The keyword of the 2021 car market, "MPV" should have a seat. Is the Toyota Race expensive? The increase in price is still controversial, but it still can't shake the position of the first sales of the Buick GL8. As a household MPV market, Honda Odyssey has always been a brother.
Stepping into the last few days of 2021, the newly redesigned Odyssey is listed, and the whole series is equipped with the third-generation i-MMD hybrid system, front and rear LED headlights, double-layer soundproof glass for all vehicle windows, SBW button electronic shifting, etc. The market guidance price of the 5 versions is 235,800 yuan to 328,800 yuan (and the other 2 welfare car versions are order-based sales).
So after the upgraded Odyssey, what are the improvements? Will you refund the order from Toyota Xena to support Honda?
Guangqi Honda's new odyssey 23.58~354,800 yuan
First of all, the appearance has changed greatly, the new car adopts a large-size polygonal front grille, and the hood has also been raised and widened, which is more domineering and stylish. The newly designed LED headlights, with front and rear LED streamer turn signals, the addition of 18-inch Seiko aluminum alloy wheels, and the rear of the car has also been replaced by a hybrid exclusive logo e: HEV.
The interior has also changed a lot, the biggest change comes from the screen, the new car upgraded a 7-inch TFT LCD dashboard, equipped with a 10.1-inch LCD display screen. The same addition of the brown interior provides a more advanced visual effect, in addition to some new luxury features, such as the kick-sensing tailgate.
Compared to Toyota Syna, power and driving are an advantage of the Odyssey. On the one hand, the third generation of Odyssey i-MMD hybrid is more inclined to pure electric driving experience, power response and acceleration are better; on the other hand, the size of the Odyssey is slightly smaller and the weight of the car is lighter, driving in the city is more friendly, such as just the right body size, the minimum steering radius of the same level of 5.4m.
Honda's third-generation i-MMD dual-motor hybrid system, the maximum torque of the drive motor reaches 315N·m, and with the 2.0L Atkinson cycle DOHC i-VTEC engine, the system has a combined maximum output of 158kW.
Finally, everyone is concerned about the comfort and sound insulation aspect of the Odyssey, because this has always been Honda's shortcoming.
Obviously, Honda is also aware of this problem, through the use of noise-reducing wheels throughout the series, adding a double-layer sound insulation glass in the rear row (originally only the front row), increasing the thickness of the tailgate glass, and further strengthening the sound insulation effect. Although the final effect is not known without a test drive, with the test driving experience of the old Odyssey, Honda is the right medicine this time.
Finally, I have to admit the fact that the new Odyssey after the redesign is not as good as Toyota Xena's in terms of exterior size and internal space. The bigger the car, the more comfortable it is, but the bigger the car, the less flexible it is, depending on your needs.
GAC Toyota Sai Na 30.98-40.58 million yuan
Sai Na is a grandfather god car, except for the controversial price. The reason why I say that the Grandfather God Car is that its space, size and comfort are very prominent, even above the Odyssey.
But the dad car doesn't take the driving experience into account, and the larger size of the saina frankly needs an old driver to control. The size of the Xena is comparable to the GL8, the third row of space and comfort are similar, and even the tail compartment space is more advantageous than the GL8 because of its deeper. These are all advantages over Odyssey.
The biggest controversy is the price of 30.98-40.58 million yuan, and even rumors of car increases in some areas, which is unfriendly. Equally unfriendly is the workmanship and configuration of the interior, which is a little bit different from Toyota's traditional finesse.
The advantage is that the Xena is also a new generation of overseas cars, the TNGA-K platform brings a comprehensive improvement in control and safety, has the same new generation of 2.5L hybrid power system as highlander, and the motor power is greatly increased to 134kW (88Kw for the Camry), which is superior to the Honda 2.0L-iMMD (Honda 135kW but the engine is only 2.0L).
But don't think that Sai is a powerful car, after all, the body size is much larger than the Odyssey, and the Toyota hybrid sports tuning is not as good as Honda. But it's still better than the GL8, and hybrid fuel savings are certain.