And with every seat in place, there’s plenty of room for up to eight passengers.Īs family-friendly and (relatively) fun-to-drive as my Odyssey SE was, there are a few items I’d like to see Honda address.Īlso read: Long-Term Review: 60 days with the Kia Sedonaįirst off, a redesign of the second-row seating hardware would make the Honda even more flexible. Plus, the Honda’s third-row seats smoothly fold into the floor to create a flat cargo hold. If you don’t need three-passenger/second-row seating, just remove the Odyssey’s middle seat for easier access to the third row. So if you’re the type of minivan shopper that gets hot and bothered when reading features like “flip-up trash bag ring”, the practical and functional Odyssey may be the supermodel minivan of your fantasies.Īs a pure hauler, the Honda offers more interior room than the Kia, if not as accommodating as the more voluminous Toyota. The ability of the Odyssey to play many roles is one of the Honda’s key attractions. Over the base, seven-seat LX, the SE adds one more seat in the second row that can be removed or flipped-up (subsequently, you also get five instead of four Lower Anchors and Tethers), one-inch larger, 17-inch alloy wheels, and a handy centre console with storage and “flip-up trash bag ring”.

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