A new head-up display has been announced for the eighth-generation Volkswagen Passat B8, and what’s different about this one is that it projects all relevant data and alerts further along a driver’s field of vision as opposed to displaying it near-field.
The info shown on the 10 x 15 cm transparent slide-out display pane isn’t presented in the fashion as found on current HUD systems, but at a perceived distance two metres in front of the vehicle, a viewing depth VW says allows the driver’s eyes to remain focused on the road.
The automaker says the advantage of this added depth of field presentation is improved reaction time compared to projecting alerts into the driver’s immediate field of vision. Additionally, a driver doesn’t need to refocus so often from far-field to near-field vision.
Otherwise, the unit functions like any HUD, displaying speed and traffic sign info as well as the activity of the assistance systems and other functions, including navigation data and alerts, all offered at a 480 x 240 pixel resolution
The head-up display is activated by a separate control next to the rotary light switch. When not in use, the display disappears again – protected from dust – inside the dashboard. The Passat is the first VW model to get the new HUD, which is available as a 560 euro (RM2,320) option for the entire Passat range, from sedan and Alltrack to the GTE plug-in hybrid.
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Copy Lexus, VW no class !!
My son SamShowedMeHilux will need to work very hard to own this car. Probably after age of 45, he can afford it.
Lexus copied the display from Messerschmitt ME-262 from 1944!
yeah, just be a car and stop being a fighter jet..
If it Lexus dun worry it won’t because it’s set to be driven until 120km/h only. Faster than that it’ll fly!
yeah, i saw that is-f video..
vw was on their own class. doesnt need to copy others.
haha. did u just wake up? or just find paultan org? dsg issues had been resolved by vw. its been a years.
Is it a little bit too late to have HUD since other brand car had already have it?
Rushing down to post a comment won’t get you any popularity. Read the article first.
Can get it at kedai ahbeng at RM10?
will the CKD next generation Passat get this option as well?? this seems to be a rather cool and thoughtful option.
Will VGM be interested at all to sell this here? Since the VW badge does not attract any attention from the malaysians anymore.
mybe VW Group Msia shud promote SEAT/SKODA here for general buyer and concentrate on Audi/Porsche (huge margin premium brand) since VW brand is having the not very good DSG stigma at the moment while Audi’s S-tronic & Porsche’s PDK dont have the bad stigma eventhough both are Dual Clutch System
S-Tronic is rubbish transmission, even Vios 4 speeder is much better and reliable
Add this and it become more expensive.
Why can’t they make the HUD have touch screen with interactive color display and do browsing …I thought BMW and Ford already did it…I saw them in Mission impossible and Knight Rider..
Because they dun have such screen, only small low resolution cheapo ones
A nice option. But do Malaysians even bother to know what the speed limit is, and what speed their going at? Hehe.
That’s why some cars have “bat” sensor, to rempit here and there all day long, more suitable for rempits
Some of us do. You’re a Malaysian too, aren’t you? Don’t sink the boat for those who still want to ride in it.
Meh
while proton still testing their ev in mars