2022 Honda Odyssey Review: The Fun One

Auto123 reviews the 2022 Honda Odyssey.

Oh, the minivan. The venerable do-anything family hauler that took the world by storm in the mid-80s – and probably peaked in the mid-to-late-90s, when GM ran a version of its minivan for almost every brand under its umbrella, including Saturn and Oldsmobile – may not be as common these days due to the market takeover by three-row crossovers and SUVs, but the ones that do exist continue to be popular.

One of those is the Honda Odyssey, a big-body of a van that has been a segment leader ever since its inception and has managed to outlive competition from Nissan, GM, Ford and Mazda.

Not much changes for the 2022 model year as the Odyssey had a big facelift for 2021. The result of that facelift was a van that looked much more akin to something you might see for the Japanese market thanks to its aggressive grille and headlight treatment, not to mention the rather un-subtle creases across the massive sliding doors, kicked-up beltline and blacked-out wheels. Those look somewhat funny surrounded by the huge winter rubber and side slabs, but either way, wheels like that on a minivan? That takes some guts.

The rear end, meanwhile, bears some stylistic resemblance to the Accord sedan, which begs the question as to whether or not the style is just window dressing, or if maybe it hints at some other underlying strengths.

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