Yahoo Autos The Honda Odyssey Celebrates 25 Years with Lots of Tacky Chrome
The Honda Odyssey minivan adds a 25th Anniversary appearance package for 2020.
The 2020 Odyssey also has a rejiggered powertrain lineup, as the 10-speed automatic transmission previously offered on higher trims is now standard across the board.
Prices start at $31,785 for the 2020 Odyssey LX, and the 25th Anniversary package costs between $1803 and $3999.
The Honda Odyssey has been around for 25 years, so what better way for Honda to celebrate than by slapping a bunch of chrome onto the fifth generation of its tried-and-true minivan? A 25th Anniversary Edition package is newly available for the 2020 model year and it comes with all manner of adornments.
The package, which is essentially a collection of accessories, includes numerous 25th Anniversary badges, a special key, illuminated door sills, and chrome trim for the roof rails, and doors. Two levels of the package are available, one with the badges and chrome trim and another that also adds some gaudy chrome wheels (we’re not sold on the aesthetics). But we admire Honda’s willingness to embrace tackiness. According to the online configurator, the package costs $1803 without the 19-inch chrome wheels and a steep $3999 with the wheels.
The other meaningful update for the 2020 Odyssey is that the 10-speed automatic previously reserved for Touring and Elite trims is now standard across the board. The previous nine-speed automatic for lower trims is no more. In our testing, there were negligible differences between the acceleration times of the two transmissions, but the 10-speed did achieve better fuel economy in the real world.
Pricing for the 2020 Odyssey starts at $31,785 for the base LX trim and ranges up to $48,415 for the top Elite model. The 2020 model will be in dealerships starting August 14.
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