18/07/2008 18:01. Four years into the current generation, the Honda Odyssey is holding its own, relatively speaking, in a new vehicle market savaged by $4 a gallon gas and a slumping economy.

Like those of its archrival, the Toyota Sienna, sales of Odysseys were off by 9 percent this year through June as compared to a year earlier. But those of the longtime leader of the minivan pack, the Dodge Grand Caravan, are off by 26 percent, even though the Dodge and its cousin, the Chrysler Town I never saw an average on the trip computer above 21.4 in the local-highway mix I did over seven days.

Odyssey prices start at $26,530 with freight for an LX, including automatic transmission, air conditioning, power windows and locks and stability control and brake assist. Most are priced in the $30,000s and they range... // Newsday