Illinois Honda dealership Honda Superstore of Joliet is excited to have the updated 2011 Honda Odyssey in stock. The minivan includes interior and exterior updates and can now achieve up to 28 highway mpg!

Joliet Honda dealership Honda Superstore of Joliet announces the arrival of the newest model of America’s best selling minivan, the 2011 Honda Odyssey.

The Odyssey minivan has been the top-selling minivan in the U.S. for the past two years and sets the standards high for the rest of the minivans in its class. 2011 brings about changes and new features for the award-winning van. The van will feature a more distinct design, higher fuel efficiency and more interior options that Joliet Honda customers are sure to love.

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The biggest improvement on the 2011 model is the new engine. The minivan will now be powered by a 3.5-liter, 24-valve, SOHC i-VTEC^® V-6 engine with 248 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque. The engine includes Variable Cylinder Management, which allows for a great combination of power and fuel economy. The van can conserve fuel when power requirements are low with VCM technology. This technology allows the engine to operate using only three or four of its six cylinders.

The Odyssey is available in five different trims available now at Joliet Honda dealers: LX, EX, EX-L, Touring and the newest trim, Touring Elite.

A five-speed automatic transmission is standard on the Odyssey LX, EX and EX-L and a six-speed automatic transmission is standard on the Odyssey Touring. The Touring achieves a best-in-class city/highway EPA fuel-economy. The Odyssey Touring achieves 19 city mpg and 28 highway mpg- an unbelievably high number for a van!

The 2011 Odyssey’s achieves a better mpg also due to its new aerodynamic shape with a lower roofline. The body of the van is also wider than previous models, which creates more interior space.

The interior of the Odyssey has seen great improvements, especially with the addition of new convenience features. A new feature that makes moving around the van easier is a “3-mode” second-row seat design that expands laterally to better accommodate third row passengers and a one-motion, 60/40 split 3rd-row Magic Seat®.

All Odyssey models now include over 50 new standard and available features that will enhance the entire driving experience for Joliet Honda drivers. The Odyssey Touring Elite is Honda’s most luxurious minivan yet.

Among the long list of technology available on certain models includes a rear entertainment system with a 16.2-inch ultrawide split-screen display and an auxiliary High-Definition Multimedia Interface video input, a Multi-Information Display (i-MID) with customizable wallpaper, integration of FM traffic data on navigation models, rearview cameras, and much more.

Hands spend more time on the wheel with available voice technology in Honda’s new Song By Voice feature, Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System with voice recognition and Bluetooth HandsFreeLink.

The Honda Odyssey was built to keep all passengers of the van safe. The goal of the vehicle is to achieve the highest-possible overall safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Results are not yet available, but with all the tests performed and safety features put into the minivan, all Joliet Honda passengers will feel safe.

The Honda Odyssey was designed with Honda’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure that enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions. Standard safety equipment includes Vehicle Stability Assist, anti-lock brakes with electronic brake distribution and Brake Assist, three-row side-curtain airbags with a rollover sensor, driver’s and front passenger’s side airbags with passenger-side Occupant Position Detection System, dual-stage, multiple- threshold front airbags and active front seat head restraints.

The 2011 Honda Odyssey is available now at Illinois Honda dealer Honda Superstore of Joliet. For more information, please visit http://www.hondaofjoliet.com.