerts with steering assist, and automatic high beams. Toyota makes driver assistance features standard on every Sienna, while Chrysler offers them as an option even on the least-expensive Voyager model, while the Pacifica models can be equipped with a surround-view camera. It outscored the Dodge Grand Caravan, Kia Sedona, and Toyota Sienna, and essentially tied the Chrysler Pacifica in the tests.Īll but the base LX model come with the Honda Sensing suite of driver assistance features, which include adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane-keep assist, and blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert.Įvery Odyssey gets a backup camera with dynamic guidelines, but a 360-degree camera isn’t offered, and it lacks front and rear parking sensors unless the dealer installs them. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the identical 2019 model its Top Safety Pick award, the second-highest honor.

The 2020 Honda Odyssey was awarded a top five-star overall rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Since a minivan is not a sports car, but a device to safely and securely carry those we cherish most, the Odyssey performs remarkably well. Body lean is noticeable and comes on gradually. Regardless of your music preferences or which model you choose, all Odysseys come with a 280-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6 and a 10-speed automatic transmission that is up to the task of muscling this minivan down the road, although the transmission is geared for fuel economy, delaying before downshifting to deliver more power when needed.īraking is excellent, though, and steering is somewhat lightweight and devoid of road feel.
