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2013 Honda Odyssey and 2014 Acura MDX Specifications
| Model Year | 2013 | 2014 | |
| Model | Honda Odyssey | Acura MDX | |
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| Drivetrain | |||
| Body | 4dr Minivan, ext. | 4dr SUV | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 118.1 in | 111.0 in | 7.1 in |
| Length | 202.9 in | 193.6 in | 9.3 in |
| Width | 79.2 in | 77.2 in | 2 in |
| Height | 68.4 in | 66.7 in | 1.7 in |
| Curb Weight | 4337 lb. | 4025 lb. | 312 lb. |
| Fuel Capacity | 21.0 gal. | 19.5 gal. | 1.5 gal. |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 39.7 in | 38.1 in | 1.6 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 64.4 in | 61.1 in | 3.3 in |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 58.2 in | 57.5 in | 0.7 in |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 40.9 in | 41.4 in | -0.5 in |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 39.5 in | 38.3 in | 1.2 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 63.5 in | 59.1 in | 4.4 in |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 66.1 in | 57.8 in | 8.3 in |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 40.9 in | 36.6 in | 4.3 in |
| Headroom, Row 3 | 38.0 in | 35.6 in | 2.4 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 60.9 in | 54.7 in | 6.2 in |
| Hip Room, Row 3 | 48.4 in | 40.6 in | 7.8 in |
| Legroom, Row 3 | 42.4 in | 28.1 in | 14.3 in |
| Total Legroom | 124.2 in (over 3 rows) | 106.1 in (over 3 rows) | 18.1 in |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 38.4 ft3 | 14.8 ft3 | 23.6 ft3 |
| Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 93.1 ft3 | 38.4 ft3 | 54.7 ft3 |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 148.5 ft3 | 68.4 ft3 | 80.1 ft3 |
TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2013 Honda Odyssey
| 2013 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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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2014 Acura MDX
| 2014 Acura MDX Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| That's it for the significant advantages of the new Acura MDX. Most things it does well, but not significantly better than the generally good segment averages. It's quick, but not thrillingly so. The front seats are comfortable and supportive, and cushier than those in the Infiniti, but provide less lateral support than those in the smaller Acura RDX and are no match in comfort or support for those in a BMW X5, a Lexus RX, or the big buck Mercedes reviewed a few weeks ago. Ride quality, like the seats, is good but short of luxurious. With additional sound deadening and laminated front door glass, the 2014 MDX is quieter than the 2013, but this only brings it in line with the others. By the same token, there aren't many clear reasons to reject the 2014 MDX. The most obvious follows from its relatively compact size: though (as already mentioned) cargo volume is more than competitive, there's less room in the rearmost row than in the QX60. By sliding the second row up a couple of inches (it has a half-foot of travel), adults of middling size will fit back there. But with their butt low and knees high they won't be comfortable. The QX60 offers far more combined legroom based on the spec sheets, and a couple more inches in the real world. (The Acura's specs seem to under-represent reality for passengers even as they might over-represent it for cargo.) But the Infiniti's seats are flatter and less comfortable. The new Hyundai Santa Fe offers more legroom than the Infiniti, while Ford's large crossovers could be best of all for transporting up to seven adults--if still not as good as the typical minivan. see full Acura MDX review | ||
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