The Odyssey's stack includes an old-model navigation system and an audio system down low with an ugly green and black display.Īs with all Honda navigation systems we've looked at over the past years, this one works adequately, although the map resolution is poor, doing a poor job of presenting diagonal street names. Although we like being able to glance down and see the current track playing while the LCD shows navigation, the design makes the LCD look like an afterthought, as if the radio controls were already there and Honda shoe-horned in the navigation system later. These audio controls get their own ugly green and black radio display. The audio system can be controlled with the touch screen as well, or with the duplicate controls further down on the stack. The navigation system is controlled by voice command, touch screen, and a joystick-enter button. Where the new Honda Accord got a controller similar to what we've seen in models from Acura, the Odyssey is saddled with an interface from older Honda models.
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY PRICING UPDATE
Our skepticism about the update of the 2008 Honda Odyssey's exterior continued in the cabin when we got a look at the navigation and audio systems. The Odyssey did in just a couple of hours what took Odysseus 10 years, although we found similar tribulations on the way. The navigation system guided us unerringly to this final destination on our journey, and there was much rejoicing. Active noise cancellation and a special engine mount system make the engine transitions transparent in the cabin. This system can shut down two or three cylinders depending on the driving conditions. The car has a green Eco light that shows up on the speedometer when cylinder deactivation kicks in.
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY PRICING PLUS
It also proved economical, with the trip computer showing mileage on the plus side of 20 mpg. Either way, we escaped it by driving fast down the freeway, where the Odyssey offered a very comfortable ride. Our journey took us past the mighty Cyclops, which we saw on a distant hill, although it might have just been a big radio telescope. Not finding any flowers to eat, we continued on. But after some tribulation, the navigation system guided us to our lotus eaters in about 20 minutes, rather than the 10 days in the original epic. We entered it into the navigation system using the car's voice command, which proved tedious as we had to spell out the street name, and the voice command had trouble recognizing our pronunciation of each letter. Attempting to follow the classical route, we found an address just south of San Francisco for the Purple Lotus Society.
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