Garmin DriveSmart 55 EX with Traffic, 5.5-inch Car GPS Navigator with Bright, Crisp High-Resolution Maps, Garmin Voice Assist, Smart Notifications and Hands-Free Calling
$239.95
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For drivers who love new adventures while traveling, the Garmin DriveSmart 55 EX GPS navigator is the ultimate road trip companion. Featuring simple menus and easy-to-read maps, Garmin DriveSmart 55 EX lets you view turn-by-turn directions at a glance on a bright 5.5” edge-to-edge touchscreen display. Traffic and map updates are included along with helpful driver alerts to encourage safer driving.
This 5.5” GPS navigator, with its bright, high-resolution edge-to-edge touchscreen, lets you easily see important information and map details at a glance.
Make all the right moves with clear, detailed map updates of North America.
Need directions? Just say the word. Garmin DriveSmart responds to your spoken requests and then navigates to wherever you need to go.
Built-in BLUETOOTH wireless technology lets you sync your compatible smartphone so you can make calls without taking your hands off the wheel.
Avoid delays, and find timesaving detours with live traffic when paired with your compatible smartphone (enabled with BLUETOOTH and GPS) running the Garmin Drive app. Also, view weather forecasts, current conditions, animated radar and storm alerts.
Connect with the Garmin Drive app to get updates of real-time fuel prices along your route.
See text messages and other notifications from your phone displayed right on the navigator’s screen when paired with the Garmin Drive app.
8 reviews for Garmin DriveSmart 55 EX with Traffic, 5.5-inch Car GPS Navigator with Bright, Crisp High-Resolution Maps, Garmin Voice Assist, Smart Notifications and Hands-Free Calling
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Brian Jones –
Great value
It is smaller than I thought it would be but it actually fits real nice where I want it. This Garmin works perfectly. A great value for the money!!!!
PocaBoca –
Perfect GPS that I can talk to.
Exactly what I wanted. GPS with windshield holder ready to go out of the box. I really like that it is voice activated and that I go tell it where I want to go and not have to punch it in.
Sad –
Garmin is very dependable and worth the money.
I can use it in any vehicle even if I don’t have my phone with me. You can use it for hands free phone answering, which is very handy if your car doesn’t have it. I’ve depended on Garmin for about 35 years in my business vehicle. For the money, it paid for itself the first time I used it. The last one that I owned, I had for about 15 years. It lived in the vehicle, outside in all kinds of weather, in the glove boxes.
Jacquelyn A. Troup –
I wish that another working device was offered.
Garnin device did not function.
Cliff Jacobson –
Good unit at an inexpensive price.
Why did you pick this product vs others?:I have an old one and it worked great for many years. It quit suddenly when it got “fried” due to being left in the car during extreme heat. The replacement was inexpensive and works just fine. Pricier units just give you bells and whistles that you don’t need or will seldom use.
Amazon Customer –
Mediocre for the price
Unit is smaller than I expected. It’s also dumber than the Nuvi 2599 it replaced. the old unit was much better at finding services, food and gas, etc. I wasn’t planning on having to train a new GPS, but the technology doesn’t get any better.
Amazon Customer –
Larger screen is nice
Works well poor cell phone reception when receiving calls
free2be –
A welcome upgrade
I bought the Garmin SmartDrive 55 to replace a Nuvi 42 that was 12 years old (still working) but couldn’t accept new map updates because there was no micro SD slot. I have given the Garmin 55 a road test in town and am wowed with the screen resolution, map displays, touchscreen/data entry ease, and phone pairing options with the Garmin SmartDrive app — live traffic, phone/text calls, notifications, etc. This unit is larger and brighter than the Nuvi it replaces, offers far more connectivity options, and is easy to read. It has a visual indicator that lets you know when you’ve exceeded the speed limit, and an audio alert when the speed limit decreases. I had no difficulty setting it up and pairing it with my phone, thanks to detailed Help menus that Garmin includes. A special joy was discovering that Garmin preserved the cheerful voice of ‘Michele’ that accompanied me on so many road trips with the Nuvi and is now my voice selection in the new unit. This is a reasonably priced GPS unit considering all that it offers, and I’m glad I upgraded.