Dodge Shadow vs Honda Odyssey

The Shadow costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US.

Honda Odyssey

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Dodge ShadowHonda Odyssey

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,308 (better)
$3,457
Australia
$2,741 (better)
$2,864
United Kingdom
£2,010 (better)
£2,100
United States
$2,556 (better)
$2,671

Official figures

Uses
10.2 L/100km (better)
10.7 L/100km
UK
28 mpg (better)
26 mpg
US
23 mpg (better)
22 mpg
On a full tank
–
514 km

Space

Seats
–
7
Boot
–
929 L
Length
–
5,161 mm
Weight
–
2,132 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
206 kW
Torque
–
355 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
6

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Shadow or Odyssey?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Shadow or the Honda Odyssey?

The Dodge Shadow: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Honda Odyssey at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Shadow or the Honda Odyssey?

The Dodge Shadow, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Honda Odyssey's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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