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Honda Odyssey Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
Auto on Info May 2006
Review of the 2006 Honda Odyssey: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
By James B. Bleeker
The following table provides some product information on the 2006 Honda Odyssey.
The 2006 Honda Odyssey Photographs Touring Edition Touring's 3.5-liter intelligent variable valve timing and lift electronic control (i-VTEC), 6-cylinder, 24-valve, aluminum-alloy, single overhead cam (SOHC) engine with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) EX Edition EX's 3.5-liter variable valve timing and lift electronic control (VTEC), 6-cylinder, 24-valve, aluminum-alloy, single overhead cam (SOHC) engine Distinction, Features, and Specifications
Distinctions: + The 2006 Honda Odyssey is a 2006 Consumer Reports Top Pick and Minivan Quick Pick and has "Good" scores for front and side impact by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (but a score of "Marginal" for rear impact) and is ranked second on IIHS's list. It has a CR 2006 predicted owner satisfaction in the highest category. In addition, the Honda Odyssey model was a 2005 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Best Pick Frontal, a 2005 CR Top Pick, and is on AOI's reliability Best of 1996 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 1997 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), and Best of 1998 (for vehicles 5-to-7 years of age). Cautionary Remarks: + The Reliability Percentranks of the Honda Odyssey for model years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 were much lower than those of preceding years and CR's predicted short-term reliability for the 2006 model year is only average; nonetheless, relative to Big Three-engineered products, the Honda Sienna is notably reliable. (See Table I-MINCRP.)
Features and Specifications: + Engine: + + Types: 6-cylinder, single overhead cam (SOHC) 24-valve aluminum alloy + + + LX and EX: variable valve timing and lift electronic control (VTEC) + + + EX-L and Touring: intelligent variable valve timing and lift electronic control (i-VTEC) + + Displacement: 3.5 liters + + Horsepower (SAE): 244 horsepower @ 5,750 rotations per minute + + Torque: + + + LX and EX: 240 pound-feet @ 5,000 rotations per minute + + + EX-L and Touring: 240 pound-feet @ 4,500 rotations per minute + Transmission: 5-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission + Steering: Turning Circle Diameter: 36.7 feet + Fuel capacity: 21.0 gallons + Drive wheels: Front-wheel + EPA estimated fuel economy: + + LX and EX: 19 miles per gallon in city / 25 miles per gallon on highway + + EX-L and Touring: 20 miles per gallon in city / 28 miles per gallon on highway + Interior dimensions: + + Cargo volume (rounded): + + + Behind first row: 147.4 cubic feet + + + Behind second row: 91.1 cubic feet + + + Behind third row: 38.4 cubic feet + + Passenger volume: + + + LX and EX: 171.4 cubic feet + + + EX-L and Touring: 168.3 cubic feet + + Interior volume: + + + LX and EX: 209.8 cubic feet + + + EX-L and Touring: 206.1 cubic feet + Exterior dimensions: + + Wheelbase: 118.1 inches + + Overall length: 201.0 inches + + Overall width: 77.1 inches + Curb weight: 4,378 to 4,655, depending on trim line
Sources of distinctions: + "Top Picks 2006: The Best Models in 10 Categories," Consumer Reports, April 2006, p. 7, "CR Quick Recommendations: Quick Picks," Consumer Reports, April 2006, p. 23, "Vehicle Profiles: A User's Guide," Consumer Reports, April 2006, p. 52, "Top Picks: The Best Models in 10 Categories," Consumer Reports, April 2005, p. 7, "Overall Crashworthiness Ratings: Minivans: Current Models," at http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=80, and Auto on Info Source of photographs, features, and specifications: + Honda newsroom Date of Access to Honda Newsroom: + 13 May 2006 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features and specifications listed above. The next table provides some technical diagrams of the 2006 Honda Odyssey.
The 2006 Honda Odyssey Technical Diagrams Overview Body Components (White Body) Body Dimensions Noise, Vibration, Hardness (NVH) Dampening Ventilation System Center consoles Front Suspension Rear Suspension Rear Subframe 3.5-liter i-VTEC SOHC V-6 with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) Variable Cylinder Management Horsepower and Torque Graph The numbers appearing in this chart are not those under the current regimen for determining horsepower and torque. (See the above table for these.) The primary value of this chart rests in permitting a comparison between the 2004 Odyssey versus the applicable editions of the 2005 and 2006 Honda Odyssey.
Vehicle Assist Stability System Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) Body Structure Comparison Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) Body Structure
Source of diagrams: + Honda newsroom Date of Access to Honda Newsroom: + 13 May 2006 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features depicted above.
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