12/4/2023 0 Comments 2015 honda odyssey review![]() I’m going to survive without a power tailgate. The filth of winter is most apparent on the tailgate, and the tailgate’s grimy state is most obvious under the lip, beside the rearview camera, right where your clean hands must go to open the tailgate. Mileage continues to eradicate many of the transmission’s bad habits, but one wonders why minivan makers can’t install properly smooth and cooperative transmissions the Sienna and Sedona units aren’t exactly paragons of performance, either. Somewhat recalcitrant when cold, the Odyssey’s automatic is periodically befuddled by uphill acceleration at highway speeds. ![]() That’s not to say the Odyssey’s six-speed automatic has all the charm of an S2000’s manual. Lacking refinement, burdened by an uncooperative six-speed automatic, a Grand Caravan commanded to accelerate with all its gusto is not the happiest Grand Caravan, and is owned therefore by an unhappy driver. Best-in-class refers, of course, to the horsepower rating, not the engine itself. ![]() He drives a Dodge Grand Caravan, a van with a best-in-class 3.6-liter 283-horsepower V6. Chasing and overtaking my brother in his 1.4T Cruze away from the MacKay Bridge tolls late one Sunday night in January was a real joy, not just because the Odyssey is quicker than my older brother’s car – especially when accelerating from moderate speeds to a highway pace – but because I’m secure in the knowledge that he doesn’t find any joy in prodding his own minivan.
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