There is absolutely no shortage of places to put your things, whether you’re looking for a spot to drop something during daily use or whether you’re packing the Odyssey to the brim for a lengthy road trip. Between the pop-out bin (that can be cooled!) at the bottom of the centre stack, the dual door bins for front passengers and a handy coin bin under the left side of the dash, I found lots of “stash” room.

Oh and let’s not forget the huge centre floor console between the front seats, complete with cupholders for the front and second row passengers, a tray and a large bin under the lid. At the back of it is a flip-up trash bag ring, which allows you to add a place for second row passengers to put garbage. Yes!

The best part? The whole thing is removable by lifting a single latch, which creates a nice open space between the seats or more room for baggage if you need it.

Getting into the second row is just as easy as the front, thanks to the nearly-silent, power sliding doors. They can be opened and closed from a lot of places – buttons on the fob, buttons on the dash, buttons on the front edge of the sliding door frame, or with either the inside or outside door handles.

The second row seats – there are three of them – are very comfortable, and there is more than enough leg and head room. You can also recline the seats and slide them fore and aft. We appreciated the multi-function middle seat here, which can flip down to become a handy storage console with cupholders for the second row. Overhead is a control panel for the automatic rear climate system (the third zone), which gets excellent ceiling-ducted air conditioning vents and floor ducts for the heater.

Entry and exit to the third row isn’t quite as easy but still works well for kids and adults, thanks to the outboard second row seats that easily tip and then slide forward and out of the way. Once in, I was surprised by the amount of the room back there. I’m 5’10” and even with the second row seats all the way back, I had an inch or two of leg room to spare, and plenty of head room. There are three seats back there as well, each with a seatbelt and headrest, and there is a centre armrest that folds down out of the middle seatback.

Your rearmost passengers will find cupholders and drop-in bins on either side too.

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