Here is an ‘’nth’’ version of the famous TomTom One.  This new model is called the TomTom One Europe 22 and owes its name to maps that cover 22 countries while another new release, the One Regional, is limited to France.

The main innovations involve the mount and speakers; however, TomTom still took advantage of the occasion to update the maps.  In addition, TomTom Map Share enables updating your own maps to correct errors or make modifications.  This information can then be shared via the Internet with other users.

Simply amazing…

Just the packaging of this GPS implies some effort was made in terms of compactness.  The box is at least half the size of other models that we’ve tested and once out of the box we weren’t disappointed.  The One Europe 22 is indeed very small and even more so than the former One.  The new EasyPort mount is equally compact.  This accessory is very practical and stays in place better than others that came with other previous GPS from this brand.  We should add that it finally uses a vacuum suction cup system.  All you have to do is turn the dial one way to attach it and the opposite way for release.  Once folded up, the mount is very discreet and can be easily stowed away with the GPS.

The mount also includes the other innovation of the One Europe 22: the speaker.  Larger and with better ''aeration'', the volume is higher and the sound produced is strong and clear.  In fact, your car will have to be quite noisy to drown out the vocal directions of this GPS.


For the rest, there is nothing revolutionary and it suffers from the same limitations as previous models.  There is no Bluetooth, standard TMC, MP3 player, SD slot, photos, and no more than one waypoint per trip.  Menus, enriched by Map Share, have also been made lighter with fewer personalization options; however, they aren’t missed too much.  We should point out that this device uses the version 7.5 of the TomTom Navigator.

Otherwise, directions are excellent and clearly presented, as well vocally as they are visually.  Road signs that should be followed are displayed on the GPS while speed limits are specified. However, note that the latter should not always be taken at face value and it’s up to the driver to be aware of actual road signs.

A new weakness

Something new for TomTom is that performances are really not up to par.  We can tell that when navigating through menus and in the search for addresses, the information does not appear instantaneously.  This is nothing dramatic but it is rare for TomTom.

The calculation of trip times ended up convincing us on this point and the One Europe 22 is indeed the slowest of all the other TomToms. It takes twice the time to calculate trip times compared to the last TomTom Gos and 75 to 80% more time than the older Ones.

By the way, we should add that for this test we had the Europe 31 model (you guessed it, with 31 countries) and for this reason TomTom told us that the calculation time could take longer.  This is true when moving from France to another country; however, when moving within France, the other countries are ignored.  Therefore, the drop in performances cannot necessarily be explained by only the maps.  Either way, it was finally decided that this version will not be commercialized in France.