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Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna
5227 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 5:09 AM
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Replying to: pasodave (Sep 30, 2009 6:02 pm) I don't think I would put an adult there (between the car seats) for a 10hr trip but I would think up to an hour or two would be fine. |
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Replying to: pasodave (Sep 30, 2009 6:02 pm) Per C&D's specs, the Sienna's interior has: 1st row: 66 cubic feet 2nd row: 60 cubic feet 3rd row: 51 cubic feet That's pretty darn roomy. For comparison's sake, I have the Feb 08 C&D issue in front of me, and I looked at the compact SUV comparison. The roomiest 2nd row of those 9 crossovers was the Jeep Liberty's, and that has 50 cubic feet in the 2nd row. So the Sienna has more room in its 3rd row than even the roomiest soft roader has in its 2nd! Unless you're talking about 8 NBA players you ought to fit just fine. Also for reference, Honda's 2008 brochure says it has 171.4 cubic feet of passenger space in the LX and EX, and 168.3 cubes in the EX-L and above (the small loss is probably due to a moonroof, I'm guessing). That's also quite good, but the Sienna's adds up to 177 cubes so it's a tad bigger. The width of the 2nd row seats in the Sienna are 22" for the outer chairs and 20" for the middle chair. My office chair is exactly 20" wide and I sit in it for 8-9 hours every day. I haven't measured the 3rd row, but you may want to do that, better yet take the whole gang with you to sample it in person. Best of luck. 
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Replying to: pasodave (Sep 30, 2009 6:02 pm) There is nothing "mini" about minivans these days. On a recent trip we visited people with 12 y/o Chrysler and 15 y/o Honda minivan. Our Sienna was significantly bigger than the Chrysler and dwarfed the Honda.
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Replying to: yatesjo (Oct 01, 2009 10:28 am) I agree...the third seat is a "full size" seat and I have way more room there than in the back seat of our sedan (VW Jetta)! |
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Replying to: yatesjo (Oct 01, 2009 10:28 am) In Japan they still sell 'em, I think. Found a pic - JDM Odyssey: 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 01, 2009 10:36 am)
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Replying to: yatesjo (Oct 01, 2009 12:58 pm) I like the concept of the Rondo and Mazda5, but they're a tad too small. The Mazda5 really only seats 4 comfortably, as you can't get a bench for the 2nd row (in the USA). The 3rd row in both has zero legroom. The JDM Ody is bigger. Subaru also has an Exiga model based on the Forester that is sold in Japan and Australia only, for now. There is no LHD version so no hope for US production of that car. It's a bit small, though, here's a pic with a human for scale: 
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Replying to: pasodave (Sep 30, 2009 6:02 pm) Your insights and information are very helpful.
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Replying to: pasodave (Oct 02, 2009 9:54 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 02, 2009 9:10 am) There is a lot of good vehicles in the rest of the world that would be sold here if not for the over regulation of our so-called free country. SUVs would probably never taken off and we'd use less fuel as a country if only those choices were there for us.
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