Head-up displays on new Lexus RX 450h
Author: MotorTorque Team
Published: 07 May 2009
Lexus has introduced a head-up display (HUD) to its RX 450h model, providing easy-access vehicle data and controls with minimum driver distraction.
The HUD projects essential information on to the base of the windscreen, within the driver’s field of vision, using technology 'originally developed for use in fighter jets'.
Vehicle speed, turn-by-turn arrow navigation instructions, audio information and warnings from the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Pre-Crash Safety (PCS) systems are all projected on the windscreen.
The system, provided as standard on SE-L Premium versions of the RX 450h, can be switched on and off, while the display position and lighting intensity can be adjusted in line with ambient lighting conditions, using control switches alongside the steering wheel.
Lexus says the new white read-outs it has developed uses high-intensity LEDs, with a maximum luminescence of 6,000cd/m2, ensuring legibility in all conditions.
The new RX 450h SUV is available to order now, with customer deliveries from July. On-the-road prices start at £41,600 for the SE model.
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