Guide and Manual

2014 Honda Odyssey Service/Owner manual - Base LX trim gets power four-way front passenger seat, driver's extended mirrors, one-touch turn signals, Bluetooth, Pandora and SMS text function. Stepping to the EX ($ 32,955) adds a blind-spot indicator, press the start button, HondaLink and rain-sensing lights. The next step ($ 36,455) gets the buyer Forward Collision Warning and Land Departure Warning. Navigation features and Touring models get a multi-angle rearview camera, and the upper trim ($ 45.280) comes with Honda VAC vacuum system, surround sound and HD Radio.

2014 Honda Odyssey minivan will start at $ 29,655 including destination when it hits dealerships in July. Upper echelon family hauler will sport a six-speed automatic - replacing a five-speed - and 3.5-liter V6 making 248 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque.

Fuel mileage up to 19 mpg in the city and 28 on the highway partly because Honda's Variable Cylinder Management. qzxcw In grouping more expensive minivans (Odyssey, Town & Country, and Sienna), Honda may have the look of strange, but after 27,000 miles with one, and editors noted that "as tight and free-headed as the day arrives."