Garmin nuvi 760 Review

What the reviewers like:

• Excellent navigation
• Easy to use
• Includes almost every extra feature Garmin offers
• Slimmer, with a brighter widescreen than earlier nüvis
• Can receive live traffic data for re-routing

What the reviewers don't like:

• Users can't exclude specific roads from a route
• Weak FM transmitter makes routing unit's audio through stereo a chore
• Speaker can sound tinny or too quiet

Garmin nuvi 760 review highlights

The Garmin nüvi 760 is one of the most thoroughly tested and reviewed GPS units on the market. GPSMagazine.com and Consumer Reports compare the nüvi 760 against competitors in head-to-head tests. Although tests at PC Magazine, GPSLodge.com and About.com are not head-to-head, the reviewers do draw comparisons with rival units from other brands, as well as other nüvis. Although the nüvi 760 doesn't appear to have been tested in-depth at GPS Tracklog, it is the top high-end pick on the buyer's guide at that reliable site.

Experts recommend the Garmin nüvi 760 more than any other high-end GPS. It lands at the top of performance tests, including routing tests against Magellan and TomTom units. The nüvi 760 includes almost every extra feature Garmin has to offer, but testers say the nüvi 760 is still easy enough for a novice to use. User reviews are overwhelmingly positive, and experts find only the typical nüvi 700-series complaints: users can't tell the nüvi 760 to avoid a specific road when it plans a route, the speaker can sound tinny or too quiet and the FM transmitter that allows audio to be routed through the car stereo is weak, forcing frequent hunts for an empty FM station. The less expensive Garmin nüvi 750 (*est. $375) is identical to the nüvi 760, except the nüvi 750 lacks Bluetooth and a traffic receiver. The nüvi 760's main improvement over the even less expensive nüvi 660 (*est. $345) is multi-point routing - the ability to calculate a route that encompasses multiple destinations - and reviews say if you can do without that feature, the nüvi 660 is a better deal.

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*In order of credibility (see our Ratings Criteria).

1. GPSMagazine.com
Garmin nüvi 760 Review
Editors of GPSMagazine.com
Oct. 31, 2007

GPSMagazine.com tests each of the nüvi 760's many features, noting that they're user-friendly enough for novices. Head-to-head tests against Magellan and TomTom units show Garmin's routing and navigation are unparalleled.

2. Consumer Reports
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Garmin nüvi 760
Editors of Consumer Reports
Apr. 2008

Consumer Reports tests the Garmin nüvi 760 and ranks it against 41 other auto GPS models. Tests are thorough and unbiased, and results are summarized in a detailed ratings chart. Consumer Reports also writes an individual report on each model, alongside user reviews and ratings.

3. PC Magazine
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Garmin nüvi 760
Craig Ellison
Nov. 8, 2007

PC Magazine tester Craig Ellison scores the Garmin nüvi 760 4.5 out of 5, noting that it adds new features and a more refined design than the already top-rated Garmin nüvi 600 series, for a similar price. Ellison lists concise pros and cons and a list of specs for the nüvi 760, plus a full write-up of his road test.

4. GPSLodge.com
Garmin nüvi 750/760/770 Review
Scott Martin
Nov. 5, 2007

The Garmin nüvi 760 is a top high-end pick on GPS blogger Scott Martin's holiday buyer's guide. The guide links to Martin's full review of the nüvi 700 series. Martin thoroughly tests the unit and finds very little to dislike about it. He concludes the new features are well worth the upgrade from the 600 series to the 700 series.

5. About.com
Sleek and Full-Featured: Garmin nüvi 760
Fred Zahradnik
Dec. 12, 2007

The Garmin nüvi 760 makes About.com GPS guide Fred Zahradnik's list of best GPS units over $600. In this full review, Zahradnik provides a brief description of the nüvi 760's pros and cons, along with a star rating (four out of five), pricing and specs. Although Zahradnik mentions one minor complaint from his testing, the review is mostly a list of the nüvi 760's features.

6. GPS Tracklog
Garmin nüvi 760 Review
Rich Owings
Oct. 24, 2007

The Garmin nüvi 760 is GPS blogger Rich Owings' top pick for a high-end auto GPS in his buyer's guide. Although some of the entries in Owings' buyer's guide link to his own detailed road test results, the nüvi 760 page includes only a brief description of the unit's features and links to reviews from outside sources.

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Garmin nuvi 760 Review