Model Year | 2018 | 2015 | |
Model | Toyota Highlander | Honda Odyssey | |
Engine | 3.5L V6 DOHC-4v 220 kW@6600 357 Nm@4700 |
3.5L V6 w/DoD OHC-4v 185 kW@5700 339 Nm@4800 |
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Transmission | 8-speed shiftable automatic | 6-speed automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr Minivan, ext. | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,789 mm | 3,000 mm | -1 mm |
Length | 4,890 mm | 5,154 mm | -1 mm |
Width | 1,925 mm | 2,012 mm | -1 mm |
Height | 1,730 mm | 1,737 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,982 kg | 1,994 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 73 L | 79 L | -6 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,034 mm | 1,008 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,506 mm | 1,636 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,453 mm | 1,478 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,123 mm | 1,039 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 1,013 mm | 1,003 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,514 mm | 1,613 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,450 mm | 1,679 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 975 mm | 1,039 mm | 974 mm |
Headroom, Row 3 | 912 mm | 965 mm | -53 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 1,397 mm | 1,547 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 1,158 mm | 1,229 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 3 | 704 mm | 1,077 mm | 703 mm |
Total Legroom | 2,802 mm (over 3 rows) | 3,155 mm (over 3 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 391 L | 1,087 L | 390 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 1,198 L | 2,636 L | -1 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 2,370 L | 4,205 L | -2 L |
2018 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2018 | 4dr SUV 295-horsepower 3.5L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
3rd row seat is midget sized. Claiming that the Highlander is an 8-passenger vehicle is a lie. It's either 5 normal-sized people, or Snow White and the 7 dwarfs. There is no way you can accommodate 8 normal-sized people comfortably in this car. see full Toyota Highlander review |
2015 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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