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Minivans command a deep respect around the Automobile Magazine office. We see through the stigma and shrug off the soccer-mom jokes because a minivan does what so many imposters can't. A minivan moves people and cargo better than anything else, without the pretenses and compromises of a three-row crossover. No minivan earns our admiration as readily as the Honda Odyssey. The long-standing best of the bunch, the Odyssey held onto its crown against stiff competition when Honda released a redesigned model in late 2010. We were so impressed with the clever packaging and competent dynamics that we rewarded it with an All-Star award (later bestowing a second All-Star for 2012) and ordered one for a Four Seasons test.