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2012 Mazda5
Nov 16th
You’re busy. You’re active. It seems like your every waking hour is sometimes focused only on Doing Things. Well, Mazda’s got a vehicle you might want to look into. The Mazda5 is a micro-minivan whose entire purpose in life is to serve as a mobile headquarters for activities of all kinds. From shopping trips to sporting events, cross-country drives to cross-town moves, the redesigned Mazda5 is prepared for just about anything. These days, it looks snazzier doing it too, thanks to a liberal application of Mazda’s flowing, organic styling.
Though the Mazda5 is sort of a three-quarter scale model of a minivan, it’s still subject to the same influences of that particular market, and these days, it’s not enough to be a big box on wheels. Minivans have discovered style in the past year or three, and the Mazda5 was quickly lost in the shuffle, even as a unique vehicle. More >
2011 Honda Odyssey
May 17th
Within twenty-four hours of receiving the Honda Odyssey to evaluate, I had rescued an interesting-looking leather chair from a trash pile in Detroit, taken a sixty-mile road trip, and hauled 4×8 sheets of drywall. Who says minivans are only useful for soccer moms?
That’s always been the beauty of the minivan. Sure, most of them are pressed into service as mom-taxis, but in reality it’s a mobile command center, and Honda’s new-for-2011 Odyssey takes that role very seriously. Whether it’s hauling kids or camping gear, the Odyssey is ready to work with a lower, wider body and a more powerful, more fuel-efficient engine. More >
2005 Honda Odyssey Touring
Dec 7th
Ah, minivans. These unsung heroes of the automotive world just can’t be cool, no matter how hard they try. It’s not unlike having a fancy toaster or washing machine; regardless of the number of exciting, high-tech features it’s got, most of your friends are going to smile politely, shrug, and think, “It’s just a toaster.” Honda’s amazing new-for-2005 Odyssey is unfortunately in the same boat. Don’t get us wrong, it’s a great product, one of the best out there. Just don’t expect anyone to be particularly impressed.
Honda’s gone to a lot of effort to make sure that you’re so happy with the Odyssey you don’t have to spend time worrying about impressing your friends, of course. This ground-up redesign shows that Honda considered all of minivan-dom, took the best ideas, and combined them into one vehicle. The Odyssey has a larger interior with more comfort and convenience features, a more powerful engine, and a new level of suspension and body refinement. The new Touring model combines a variety of exclusive features into a single high-quality, high-class package. More >