TomTom XL IQ Routes Edition Satellite Navigation Unit UK & ROI

2009-06-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

[TomTom XL IQ Routes Blog]

Your most efficient route, using actual road-speed data

TomTom IQ Routes™ Technology Video

Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

XL 4.3" Touch Screen Display
EasyPort Mount
TomTom Map Share Technology
Advanced Lane Guidance
IQ Routes technology
Provides you with the best route and the most realistic time of arrival
Advanced Lane Guidance to clearly show you which lane to take at junctions
4.3" wide touchscreen, EasyPort mount, Latest Map Guarantee, TomTom Map Share, Help Me! Menu
Pre-installed safety camera database, Maps of UK & ROI

Technical Details

118 x 83 x 25 mm

185 grams

4.3 inch, high quality LCD screen

480 x 272 pixels

64k colours

USB 1.1

Lithium-Ion Internal rechargeable battery

Compatable with Mac OS x 10.3 and above

Product details

Item Weight: 186 g

Boxed-product Weight: 454 g

Item model number: 1EM0.013.01

Product Description

IQ Routes TM
Calculates your routes based on the real average speed measured on roads rather than maximum speeds This will always provide you with the smartest route, saving you money, time and fuel. With TomTom IQ RoutesTM you get intelligent routing. It calculates the route based on the actual speeds measured on roads, rather maximum speed limits. These speed measurements are calculated for every single stretch of road, rather than having one speed limit for a type of road across the whole country. This will always provide TomTom users with the smartest route, saving them time, fuel and money.

Manufacturer's Description
The New TomTom XL IQ Routes Edition is easy to use with TomTom award winning software, it works straight out of the box and has clear voice and visual instructions to help you on your journey. Now with IQ Routes and Advanced Lane Guidance.

Box Contains

Easyport Mount

Car charger

Instruction pack

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, 3 May 2009
By Ian Mcc

This is one great piece of kit, with the IQ feature from the top models. It's really worth having. If you are think of getting version 4 don't and pay the extra for the XL you won't be sorry.

TomTom XL IQ Routes Edition Satellite Navigation Unit Europe

2009-06-01T06:31:00.000-07:00

[TomTom XL IQ Routes Blog]

Your most efficient route, using actual road-speed data

TomTom IQ Routes™ Technology Video

Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

XL 4.3" Touch Screen Display

EasyPort Mount

TomTom Map Share Technology

Map of Europe (42 countries)

Advanced Lane Guidance

Provides you with the best route and the most realistic time of arrival

Advanced Lane Guidance to clearly show you which lane to take at junctions

4.3" wide touchscreen, EasyPort mount, Latest Map Guarantee, TomTom Map Share, Help Me! Menu

Pre-installed safety camera database, Maps of Europe 42 Countries

Technical Details

118 x 83 x 25 mm

185 grams

4.3 inch, high quality LCD screen

480 x 272 pixels

64k colours

USB 1.1

Lithium-Ion Internal rechargeable battery

Compatable with Mac OS x 10.3 and above

Product details

Item Weight: 186 g

Boxed-product Weight: 908 g

Item model number: 1EM0.002.01

Box Contains

Easyport Mount

Car charger

Instruction pack

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect - 4.5 stars, 1 May 2009
By C. Fackrell "freddietheone" (York, UK.)

This is my second TomTom navigation unit. My first was the original TomTom GO, which I gave to my father just over 2 years ago as the new company car I was given had a navigation unit in it. How I missed the TomTom! You miss the 3D-style intuitive display, the easy tap screen entry. Well, the new XL iq Routes European Edition is just great! It has a really clear display with a non-reflective surface, which is much better that the old TomTom GO shiny-screen. The display is bigger and the unit is far quicker and more responsive to the satellite signals. I have noted some small map errors when I was in Edinburgh recently. The TomTom was trying to make me turn right into a road that was not there, it was 50 feet above me (North Bridge). I tagged the point on my unit (it says you can do this) with the intention of advising when I upgrade the maps on my computer. I have no idea where the 'tag' point went to? I browsed the map and manually advised but this feature is very cumbersome and probably not as intended, it certainly was not as I had inferred the feature. I will ask TomTom about this but the question is so obscure it may not be understood. But for this small quirk I would give it 5 stars. I never use the voice for navigation or have need of a bluetooth link to my mobile 'phone (I use a Jabra earpiece), so those features are not needed from the product portfolio. This unit has no Bluetooth and if it had no sound it would be cheaper and for me better too. The speed travelling and road limit on the bottom of the screen is an excellent addition. I am yet to use it in Europe but all being well it will be as good there as here. The screen mount is wonderful, being both very solid and quick to attach and detatch. I wholeheartedly recommend the unit. It is quick, simple, intuitive and accurate.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Smart unit but not flawless, 25 May 2009
By Lumpster (Yorkshire, UK)

I have been looking at sat nav devices for a while ahead of doing some driving in Europe and opted for this model as it looked to offer what I was after - a bigger screen, European mapping, brand-new model and a price-point under £200. After a couple of weeks of use, I am pretty pleased with my purchase - it was easy to set up, is easy to use and it seems to give fairly clear instructions. A couple of downsides, however: 1) I live on a main A road and yet I struggle to get any satellite signal at home 2) a new roundabout was added to a busy A road in York around 18 months ago but the sat nat doesn't recognise it and still shows the 'old' road layout 3) I updated all of my maps on-line (a long and torturous 4hr process despite a fast broadband connection) and still the new roundabout above has not been picked up 4) at times, some of the instructions are not clear (e.g. "turn right and do an immediate u-turn") which means that you rely on the unit 100% at your peril (but this is probably true of all sat navs) Overall, I'm happy with my purchase and it's a case of 'so far, so good' but I'm interested to see how it will cope with European roads later this Summer.

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TomTom XL IQ Routes Edition Satellite Navigation Unit UK & ROI

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