2003 Honda Odyssey Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Honda Odyssey:

four-wheel independent suspension, a first in the minivan segment.

-- Edmunds.com

...3.5-liter VTEC-equipped V6 now produces 240 horsepower [up from 210]...

-- Edmunds.com

Nifty features such as a disappearing rear seat, a deep storage well in the floor and optional power sliding doors allow it to haul groceries home, kids to school, adults to dinner and plywood to the shop--all with equal convenience.

-- New Car Test Drive

amazing foldaway rear seat (also in the Mazda MPV), which disappears into the floor with the tug of a few straps.

-- Popular Mechanics

...from any angle-features, price, performance, build quality, even styling... the Odyssey excels.

-- Popular Mechanics

What reviewers liked least about the Honda Odyssey:

Potholes are felt and heard as rattles emanating from the rear of the vehicle.

-- New Car Test Drive

You can fit seven, but only if three of them are small children who don't need a child seat.

-- New Car Test Drive

While the Odyssey offers class-leading horsepower, this is negated by its weight. Nevertheless, it accelerates briskly, as quick as many sport-utilities.

-- New Car Test Drive

...didn't upshift at the most opportune times, nor seamlessly. Downshifts were a bit clumsy.

-- USA Today

Honda Odyssey Comparisons:

It gives the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country, the acknowledged benchmarks of the minivan category, a run for their money.

-- New Car Test Drive

What the Honda does not do as well as the Chrysler products is coddle the occupants in luxury.

-- The Car Connection

...handle[s] with a precision and authority unmatched in the class...

-- The Car Connection

Best one-liner about the Honda Odyssey:

the minivan benchmark.

-- Edmunds.com

...about as stylish as a large box on wheels can aspire to be.

-- The Car Connection

No sensation of motion or molestation; just serene passage.

-- USA Today