The sleek Honda Odyssey
Many Honda Odyssey buyers comment on the sleek styling of the car. One of the main components of this look is the sleek bonnet.
So apart from styling, what other benefits do you get from the Odyssey’s sleek bonnet?
1. A sleek, steeply angled bonnet angle provides greater visibility of the road, especially of the road immediately ahead of the car. Improved visibility contributes to safer driving (naturally, if you can see a potential hazard more easily, you have a much better chance of a voiding it). Better visibility also contributes to more accurate parking -- if you can see the area around the Odyssey more easily, you can move the car in that area much more easily, too ( Several types of parking aids are available for drivers who want more visual cues for parking ).
2. A sleek bonnet aligned with the rake of the windscreen means that as you are driving, air can move more easily over and around the car. This is sometimes called a ‘slippery’ profile and it means that there is less ‘drag’ on the car and it moves more easily through the air. These enhanced aerodynamics mean that the engine doesn’t have to work as hard to push the car against/through the air, so this contributes to better fuel economy.
3. These improved aerodynamics, mean that as the car is driving, the air isn’t buffeted around the car as much. A car with a more square or an uneven profile (where the bonnet and windscreen don’t form a smooth, continuous profile would make the air swirl more as it is forced across and around the car and this increases wind noise. So the Odyssey’s profile has been engineered to reduce wind noise around the vehicle.
4. A flatter bonnet tends to reflect bright sunlight into the car, and more worryingly, into the driver’s eyes. The Odyssey’s steep angle bonnet is designed to minimise glare from the sun reflecting into the car. This reduces the chances of the driver being blinded or fatigued by glare, thereby contributing to safer driving.
5. Similarly to no. 4, the sleek bonnet angle reduces the amount of UV light from the sun reflected into the car. This slightly reduces the risk of sunburn to occupants and reduces the fading effects of UV light on vehicle interior and upholstery.
6. A sleek bonnet angle also reduces the amount of the sun’s heat reflected from the bonnet into the car. This can contribute to slightly cooler cabin temperatures when driving on hot days, which improves air conditioning efficiency. This in turn contributes to better fuel economy.
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