More handsome figure, smarter and quieter, new design, NVH upgrade, advanced car machine, higher configuration, the new Odyssey takes you to the coconut grove tree shadow.
Text/ "Autobot" Michael
In Sanya in December, the sun is no longer scorching, and even has a hint of coolness.
Breeze, coconut grove, tree shadow, in Sanya's most suitable season for vacation, Master Fu was invited to go south to Baodao to experience Guangqi Honda's new odyssey in advance before the listing.
As a former benchmark model for household MPV, THE GUANGQI Honda Odyssey has always been known for its lightweight body shape but hidden in a variety of spaces. At the same time, compared with other MPV models that are more business-oriented, the control confidence and good fuel consumption performance brought by Odyssey when driving are the magic weapons to conquer home users.
At the end of 2021, the current fifth-generation Odyssey ushered in a major mid-term redesign, on the basis of full hybrid, the internal and external design was greatly changed, equipped with electric tailgates, new 18-inch wheels, and ushered in the implementation of Honda CONNECT3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system, becoming another beneficiary of Guangqi Honda's intelligent upgrade of its product line this year.
Too much nonsense is not much to say, after all, the fifth generation of Odyssey has been on the market for many years, and everyone is too familiar with it. Master Fu takes you directly to see how the new car is different from the old model. The model test drive by Master Fu this time is the new Odyssey top version of The Starry Sky Blue. In addition, there are three new car colors of Greenland White, Polar Night Quicksilver, Streamer Purple and Star Moon White, Starry Sky Blue, and two existing car colors to choose from.
Let's start with the most varied front face design.
The new Odyssey can be said to have completely re-outlined the front face, and has a large span of distinction from the old more dynamic style, and the overall temperament is more luxurious and stable.
Compared to the old Odyssey U-wing grille trim, the completely parallel chrome structure makes the entire front face design a little less jumpy and a little more capable. The handover to the headlights reinforces the line stiffness, eliminating the old curved design and maintaining consistency with the front grille visual concept. The logo part has also been updated to a fully enclosed blue inner ring "Big H" LOGO, which is consistent with other new energy vehicles.
However, in the design of the headlight group, we can see that the new Odyssey has a part of the grille chrome trim interspersed into the middle of the lampshade, which adds some rare small mood to the original flat front face structure, which is worth savoring.
In addition, for the first time, the new Odyssey is equipped with a streamer turn signal, which also acts on the emergency stop indication signal (double flash). Although the use of segmented streamers, the effect is still good.
To the side of the body, because it is only a mid-term modification, the overall line of the new Odyssey has not been significantly changed, and the body size of 4861mm/1820mm/1712mm remains basically unchanged, and the length of the car has increased by 14mm only due to the design reasons. However, due to the drastic redesign of the front face and tail, the chrome trim that originally ran almost through the whole car only extended from the bottom of the A-pillar to the lower edge of the D-pillar this time, and was not connected to the headlights group. Chrome trim strips on the new Odyssey are only used as a support for the window structure, rather than echoing the end-to-end design, and the triangular chrome decoration on the lower part of the D-pillar of the old model has also been changed to the same color of the body.
In terms of wheels, the top version of the new Odyssey upgraded the old ten radiating wheels into 18-inch pseudo-five star hubs, which are almost the same as the new Accord in terms of structure, but have been matte blackened.
In terms of tires, our old friend Yokohama Advan dB decibel is here again, this time using the 225/50 R18 specifications.
The rear design, like the front face, dilutes the old flying wing shape, eliminates the chrome structure of the lower part of the license plate frame, and emphasizes the visual element of parallel lines. The nameplate in the lower right corner is uniformly updated to the e:HEV logo currently shared by the Guangqi Honda hybrid car series, and the Hybrid nameplate is no longer used. The tail marker part also replaces the old three-dimensional metal logo with a fully enclosed blue inner ring "Big H" LOGO.
At the same time, the turn signal at the rear was also upgraded to a streamer type. The shape of the integrated tail light group is also more regular and neat.
Compared with the old model, the new Odyssey exterior design does everything possible to move closer to the direction of stability and luxury, abandoning a lot of dynamic element details, in addition to creating a sense of luxury, it is also a unification with the latest Honda global family design language. The evolutionary direction of the flat straight line replacing the U-shaped structure is actually something we have already seen in many new Honda cars.
Moving inside the car, the entire driver's station section of the all-new Odyssey can be said to be completely redesigned and refreshing.
In the central control area, the application of the suspension 10.1-inch DA intelligent central control has liberated a large amount of driving platform space compared with the old embedded screen, and correspondingly adapted to Honda's latest parallel interior design. At the same time, the iconic SBW electronic shift, which represents Guangqi Honda's new energy model, has finally been assembled on the new Odyssey.
The flat design brings a matte wood grain bench to the new Odyssey, which greatly enhances the vehicle's sense of grade. Whether visual or tactile, this magical deck adds a lot of color to the new Odyssey.
