The roomy and comfortable riding Honda Odyssey family van is starting 2014 much the way it finished 2013 — on top.

The 2014 Odyssey has the top combined city/highway fuel mileage rating from the federal government among vans that have seats for more than six people — 19 miles per gallon in city driving and 28 mpg on the highway for a combined 22 mpg. The Odyssey earned top, five out of five stars overall in federal government crash testing. Without requiring the removal of heavy, bulky interior seats, the Odyssey also offers the maximum cargo room — 148.5 cubic feet — among seven- or eight-passenger vans.