Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Honda Odyssey 2011 The Best Minivan


2011 Honda Odyssey with the National Base Price $ 27,800 has been completely redesigned. Highlights include a sleek styling, economy, fuel roomier interiors enhanced and new features such as cold storage box and rear seat entertainment system with surround-sound audio and high definition display. Pricier than some competitors, some of the desired options and features offered only on upper trim levels; dash button-heavy.


Minivan, apparently not a very impressive car but just no longer cool. In recent decades, more and more buyers have been avoiding the stigma of juice-box-and-diapers with purchase SUV crossover. But do not count the minivan out first. It's still the best type of vehicle for large families, and new models like the Honda Odyssey's 2011 promise to make a minivan, if not hip, at least slightly less cool.


2011 Honda Odyssey is offered in five trim levels: LX, EX, EX-L, Touring and Touring Elite. Entry-level LX comes fairly well equipped with 17-inch steel wheels, keyless entry, auto lights, tilt steering wheel-and-telescoping, power driver's seat, third row seat 60/40-split-folding, AC, full power accessories, cruise control and five-speaker sound system with CD player and additional audio jacks.

Performance, Honda Odyssey is equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 rated 248 horsepower and 250 pound-feet of torque. The LX, EX and EX-L models send power to the front wheels through a five-speed automatic transmission, Touring and Elite Touring versions get a new six-speed automatic. EPA estimates for automatic version is equipped five-speed 18 mpg city/27 mpg highway and 21 mpg combined, while equipped with his six-speed transmission 19/28/22.

"In testing, a six-speed Odyssey Touring Elite accelerated from zero to 60 mph in 7.9 seconds, which is essentially a dead heat with Toyota Sienna 7.7 in seconds", (edmunds.com).


Perhaps the first thing that attracts your eye Odyssey exterior that has been updated, but the most significant changes in it. Odyssey growth impetus has made room for a new second row seats are nearly 4 inches wider than the one in the outgoing model, a change that makes roomy enough to meet three car seats side by side. the middle of the back seat also slides forward 5.5 inches (except on the LX trim) to put a bit of easy access from the mother and father.

Honda designers have also added some clever details, including new console with removable center bag holder handy flip-up garbage and a "cool box" drink cooler built into the bottom of the center of the dashboard that. On the electronic front, the new "multiview" back-up camera offers three driver-selected a different perspective on the area behind the rear bumper. Top-of-the-line Touring Elite models also get new rear seat entertainment video system that includes super wide-screen 16-inch high-definition programs can display two different sources - say, movie DVDs and video games, for instance - at the same.


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