On December 27, the new Honda Odyssey was officially launched, which has been in the spotlight since its debut at the auto show, and its pricing has been speculated. It turned out that the price had not changed much.
As the owner of the Odyssey for sale, I am still concerned about the new Odyssey. Because this is a mid-term redesign of Odyssey, for myself, its upgrade will directly "stimulate" the nerves of old owners.
"Thankfully", the new Odyssey changes are in the front row and front face, and the rear row configuration has not evolved much, which makes me, the old owner, balance a lot in my heart, after all, the price of the new Odyssey has not increased much.
You know, the price range of the old Odyssey is 220,000-320,000, while the new Odyssey has only increased by 10,000 in terms of starting price, and the top match is still in the range of 320,000 (235,800-328,800). And I just happened to buy the top match, so the dark heart still hopes that the new Odyssey top match should increase the price.
But the opposite happened, the new Odyssey does have 340,000 and 350,000 models, but they belong to the welfare car, not in the list of mass production models, the old Odyssey welfare car price is as high as 370,000, that is to say, if you count the welfare car, the new Odyssey has reduced the price.
Back to the point, let's talk about the difference between the new Odyssey and the old Odyssey.
The first is the appearance, the appearance of the old Odyssey is more pointed, like a bullet, and the front of the new Odyssey has become much more square. This change I personally think the new model is better looking, at least in line with the mainstream aesthetic of today's MPV, and the business atmosphere has increased a lot. To console myself, I cursed the new square car for having a larger drag coefficient than my old one, and it was more fuel-intensive.
In fact, the body weight of the new Odyssey is also 34KG heavier than the old Odyssey, reaching 1.98 tons, and the theoretical fuel consumption should be higher than that of my car without the same powertrain and transmission system.
It should be pointed out that the new Odyssey has indeed not made adjustments to the power system, and it is still equipped with a 2.0L hybrid engine and a comprehensive power output of 158KW. The fuel consumption of the old Odyssey in the summer is controlled at about 5L, and the average fuel consumption below 0 °C in Beijing in winter is currently 6.2L. The new model still has to wait for future test drives to know, the official says 5.88L, in fact, the summer is lower than the official fuel consumption, and the winter is higher than the official fuel consumption.
If there's anything that has changed in appearance, it's the tailgate. The old model is all manual tailgates, while the new Odyssey has become not only an electric tailgate, but also a sensor electric tailgate, which is a bit a bit angry. Fortunately, there is nothing to show off in the double-sided magic door, and the old model also has flashy things.
In terms of interior, all the seat comfort aspects that the media and the official can create are no different from the old model, including the central armrest box with various angle reversals, and the magic space of the second and third row seats, which are exactly the same as the old model.
The real difference is the center console. This is not only because the new Odyssey uses a new floating large screen, but also upgraded to honda CONNNECT 3.0 intelligent guide interconnect system. To know that the old car machine system is still a product of the Nokia era, although there is also a 360 ° parking image system, but the resolution is up to 480p, and the new car machine screen is at least 1080P level.
At the same time, I experienced it on the new generation of Accord, it is really very easy to use, the voice system can control most of the functions, and even connected to the Tmall Genie, online call takeaway. This is completely unexperienced on the old car machine, which cannot even enter the address by voice on the map, let alone upgrade online.
Honda CONNNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system also brings a practical function to Odyssey, that is, with the mobile phone interconnection, mobile phone can monitor the status of the vehicle in real time, I don't know when the broad book can be installed for the old owner, spend some money.
Thankfully, the L2 level assisted driving system of the new Odyssey is not much different from the old model. It integrates a series of functions such as ACC active cruise control system, CMBS collision mitigation braking system, LKAS lane keeping assist system, LDW lane departure reminder system, RDM lane offset suppression system, etc., but adds CTM (Cross Traffic Monitor) rearview dynamic reminder function, which detects radar to perceive vehicles or dynamic objects approaching in the rear blind area, making reversing out of the warehouse more secure and safe.
The front function also adds a wireless charging system, as well as a button shift mechanism, it should be said that although these two functions are more eye-catching, but the practicality is not too strong, I can still endure, especially the use of the button shift mechanism is far from being comparable to the traditional gear handle.
There is also an upgrade of the new Odyssey that I am more mindful of, that is, the addition of a double-layer sound insulation glass in the rear row to increase the thickness of the tailgate glass, to know that NVH has always been the biggest criticism of the old Odyssey, this time it was solved.
In addition, the new Odyssey can also be pre-locked at a distance by booking the car lock function, without waiting for the double-sided electric sliding door and electric tailgate to be completely closed, this function is also very practical, in the cold winter, waiting for the electric sliding door outside the car to close slowly is very painful.
Finally, a little knowledge point, before this Odyssey was listed, many people were speculating whether the new Odyssey would be lengthened and enlarged, after all, the Length of the North American Odyssey car body exceeded 5.2 meters, if this car was introduced, then the Odyssey could have a direct dialogue with toyota. But in fact, that car is a special car in North America, and it has not been launched outside of North America.