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08-29-2013, 02:08 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-honda-odyssey-iihs-crash-test/"><img alt="2014 Honda Odyssey IIHS crash test" data-mep="4390" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/ea6cf89982a601310e679e7ced16216d/2014-honda-odyssey-iihs-crash-test.jpg" /></a><br />
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You know an automaker is confident about the safety of its vehicles when it asks one of the top crash test agencies to destroy one of its newest models. That's exactly what happened with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/">2014 Honda Odyssey</a>. According the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/insurance+institute+for+highway+safety/">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> requested that the agency run the updated Odyssey through its full barrage of tests, and for good reason.<br />
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Aside from slight styling upgrades and a new optional <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/28/2014-honda-odyssey-vacuum-video-new-york/">HondaVac built-in vacuum cleaner</a>, the 2014 Odyssey was also given a more rigid passenger compartment using high-strength steel to help better protect occupants. It obviously worked. Following the crash tests, the 2014 Odyssey became the first minivan to earn a Top Safety Pick+ rating, but, more importantly, it did so with "Good" ratings in all five crash categories (four "Goods" and one "Acceptable" are enough for the TSP+). Impressive.<br />
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<a href="/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/#continued">Scroll down</a> for the crash-test video from the IIHS along with a press release.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2014 Honda Odyssey first minivan to earn Top Safety Pick+ award [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/">2014 Honda Odyssey first minivan to earn Top Safety Pick+ award [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20705990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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You know an automaker is confident about the safety of its vehicles when it asks one of the top crash test agencies to destroy one of its newest models. That's exactly what happened with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/">2014 Honda Odyssey</a>. According the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/insurance+institute+for+highway+safety/">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> requested that the agency run the updated Odyssey through its full barrage of tests, and for good reason.<br />
<br />
Aside from slight styling upgrades and a new optional <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/28/2014-honda-odyssey-vacuum-video-new-york/">HondaVac built-in vacuum cleaner</a>, the 2014 Odyssey was also given a more rigid passenger compartment using high-strength steel to help better protect occupants. It obviously worked. Following the crash tests, the 2014 Odyssey became the first minivan to earn a Top Safety Pick+ rating, but, more importantly, it did so with "Good" ratings in all five crash categories (four "Goods" and one "Acceptable" are enough for the TSP+). Impressive.<br />
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<a href="/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/#continued">Scroll down</a> for the crash-test video from the IIHS along with a press release.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2014 Honda Odyssey first minivan to earn Top Safety Pick+ award [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/">2014 Honda Odyssey first minivan to earn Top Safety Pick+ award [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20705990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/29/2014-honda-odyssey-minivan-earns-top-safety-pick-plus-award-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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