2010 Honda Odyssey

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If you're looking to spend more time with your family, look no further than the Honda Odyssey. Tents, sleeping bags, fishing poles, dogs and kids take up room, but the Odyssey is up to the challenge. Whether it's a family road trip or a dash to the grocery store, you'll be comfortable and ready for any adventure. Focusing on physical comfort, the Odyssey delivers an innovative driving environment that's luxurious, as well as smart design principles. The interior, for example, has highly configurable seating arrangements for up to eight people*.

Luxurious features such as available heated leather front seats for chilly mornings, adjustable steering column, an 8-way power driver's seat and the Honda Navigation System with bilingual Voice Recognition (standard on Touring models) are all designed to help you keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.

You'll want to focus on the pleasure of driving with Odyssey's potent 3.5-litre V6 engine: it's the sports car of minivans. For smoother delivery, it uses a Drive-by-Wire Throttle System™. The 5-speed automatic transmission enhances acceleration as well as fuel-efficiency. But the core of the Odyssey's outstanding fuel-efficiency can be found in Honda's Advanced Variable Cylinder ManagementTM (VCM)** system – the brains directing the 3.5-litre i-VTEC® engine (standard on models with leather interior). VCM quickly and seamlessly activates or deactivates the three rear cylinders, depending on the driver's demands. You get the best of both worlds: V6 power when you're accelerating or climbing, and the efficiency of a smaller engine while cruising. In fact, it's the most efficient minivan in its class.

Since it's a Honda, you know that Odyssey is safe. It's even built on a solid unibody frame for added safety and rigidity. Odyssey also uses innovative safety technology, including an Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, which enhances the potential for energy absorption during a collision. Like all Honda's, Odyssey comes standard with loads of safety features: 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution™ (EBD™); Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with Traction Control System (TCS); Active front seat head restraints; Three Row Side Curtain Air Bags, Dual Side Airbags (SRS) with Passenger Seat Occupant Position Detection System™ (OPDS™), which helps prevent deployment of the passenger's side airbag if a child or small adult is in the airbag's deployment path.

So pack up the kids and all your gear, and head out for the open road.

* 8 person seating available on LX, EX, EX-L, EX-L RES