These sliders make accessing the rear cabin so easy, especially in car parks, and small folk can climb aboard more easily than in higher riding SUVs. It might be useful for germaphobes in a pandemic but it’s a hit and miss affair otherwise it’s easier to use the remote key fob, or the old fashioned handle. There’s a flashing blue LED light strip above the beltline that had us stumped initially, but it’s where you wave your hand to open the door. The twin powered sliders return, this time with gesture control. They’ve also included another pop-out cup holder for the driver, a handy place to stash a liquid pick-me-up for sleep-deprived parents. There’s a general lack of storage space up front as a result, which is perhaps why Honda has added a small receptacle on the dash above the glovebox. There’s no centre console in the Odyssey, instead you get a pathway between the seating areas, for the kids at least it’s a tight squeeze for adults. The seats up front are comfy, well padded and the height is set for easy entry with clear forward vision. As before, the entry model has an eight-seat layout (two/three/three) and fabric trim while the Premium features leather and a pair of captain’s chairs in the back, so one seat less overall. Acoustic glass and other measures have been employed to reduce road noise. The cabin has come in for some work with a revised dash, steering wheel and instruments. Its tail lamps and alloy wheel designs have been rejigged as well. As such the bumper, bonnet and front guards are all changed, so too the headlights. The front end has been redesigned, now with a more upright stance and a big grille. The Premium gains a powered tailgate, gesture control power sliding doors, driver’s memory seats and an electrostatic climate control panel for the second row, on top of the leather trim and the two captain’s chairs in the middle row. And outwardly, you can’t tell the two models apart.
2021 HONDA ODYSSEY EX PRICE ANDROID
This new system is easier to navigate (the hard menu buttons welcomed), the response times are quicker, the resolution much improved and connectivity too with Android Auto and Apple Carplay.
We’d say the Touring is the better value, given it now has the benefits of the safety stuff and they’ve added the power sliding doors, LED headlights, a smart key and a new eight-inch infotainment system. You also get blind spot monitoring and a cross traffic warning system to go with the rear view camera. The cruise works well, but not below 30km/h so is no great help in stop and go traffic. So Odyssey is one for those who want a smaller, more affordable human hauler.Īs to the update, previously Honda’s active safety features were only available on the top model, but now they also feature on the Touring which sees active cruise, AEB, lane departure warning and lane keeping added. Other people movers are van-based, like Toyota’s Granvia and VW’s Mutivan, and also more expensive. Like most goods and services in 2021, prices have risen, the top Odyssey up $6000 since we drove it last in 2018. Where the Kia runs from $60k to $75k, the Odyssey starts at $49,990 for the Touring (previously the S) and $59,990 for the Premium (formerly LS), featured here. There’s the Carnival, also featured this month, but it’s a larger, more expensive offering. But does a vehicle that is now officially long of tooth still cut it?įortunately for the Odyssey, you don’t need many fingers to count the people mover options on the market. Clearly Honda is taking the ‘it ain’t broke so why fix it approach’ here. It debuted in 2013, received a makeover in 2018 and has been buffed once again. Those with a fondness for the Odyssey, and long memories, will realise this is the second makeover for Honda’s kid conveyor. Is Honda’s bod-mover still fit for purpose after all these years? The Odyssey is back, refreshed again for 2021.
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