We have to work harder down the middle than we thought. Chrysler's dominance of the minivan market has eroded as competitors decoded the formula and began marketing successful vans the past few years. That would have assured Chrysler's power primacy among minivans. And the OHC engine would have removed persnickety shopper's last technical objection to its vans. OHC engines tend to rev quicker, run smoother, provide more power, emit less pollution, get better fuel economy and are more pleasing to drive.
Drawbacks are high cost and marginal low-speed power.
Having EX models in the middle of the market was more important. The EX models, announced in January and being shipped to dealers just now, match Odyssey's price and accessories. It wasn't somebody saying, 'You do this,' and the rest of us went off and did it. It's too bad it will be read that way. That wasn't that way it was.