It's called magical because this wood-grained bench is also a cover. Press the hidden open button, the cover opens, and underneath it is a co-pilot upper glove box with a USB charging port set up inside – who do you think of?
If you haven't cleared your mind for a while, let's look at this again – the main cockpit cup holder!
That's right, following the return of the new generation of fits, these small designs that greatly enhance comfort and experience have come to the new Odyssey. Worthy of you, Honda.
In terms of instrument panel, the new Odyssey adopts a dual barrel structure and is equipped with a 7-inch TFT LCD display, which is also different from the old traditional single ring double wing display mode. The LCD screen is compatible with more complex car systems, and this upgrade is also a must.
In addition, at the bottom of the center console, the new Odyssey has set up a wireless charging base for mobile phones on the tray, and the actual measurement effect is relatively good.
Although the entire design of the helm station has been greatly modified, because the bus structure has not changed, the current position and button arrangement of each functional area basically continue the old design.
The old four-spoke steering wheel in the new design was replaced with a sportier three-spoke steering wheel. Functionally, due to the existence of the wave wheel, the function keys of the lower part of the four-spoke disc really do not need to exist, and the sports steering wheel also retains some flexibility for the new Odyssey, which is currently moving towards the calm and calm style of the whole vehicle.
The new Odyssey retains the central armrest box and folding driver's seat armrests, which also gives the center-control tray wireless charging seat room to exercise its essential work. The folding armrest plate and lower armrest box allow the front occupant to move to the rear with relative ease without getting out of the car, which is one of the qualities that a home MPV should have.
As a reserved advantage of MPV models, the comfort of the second row of seats is definitely a key concern. The new Odyssey second row of seats is essentially the same as the old model, with a sharp adjustment of the position in all four directions, while adding a power adjustment function.
The new Odyssey second row of ESC seats has a one-button adjustment function, somewhat similar to the one-button lifting and lowering of the window, and the re-press of the adjustment button can begin a continuous one-way adjustment action, and then press it again to stop.
The second row of seats is still the same as the original, and the edges are anti-slip and can be placed on the phone. But for large-screen mobile phone enthusiasts, the size of this small table board is slightly cramped, and it is not compatible with the size of the MAX series of iPhone mobile phones, which cannot be flattened and is easy to fly out.
Of course, Honda, known as the space magician, also provides other storage space for the second row of passengers. In the lower left of the right seat in the second row, the new Odyssey has a folding shelf that can be pulled up to form a comprehensive storage space that integrates two cup holders and a storage slot.
Due to the structural characteristics of the double-sided sliding door, it is difficult to provide enough storage space for passengers to use on the inside of the second row of doors, and how to use the drip space to serve passengers shows the design ability of the main engine factory.
Sanya's coconut grove tree shadow, December's warm sunshine, how can you get less than a large skylight? The new Odyssey is equipped with a skylight that spans the entire longitudinal space of the second row, and the lighting and transparency effect is quite good. At the same time, the opening button of this sunroof is also integrated into the touch control panel in the second row of roof positions, which can also control air conditioning and interior lights.
Open the trunk, eh? The new Odyssey has an electric tailgate? Well! pregnant!
HOLD TO SET HEIGHT Also clearly tells everyone that the new Odyssey not only has an electric tailgate, but also can set the opening angle, so as not to give a shield to the 1.8-meter-high basement ceiling.
From this picture, we can see that the new Odyssey is affected by the length of the body, and the design of the luggage space in the tail compartment is very much in need of effort. Thanks to the battery front, the new Odyssey, even if it is a hybrid, can still achieve a very flexible luggage loading effect with an ultra-low baseplate and magic seat.
With the magic seats in the third row retracted and the second row of space being squeezed to the limit, the new Odyssey offers a fairly flat and wide luggage space. This is very friendly for the dad who needs to buy a large home decoration, what kind of stroller, baby bed, slide, tent, all of which are not a problem.
After browsing the new Odyssey vehicle, we look back at the new model system. As the old Aod racing master, the master must do every time he gets on the car is to connect the mobile phone with a cable, and the work of music and navigation is basically completed by the mobile phone. This way of operating, which has been an era behind, can finally be completely abandoned after the Honda CONNECT 3.0 is on board.
After integrating third-party entertainment platforms such as AutoNavi Map Navigation and QQ Music, Honda CONNECT 3.0 can complete almost all of the driving and entertainment needs on the car terminal, and the mobile phone can be safely placed on the wireless charging base to enjoy the tranquility.
Although the new Odyssey is not currently equipped with a HUD lifting display system, the LCD dashboard can already display navigation information in a linkage and dynamically prompt the distance information of the target point (such as the intersection to be turned).
In addition, the new Odyssey perfectly supports honda CONNECT 3.0 voice command control, remote car home interconnection, remote vehicle condition confirmation, online OTA and other core functions, which greatly improves the intelligent level of the whole vehicle.
