BMW X5 (2014) vs. Honda Odyssey (2014) Specs

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2014 BMW X5 and 2014 Honda Odyssey Specifications

Model Year	2014	2014
Model	BMW X5	Honda Odyssey
Engine
Transmission
Drivetrain
Body	4dr SUV	4dr Minivan, ext.
			Difference
Wheelbase	115.5 in	118.1 in	-2.6 in
Length	193.2 in	202.9 in	-9.7 in
Width	76.3 in	79.2 in	-2.9 in
Height	69.4 in	68.4 in	1 in
Curb Weight	4680 lb.	4396 lb.	284 lb.
Fuel Capacity	22.4 gal.	21.0 gal.	1.4 gal.
Headroom, Row 1	40.5 in	39.7 in	0.8 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1	60.5 in	64.4 in	-3.9 in
Hip Room, Row 1	0.0 in	58.2 in	-58.2 in
Legroom, Row 1	40.4 in	40.9 in	-0.5 in
Headroom, Row 2	38.8 in	39.5 in	-0.7 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2	58.3 in	63.5 in	-5.2 in
Hip Room, Row 2	0.0 in	66.1 in	-66.1 in
Legroom, Row 2	36.6 in	40.9 in	-4.3 in
Headroom, Row 3	0.0 in	38.0 in	-38 in
Shoulder Room, Row 3	0.0 in	60.9 in	-60.9 in
Hip Room, Row 3	0.0 in	48.4 in	-48.4 in
Legroom, Row 3	0.0 in	42.4 in	-42.4 in
Total Legroom	77 in (over 2 rows)	124.2 in (over 3 rows)	-47.2 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum	22.9 ft³	38.4 ft³	-15.5 ft³
Cargo Volume, Behind R2	22.9	93.1 ft³	-70.2
Cargo Volume, Maximum	66.0 ft³	148.5 ft³	-82.5 ft³

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2014 BMW X5

2014 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Comment
2014	BMW's multicontour seats, a $1,300 option on six-cylinder X5s and standard with the V8, deliver a rarely matched combination of support in turns and comfort on long drives. In a reversal of traditional tendencies, the buckets in the Range Rover Sport feel firmer and less comfortable. Though you'll find a commanding view forward in either driver seat, the Range Rover Sport maintains an edge in this area. Unusually large windows are one thing that makes a Land Rover a Land Rover. see full BMW X5 review

2014 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
Year	Comment
	Audi and Mercedes both offer much longer SUVs. At least until BMW fields an X7, the X5 is available with an optional third-row seat. Especially considering the size and price of the X5, said third row is absurdly tight, thinly upholstered, and difficult to access. The door openings are small, and the entire second row seat pivots forward and upward off the floor in an only partially successful attempt to compensate. To provide even minimal legroom for those using it, the second row must slide forward a few inches, to the point that its occupants find their own legroom severely compromised. Both rows are too low to the floor for adult comfort. The third-row seat optional in the Range Rover Sport probably isn't much better, and deletes the spare tire (not available on the BMW regardless). This might explain why it wasn't on the tested vehicle. If you want a usable third row, Land Rover offers the less stylish, but also much less expensive and roomier LR4. Shift focus to the second-row seat, and I found that in the smaller X3 at least as comfortable, and easier to get into and out of thanks to the more compact vehicle's lower ride height. That in the Range Rover Sport, though also not the roomiest or the most comfortable, is better than the X5's. see full BMW X5 review

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2014 Honda Odyssey

2014 Honda Odyssey Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Comment
2014	I test a large crossover and think, "This third-row seat isn't bad." Then I drive a minivan and marvel at home much roomier it is inside than even the roomiest crossovers. This advantage increases the farther back in the vehicle you sit. Back in the third row, it's simply no contest. Among minivans, the Odyssey is the roomiest of the bunch. It's the only minivan with over 40 inches of legroom in each of its three rows. Total up the differences in the official specs, and the Toyota Sienna comes up nearly ten inches short (though the difference doesn't seem nearly so large in reality, maybe an inch or two). A Chrysler Town & Country? Over fourteen inches. A Toyota Highlander crossover has legroom specs similar to the Chrysler minivan, but its third row feels much more cramped. Moral of the story: don't trust the specs, sit in the cars yourself. In cabin breadth, the official specs have the Odyssey about equal to the Town & Country and a little narrower than the Sienna, but subjectively both the Honda and the Toyota feel broader and more open than the Chrysler. Then there's access to the rear rows. The feature most associated with minivans, their sliding side doors, are easier to open in tight parking spaces and provide a much larger opening. In terms of seat comfort, the Odyssey falls a little short of the Sienna, if only because it doesn't offer lounge chair-like legrests in the second row. Then again, for anyone over five feet tall to use these in the Toyota the second row seat must be slid back so far as to render the third row unusable. Either minivan has more comfortable second-row seats than most crossovers, including the Highlander, and third-row comfort is simply no contest. The Chrysler's second row seats aren't as comfortable, as they are more thinly constructed to enable them to fold beneath the floor. The Odyssey, Sienna, and Highlander can each be equipped to carry eight passengers (though the lounge seats in the Sienna eliminate one spot, and the three in the third row of the Highlander best have short legs). The Chrysler minivans can only seat seven. see full Honda Odyssey review

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