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The 2010 Range Rover will feature a 12″ TFT LCD instrument cluster which has traditionally been analog dials — I think this is really, really, really cool! You can see in the above photo how this display will look. Using a LCD screen Land Rover can change the display based on the type of mode the car is in as well as offer a menuing system — this would have been a sweet project to been a part of! Being a Land Rover enthusiast myself, I love how they kept with the look and feel of the current analog dials. I can’t wait to see this technology in all cars.
“The new display technology used by the 2010 Range Rover is a major advance. It gives us tremendous flexibility in presenting information, so that the driver gets precisely the data they require, in all driving conditions,” explains Nick Rogers, Chief Engineer, New Vehicle Architecture.
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1 2 Next »Whoa, now that's awesome. I hope they get it right though. My X5's computer system takes about 10-15 seconds before it actually starts working which is something that won't fly for the main instrument panel.
Whoa, now that's awesome. I hope they get it right though. My X5's computer system takes about 10-15 seconds before it actually starts working which is something that won't fly for the main instrument panel.
Too bad they can't get the systems they have in place to work. It's always fun driving down the road and then your stereo volume starts rising to full. Another fun one is guess which radio preset you are picking because the buttons have all blacked out on the touchscreen, oh wait, none of them work. Another fun one is when the satellite radio just comes and goes. Maybe mine's just a lemon? No it couldn't be, the one that they had to replace that had all of those problems was a lemon. Beautiful car, but you have to learn to live with the quirks.
Too bad they can't get the systems they have in place to work. It's always fun driving down the road and then your stereo volume starts rising to full. Another fun one is guess which radio preset you are picking because the buttons have all blacked out on the touchscreen, oh wait, none of them work. Another fun one is when the satellite radio just comes and goes. Maybe mine's just a lemon? No it couldn't be, the one that they had to replace that had all of those problems was a lemon. Beautiful car, but you have to learn to live with the quirks.
The technology has already been used since the new Mercedes S-Class.
John, my understanding is that the Mercedes S-Class dash isn't a single 12" LCD... any more info on the Mercedes dash?
The technology has already been used since the new Mercedes S-Class.
John, my understanding is that the Mercedes S-Class dash isn't a single 12" LCD... any more info on the Mercedes dash?
Yea, this is good, except when it's really cold outside and your instrument cluster doesn't refresh until the engine warms up enough to thaw out the lcd.
Barry,
Great point! I wonder how that will work in cold weather or really extreme heat and forging a river... the kind of things a Land Rover is made for. Maybe it's a sealed heated/cooled unit?
Yea, this is good, except when it's really cold outside and your instrument cluster doesn't refresh until the engine warms up enough to thaw out the lcd.
Barry,
Great point! I wonder how that will work in cold weather or really extreme heat and forging a river... the kind of things a Land Rover is made for. Maybe it's a sealed heated/cooled unit?
The Mercedes S Class is a smaller screen probably only 5 or 6" in the center of the instrument cluster. This would make up the entire instrument cluster.
The Mercedes S Class is a smaller screen probably only 5 or 6" in the center of the instrument cluster. This would make up the entire instrument cluster.