Let's look at the driving part. With a relatively light body and Honda's solid chassis technology, the Odyssey series has always had a good sense of handling. After the completion of the full series of hybrids, Odyssey has been firmly tied to GAC Honda's third-generation i-MMD hybrid technology. The combination of 2.0 Atkinson cycle + high-power motor also made the 2.4 self-priming Audi racing master Fu drooling.
With the help of a hybrid system with motor drive as the core, the new Odyssey has made great progress in terms of power and tranquility compared to the traditional fuel version. At the same time, the lower fuel consumption also strengthens the fuel unit endurance, further reducing the cost of the car and the utilization of space.
Excellent power and chassis technology support make the new Odyssey probably the closest MPV of its class on the market to the driving experience of a sedan at present – low acceleration lag, solid steering suspension support, and almost no rear drag. Users don't have to worry about the strangeness of driving an MPV model at all, as it's almost non-existent.
In terms of fuel consumption, in the mixed section of urban roads and highways, Master Fu uses the daily mode to open the minimum kinetic energy recovery, and the surface fuel consumption of about 71 kilometers is 7.4L/100 kilometers. This is slightly higher than the nominal fuel consumption of 5.88L/100km, and it is believed that it can be basically achieved through eco mode and high kinetic energy recovery gear. Looking at the cruising range of 619 kilometers after running more than 100 kilometers, the old Odyssey and the master Fu can only sigh that the times are changing really fast.
With the integration of the Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system, the new Odyssey also features ACC automatic cruise control at full speed, thanks to the LSF's low-speed forward car follow function. The ACC, which used to have to reach a certain speed to open, finally covered the low-speed area this time. The current mainstream lane keeping and offset suppression systems are not bad, coupled with collision warning, traffic sign recognition, PA automatic parking assistance and other packaging and loading, the new Odyssey in the same level of intelligent driving and active safety level are already in the leading level.
In addition, the new Odyssey also added A CTM (Cross Traffic Monitor) rearview dynamic reminder system, which reduces a piece of heart disease for users who are worried about the inconvenience of MPV reversing.
In addition to the design and intelligent upgrade, another evolution after the mid-term redesign of the new Odyssey is that NVH has been upgraded again.
Master Fu may have the most say in Odyssey's NVH promotion again and again. Since the launch of the fifth-generation Odyssey, each iteration has made various improvements in the quietness of the car. The introduction of the third-generation i-MMD has radically reduced engine noise generation, after all, in most cases, the core of the power to drive the vehicle forward is the electric motor.
In this mid-term redesign, the new Odyssey has made great efforts to isolate the noise of the road.
In terms of road noise, the new Odyssey not only uses Jukehoma silent tires, but also has a special structure on the wheel hub that can counteract the noise of the tires – which is also a kind of physical ANC.
In addition, the new Odyssey is equipped with double-glazed acoustic glass that was previously only used in the front window, as well as thickened rear window glazing. Master Fu specially entrusted the security personnel to drive during the test drive, and went to experience the rear NVH by himself, which really improved a lot, and the feeling of riding in the middle and rear seats that the MPV model pays attention to is very friendly.
The strengthening of the rear NVH at least eliminates the problem that the passengers in the third row of the old model (the master's car is hit by the arrow again) and the driver must rely on shouting when communicating at high speed.
Finally, let's take a look at the magical configuration that we have already met on the old Odyssey, the magic sensor side sliding door.
Although it was a bit overwhelming to apply it for the first time, Master Fu now has the essentials. As long as the electrostatic sensor can correctly recognize the approaching action of the hand (or other parts), the response speed of the system is still very fast, which enhances the sense of happiness and meets certain application needs.
After a day of test drives, in the shadow of the coconut grove trees, the new Odyssey left a good impression on the master.
First of all, the huge changes in the exterior and interior design are almost replaced, and the new style that emphasizes luxury and calm temperament maintains the consistency of concept in every detail, which is rare. In some colorful design parts, such as matte wood grain materials and new interior colors and the selection of large-size sunroofs, the luxury and convenience of the whole vehicle have been enhanced, which is also in line with Guangqi Honda's consistent product design ideas and user needs.
In terms of intelligence, the evolution of the new Odyssey is huge, which is directly related to the Honda CONNECT 3.0 that began to be installed this year, and the Honda SENSING system is constantly improving its technical indicators.
Another significant improvement is the whole vehicle, especially the NVH control in the middle and rear, although the intrusion of wind noise can still be felt at high speed, but it has been a great improvement over previous generations.
The new Odyssey, which is smarter and more comfortable, although it has stopped the pace of pursuing a sense of sports in temperament, may be more popular with dads who have entered a new stage on the road of life. It is time for the father to receive his heart. 【Copyright Notice】This article is the original manuscript of Automan Media, and may not be reproduced without authorization.