Jaguar Land Rover Has Released A Gorgeous Classic-Look Infotainment Unit
It’s a problem anyone with an older car wanting an upgrade in the audio department has experienced: where do you find a modern head-unit that doesn’t look at odds with your retro cabin?
Options have been extremely limited up until now, but there’s a new alternative from Jaguar Land Rover. The British firm’s Classic department has launched a range of infotainment systems which on first glance look like they belong in something like an XJS, but on closer inspection are packed full of modern features.
Each has a 3.5-inch touchscreen flanked by lovely-looking rotary controllers and simple buttons. It has DAB radio compatibility, a satellite navigation function and Bluetooth, should you fancy streaming your Spotify playlist while swanning around in an E-Type.
The single DIN-size units are compatible with any car that has a negative earth electrical system. JLR is promising “premium sound quality” from the system’s 4x45-watt output.
There are five designs available in total: two Jaguar-branded, two with Land Rover logos, and one unbranded. They’re not what you’d call cheap though, with a starting price of £1200.
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I would definitely prefer this over the gigantic screen you get in a Tesla.
And I am not even that old.
lol ikr
Same
born in 96’ but all i can think when i see a big screen is when its gonna break and how much is it gonna cost to fix
The big screen in the model 3 is not going to last long in the hands of children
So this is like those chinese android based systems that look like OEM ones, but better made
Pretty much!
Trying to read it while driving the car
Perfect for Mighty Car Mods’ Fairlady Z!
YES! I have always hated the giant i-Pads glued to the center console in newer cars!
Porshe did it first
It’s literally the same thing with a different faceplate
Great idea, but will probably break in a year.
British stuff is unreliable.
Let’s not get started on BL
Being honest this would look good in a lot more than just old jaguars. Might need to convince my friend to get the unbranded one for his bel air hes restoring
One thing that annoys me is when you see something like a BMW 2002 etc and there is a headunit glowing in the cabin. If I owned a classic car, I’d either use radio/tapedeck or bring a bluetooth speaker for music.
The thing that really grind my gears is the small touch screen. I mean you want some thing you can can actually use, my point is the touch screen is too small.you need something you can see right and touch but 3.5’ is not enough. OK…. Good thinking but not up date.