2019 Honda Odyssey EX-L w/RES (A9) Passenger Van

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The Odyssey is powered by Honda’s refined 3.5-liter V-6, paired to a smooth-shifting 9-speed automatic transmission. With 280 horsepower, this engine can smoothly and easily propel a full load of people and their stuff at a fast freeway pace.

All Odyssey minivans are EPA-rated at 19 mpg city, 28 highway, 22 combined. That’s as good as it gets for an eight-passenger vehicle, thanks to standard cylinder deactivation that shuts down three of the six cylinders under light load. 

The Odyssey rides with stability, and smoothness. The electric power steering is quick and controlled. It feels more like a confident crossover than a lumbering minivan. It’s more connected to the road than a minivan is expected to be.

The center console is massive, functional, with two main storage areas, one of them deep and the other wide and flat. There’s a digital instrument display and clear touchscreen on the dash. The 4G LTE WiFi hotspot can drive the rear entertainment system, while there is a wireless charging pad for smartphones, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

With its many configurations, you can custom tune the Odyssey to be what you need for each trip, project or adventure. Honda’s Magic Slide seating system in the rear features a second row composed of three sculpted and roomy seats that can be moved separately. With just the middle seat removed, it’s like captain’s chairs. Four kids with that setup is perfect, but it can carry eight when needed.

If what you need is a flat floor and cargo space, you remove the second-row seats that weigh 70 pounds each, and store them in your garage, or somewhere. 

But if you do get those seats out of there, the Odyssey has the most cargo space in the class, 144.9 cubic feet–and 86.6 cubic feet of that is behind the second row. That’s with the third row folded flat, which it easily does with a tug on a strap.

Behind the third row there’s still 32.8 cubic feet, which is twice the size of a trunk of a full-sized sedan. And the third row can actually fit an adult.

The rear seat entertainment system uses 10-inch screens with 4G LTE, with apps like PBS Kids, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and more. There’s even an app called “How Much Farther,” that maps the van’s path to the destination. Another app allows passengers to use their smartphones to control their entertainment screens and climate control, and send music to the sound system and destinations to the navigation system.

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SAFE / SMOOTH / CONNECTED / PERFECT FAMILY VEHICLE

The Odyssey is powered by Honda’s refined 3.5-liter V-6, paired to a smooth-shifting 9-speed automatic transmission. With 280 horsepower, this engine can smoothly and easily propel a full load of people and their