2016 Honda Odyssey VTi-L REVIEW – Roomy As, And The Kids Will Love it… (So Will ‘The Pooch’)
IF SPACE AND PRACTICALITY ARE IMPORTANT, AND YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF BODIES AND 'STUFF' TO TRANSPORT, YOU'RE LIKELY FACING A TOSS-UP BETWEEN AN ENORMOUS SUV AND A PEOPLE MOVER. The Honda Odyssey - huge inside - presents a convincing argument for the latter.
In fact, most family needs would be better served by a people mover like the Honda Odyssey rather than an SUV.
We know… we’ve got families!
Vehicle Style: People Mover
Price: $46,040 (plus on-roads)
Engine/Transmission: 129kW/225Nm 2.4 4cyl petrol | CVT automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 7.8 l/100kms | Tested: 9.1 l/100kms
OVERVIEW
TMR got behind the wheel of the range-topping Honda Odyssey VTi-L for a week. Kids, their stuff, their friends, and their friends' stuff, well, all week we found ourselves lugging them around.
And really, with all this space and clever practicality (and no shortage of technology), it was a piece of cake. We can't think of an SUV that can swallow a load so easily and effortlessly as a 'people mover' like the Odyssey.
But the launch of this generation heralded a seismic change for the Odyssey badge - it swapped from a cool-looking wagon-like people mover to a more common, and less-stylish, van-like design (more space for people and luggage).