Dads' Magic Carpet Ride Honda New Odyssey
Mar 31, 2025
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It has the highest level of safety, space utilization, strong driving ability, and various convenience specifications that realize the joy of movement. The new Odyssey has a slight change in appearance compared to the previous 24-year model due to partial changes. Only the grill and the wheel were changed.
If you look at the 25-year-old New Odyssey, it has a sporty styling that reminds you of an SUV, not a family minivan.It has a new design of front bumper, honeycomb type front grill, and black grill bar.
If you think about the family look of the Honda model lineup, your eyes look a little brighter than Accord or CR-V
Black grill bars across the top of both headlamps give a stronger impression as points.Full LED headlamps and LED fog lamps must be installed at the bottom for easy viewing even when driving
However, the turn signal is a bulb type, which is a little disappointing.
If you come over to the side, you will realize that the orange car lamp located on the front fender (aka 'pumpkin lamp') is a model produced in North America The
wheel is equipped with a 235/55R 19-inch two-tone alloy wheel, which can be called a family van's uniform. The design is perfect for Odyssey.
Most family minivans use a lot of straight lines on the side, while Odyssey has two lines of character across the bottom of the side belt line in different directions.In other words, points were given to the wide 1st and 2nd rows of doors that could look plain.
In addition, the D pillar has the shape of a floating loop as if the three-row side glass supports the loop. It's an element that brought out the coolness.
The rear side is more strongly conveyed as if it were looking at an SUV than a minivan.The rear of the minivan, which can look almost fat, is well saved through the decorations of the horizontal trunk and the rear combination lamp next to it.
The vertical reflector located at both ends of the lower part of the bumper, which can be monotonous, closely resembles that of NSX. I think adding about a teaspoon of sportiness is the beauty of Odyssey.
Owning the car key and approaching the back, Odyssey's hands-free power tailgate glows.
Imagine the situation when you return to the parking lot with your young children, shopping with your hands full.This feature seems to be quite useful.
The only regret is that the turn signal attached to the rear combi lamp is a bulb type.
The interior is comfortable but luxurious. The center fascia and door handle, which are likely to be made of hard plastic commonly used, are wrapped in leather. The two-tone leather seats are also excellent.However, the future-oriented feeling that can be felt in new cars these days is a little less
The 7-inch TFT digital instrument panel looks old compared to new cars these days, which are equipped with a 12.3-inch full-digital display on average
The 9-inch center display also feels a little small. However, the height is adequate, minimizing the driver's eye movement.
Most of them may be characteristics of Japanese cars, but unlike today's cars, which operate all functions on touch screens, analog sensitivity is alive.
The lower air conditioning operation unit of the center display shows intuitive usability with a physical button.
The gear selector is a button type and can be used simply
LEDs on both sides of the gear end allow intuitive confirmation of the selected driving gear
The emergency light is located on the right side of the gear selector. "Wouldn't it be a little distant to press in an emergency?" But it is located just in the arm of the driver, so it is easy to use in an emergency situation
At the bottom of the center fascia, a 12V socket and a USB-A type terminal and a C type terminal are located
The center console below the armrest has a wireless charging pad
The center console box can store small luggage in an appropriate size and is equipped with a slide-type cover
In addition, there is a wide storage space at the bottom of the center fascia, so it is possible to store quite bulky luggage.The 12.8-inch rear entertainment system, which will soothe children's boredom when traveling long distances, is impressive.
I don't think it's going to be that big considering that the first row center display is 12.3 inches for other vehicles and there is a competition model with a 38-inch large screen in the second row
When I sat in the second row and lowered the screen fixed to the ceiling, I was able to confirm that it was just the right size that was not inconvenient to see
Cabin watch and cabin talk are also quite useful features that allow you to check and talk about situations in rows 2 and 3 while driving
It saves you the hassle of having to turn your head while driving with your child behind you.Through the center display, the rear situation can be checked and the driver's voice can be transmitted to the speaker and headphones using cabin torque.
In addition, the cabin watch is linked through the camera at the top of the second row screen
The magic slide sheet can move left and right as well as the front and rear, and can be folded and detached to increase the accessibility of the three-row walk-through.
What surprised me is that the second row center seat is very simple to remove.If you pull the strap lever located in the lower front of the center seat, you can lift the back of the seat and remove it directly.
