The phrase
"infotainment unit" refers to a device or system that combines both information and entertainment features. It typically implies a digital screen or interface in a car, providing entertainment options like music, videos, or games, as well as information such as navigation, weather updates, or vehicle settings.
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It also has an advanced
infotainment unit with touchscreen display, auto dimming inside rear view mirror, dual zone automatic climate control and many other such aspects.
Apart from piano black and orange accents, the cabin also gets a
touchscreen infotainment unit and an ambient light strip running across the entire width of the dashboard.
The cabin looks quite youthful with a large instrumentation featuring analog clocks and a 4.2 - inch MID, a 7 - inch touchscreen
infotainment unit in the dash with gesture control, a bolstered steering wheel and sleek air - conditioning vents.
To fix that, last year Honda added a touch
screen infotainment unit with navigation and power folding wing mirrors to the car's feature list but that didn't help shoot up the sales to a great extent.
The cockpit has been overhauled with a remodelled steering wheel, freshened - up dashboard and
new infotainment unit with the latest generation of the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system.
The
SmartPlay infotainment unit provides multiple connectivity options, including Bluetooth, FM, AUX, Apple Car Play, Android Auto & Mirror Link.
The top - spec EcoSport gets an 8 - inch touchscreen
infotainment unit while the middle variants still get a 6.5 - inch touchscreen unit.
In addition to a punchy, efficient engine, BMW's latest
iDrive infotainment unit, Harmon Kardon sound system, and adjustable drive modes are among the latest and greatest convenience features.
To keep passengers connected, the Passat GT features a Composition
Media infotainment unit with 6.3 - inch capacitive touchscreen display and standard Bluetooth ® for compatible devices, Voice Control, and Volkswagen Car - Net ® App - Connect technology that offers compatible smartphone integration with the three major platforms — Apple CarPlay ™, Android Auto ™ and MirrorLink ®.
The biggest change inside the decidedly spartan cabin is Subaru's updated Starlink
infotainment unit featuring a responsive 7.0 - inch touchscreen, with navigation, Bluetooth, satellite radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The dashboard gets a centrally mounted 7 inch
infotainment unit which feels a generation older and is devoid of snazzy graphics.
In a recent press release, Chevrolet announced that it will be issuing a free software update that will bring Android Auto to all 2016 model vehicles that feature their 8 - inch
MyLink Infotainment unit.
Changes on the inside consist of a 12.3 - inch Audi Virtual Cockpit, a 10.1 - inch
MMI infotainment unit and an 8.6 - inch display below it to fiddle with climate control and text input.
Phone connectivity is quick and easy, but a
limited infotainment unit will be a letdown for drivers looking for a tech - infused car.
GM's new navigation and
infotainment unit works well and looks great, but there are an almost overwhelming number of buttons just below the screen.
These include a touchscreen CD /
DVD infotainment unit with TomTom satellite navigation, smartphone integration, and DAB radio, while the exterior gets an Outlander bonnet emblem - I wonder what Land Rover thinks of that?
The most notable of the gadget innovation is the Honda
Link infotainment unit with smartphone integration, a HD radio and a Push Button Start.
Quilted performance seats adorn the cabin of the Jaguar F - Type SVR, while output from the
TouchPro infotainment unit is channeled through a 10 - speaker Meridian sound system.
The Mercedes engineers have developed a new generation
of infotainment units for the CLC, bringing luxury - class cutting - edge technology to the Sports Coupé as of September 2008.
Thanks to that Touch Pro
Duo infotainment unit, fabulously comfortable seats plus lashings of jolly nice leather and metal work, the Velar's interior is - on the whole - a pleasant place to spend time in.
Standard equipment is a
faster infotainment unit that includes control for navigation and audio systems, but also climate and seating settings.
You have to look mighty hard inside, too, because Benz hasn't fitted it with the double - width
digital infotainment unit it debuted in the S - Class and which has now migrated down into the new A-Class.
Very quite, very smooth, spacious, well appointed, comfortable, elegant appearance, perfect drive train package,
excellent Infotainment unit with redundant manual controls, no service issues, excellent gas mileage for the size of the vehicle.
CUE is one of my
favourite infotainment units and it's upgraded for 2016 with a faster processer and a few minor usability tweaks, making it better than ever.
You get the same 8 - inch touchscreen
infotainment unit seen in the Elantra, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The digital gauge panel is revised for CTS - V, while the rest of the dash is familiar Cadillac, including the
CUE infotainment unit.
Since those looking for the premium car experience with the Amaze automatic don't have an option yet, we'd sadly say go for this variant and get an
aftermarket infotainment unit and parking camera.
The top variants get a 4.2 - inch touch
screen infotainment unit with Ford SYNC while the lower trims get the Ford MyDock system.
-- Tata Nexon interior spyshots reveal
new infotainment unit and other features — Nexon will be powered by 1.5 - litre diesel engine — India launch is expected in August 2017 — Competes with Maruti Vitara Brezza and Ford EcoSport primarily
Elsewhere in the cabin, if you've previously owned Marutis, you'll find many familiar bits — the steering wheel, gear lever, power window switches and Maruti's
SmartPlay infotainment unit, all doing duty in the Brezza.
In addition to a punchy and efficient engine, BMW's latest
iDrive infotainment unit, Harmon Kardon sound system, and adjustable drive modes are among the latest and greatest convenience features.
Besides the added performance, the Passat GT offers comprehensive standard equipment including a leather - wrapped steering wheel, 8 - way power driver's seat, heated front seats, dual - zone automatic climate control, heated side mirrors, and the Composition
Media infotainment unit with a 6.3 - inch touchscreen display.
Technologically speaking, the concept sports various features like video calls between passengers through
seatback infotainment units and importantly, doors, indicators, headlamps and seatback screens can be operated via gesture controls.
What really impressed me up to the core is the latest MMI touchscreen
infotainment unit which plays music from the 10 GB hard drive connected to Bose 5.1 600w 14 - speaker sound system.
The Cruze will be the first Chevrolet offering in the country to come with the
MyLink infotainment unit and will be seen in a host of offerings in the future.
The cabin looks quite youthful with a large instrumentation featuring analogue clocks and a 4.2 - inch MID, a 7 - inch touchscreen
infotainment unit in the dash, a bolstered steering wheel and sleek air - conditioning vents.
The differentiating goodies on offer on the top Z + variant are auto LED projector headlamps with daytime running LEDs, 7 - inch touchscreen
infotainment unit with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as tail lamps with LED brake lights, among others.
The postmodernist belief in the relativism of truth, coupled to the clicker culture of mass media where attention spans are measured in New York minutes, leaves us with a bewildering array of truth claims packaged in
infotainment units.
Tech wise there's
an infotainment unit with 6.3 - inch touchscreen display that's Apple CarPlay and Android Auto friendly.
The model shown is also equipped with dual - zone automatic climate control, Bluetooth, parking sensors, a touch screen
infotainment unit, and wireless internet, which we hope will translate to the U.S. market.