The weight felt was about 10 kilograms, showing the ease of use that adult men can easily attach and detach.
Two-row spatiality is very compliant.The black and brown two-tone leather seats are just about right, not too clingy or too slippery. The cushioning was quite good.
The head room has two or more fists, and the leg room has two or more fists with the first row of seats in line with the B pillar.
The spatiality of column 3 was unexpected.The spatiality of SUVs and family minivans with three rows that have been experienced so far has been felt a lot of 'to have a seat but to have a variety of options'.
Odyssey showed a wider spatiality than expected.The headroom and legroom were comfortable enough to fit one and a half fists each.
My thighs are slightly raised when I sit on the seat, but the length of the seat is just right, not too short. I felt that it would be comfortable to travel a medium and long distance of less than 100 kilometers.
If you open the trunk, you can see that the space is recessed downward. When I first received the vehicle and opened the trunk to put my shooting bag, I had a bit of a question.
"Why did you dig it down so uncomfortable?" With that thought, I arrived at the filming location with my luggage and folded three rows.Only then was it possible to confirm the pure function(?) of the space.
The third row sheet can be folded forward, but if you fold it back and fold it tightly into the space, you can use the vast storage space.
'Would it be complicated to change the variation of the sheet?' If you think so, the answer is 'No'
Folding and storing the third row of seats and disassembling the second row of center seats were all simple to use in one operation through a lever made of strings. Variation changes are very easy and intuitive.
Family Mini Meantime what should I talk about Odyssey until I get a test drive due to my collaborative thoughts? I had a lot of worries about it, but as soon as I got the test drive and left, those worries disappeared.
First of all, to define Odyssey in one word, it can be expressed as fathers' 'Magic Carpet Ride'.The ride is softness itself
It is equipped with a V6 3.5 liter direct injection SOHCi-VTEC engine and is harmonized with a 10-speed automatic transmission.It shows compliance performance with a maximum output of 284 horsepower maximum torque of 36.2 kg.m.
Odyssey's i-VTEC engine is smooth and powerful, even though it doesn't have the taste of hitting with a bang at high RPM like the original VTEC engine.
Even when additional acceleration was made for overtaking on the highway, acceleration was possible with a generous output that was not insufficient.
It also showed smooth, fast, and stable movements even when entering a high-speed area of more than 100 km/h
The suspension feels very soft, too. The stroke feels short, but even that, the feeling of holding it at the end is very soft.
It maintains a smooth ride even when crossing the bump at a little faster speed.The processing ability was also good when passing through the uneven road surface or stepping on irregularities at high speed.
The wind noise felt while driving is very compliance considering the price of the vehicle.With the installation of double-junction sound insulation glass in 1st and 2nd rows, it shows a fairly good sealing feeling in the medium and high-speed section.
Even when entering the high-speed section, it was felt that the wind noise flowing into the room or the noise of the road surface was well suppressed.
Compared to the smooth but fast movement, the driving mode is simple.It consists of two modes: normal and snow.
Considering that the fuel efficiency of the vehicle is a complex 9.0km/l, a city 7.7km/l, and a high speed 11.2km/l, it is rather fortunate that there is no sports mode.
It also has excellent ability to maintain ACC, distance between cars, and center the car It can be activated by the button located on the right side of the handle.After activation, it shows a fluid movement in line with the movement of surrounding vehicles.
It was also impressive to recognize the vehicle changing lanes in the next lane and then gently decelerate according to the distance between vehicles set by the driver.
Compare with the Kia Carnival 7-seater 3.5 gasoline full-option model, which is a competitor. Odyssey is priced at 62.9 million won, about 6 million won more expensive than Carnival (56.74 million won based on full options).
Honda has quite a few enthusiasts in the country.I think I was able to understand the reason through this test drive
The reporter himself, who only likes Punka, also changed his mind 180 degrees before and after boarding.
The charm was the softness as if riding a 'flying carpet', the generous output to match its size, and the unexpected compliance of the third row.
'I don't think a family minivan would be fun.. What should I say?The review of Odyssey's test drive is that he reflected on himself who thought '.
a line review
Advantages: Softness and ample output responsible for family motion sickness (?) even when traveling long distances
Disadvantage: A slightly old interior & bulb type turn signal lamp
Reporter Kim Hyung-joon hj.kim@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
