analogue dials with central tft display defender manufacturer

We are delighted to offer this 2023.5 Land Rover Defender presented in Yulong White with a Ebony/Ebony grained leather and Robustec seat facings with Ebony interior Interior.

This particular example has a huge specification including Family Pack, Detachable tow bar, Standard leather steering wheel, Analogue Dials with Central TFT Display, Privacy glass, Solar attenuating windscreen, Cold Climate Pack, Off-Road Pack, Front Floor Carpet Mats, Leather gearshift, Light Oyster Morzine Headlining, 60:40 load through rear seats with manual slide and recline and centre armrest

One local buyer who ordered a Land Rover Defender 110 recently received an email from the car-maker saying that “certain options and standard features that were previously available have been removed from production until further notice”.

As a result, the vehicle in question, which was said to have been “in the final stages of build”, has had its 12.3-inch interactive driver display (digital instrument panel) replaced with a regular cluster with analogue dials and a TFT display.

That means a smaller 7.0-inch screen, no ability to hide the dials from view or configurate the instrument panel to provide a more personalised layout.

Matrix LED headlights also specified on the customer’s car were replaced with less sophisticated but still “premium” LED headlights that include high beam assist.

Business users only. Based on a Defender 110 D250 Hardtop standard specification, maintained. Excess mileage charges (20.30p per mile ex VAT). Must be returned in good condition to avoid further charges. Contract Hire subject to status. This promotion cannot be used together with other manufacturer’s promotions and is subject to availability at participating Retailers only for new vehicles registered between 1st January to 31st March 2023. Contract Hire is provided by Land Rover Contract Hire, a trading style of Lex Autolease Limited, Heathside Park, Heathside Park Road, Stockport SK3 0RB.

The figures provided are as a result of official manufacturer’s tests in accordance with EU legislation. For comparison purposes only. Real world figures may differ. CO2 and fuel economy figures may vary according to wheel fitment and optional extras fitted. The fuel consumption and CO2 figures under the old passenger car test, NEDC, will still be used by the Government until at least 2020 for tax treatment of passenger cars. NEDC Equivalent (NEDCeq) are figures calculated using a Government formula from WLTP figures equivalent to what they would have been under the old NEDC test. The correct tax treatment can then be applied.

If we pride ourselves on one thing at Alexanders, it is doing things properly. This is why every single car that leaves our showroom does so in a condition that’s as good as – and sometimes even better than – new. We only stock vehicles that have been meticulously cared for, and each one goes through a thorough mechanical and cosmetic inspection process with our experienced technicians and aftercare specialists. No car leaves Alexanders unless it meets the incredibly high standards of our founders, and when it does, it does so with a full MOT, service and either the balance of the manufacturer’s warranty or a comprehensive Alexanders equivalent.

Touch Pro Duo showcases Panasonic’s industry-leading technology through seamless integration of touch and display surfaces made possible by innovative manufacturing techniques

Twin-screen interface works in harmony with a full color head-up display allowing greater visual comfort and driver focus, making in-car features available to driver in clear, unobtrusive fashion

Featuring two 10-inch high definition screens, a color head-up display and tactile user controls, Touch Pro Duo is the perfect centrepiece of Velar’s beautifully minimalist interior.  Clear, adaptable and intuitive, Touch Pro Duo allows the driver to focus on whatever terrain comes ahead, mixing stylish secret-until-lit surfaces with simple to understand displays and form paired perfectly to Velar’s design.

The upper screen acts as the primary interface, and as with the lower screen, is a 10-inch high definition 2k resolution display. It presents navigation, media and phone to the driver and features a 30-degree tilting mechanism. This can be adjusted to the optimum viewing angle in response to sunlight and shadows. Returning to the flush position when the ignition is switched off, the screen returns to the previously chosen angle upon ignition. Interaction is as intuitive as a smartphone or tablet: the driver simply swipes, pinches or scrolls.

The lower display screen is integrated within the curved central console and displays air conditioning, dynamic stability and hill descent functions with clear and direct inputs rather than complicated menus. Both screens utilise an anti-scratch, fingerprint-resistant touch surface and present information as if floating free of the display surface. What’s more, the twin-screen set-up allows the driver to interact with more features, for example controlling media on the lower screen while viewing navigation on the upper.

Machined from solid aluminum, Multi-Function Dynamic Dial controllers – developed from Panasonic’s Magic Ring Control System – sit alongside the screen’s touch controls. This marriage of digital and analogue further adds to the instinctive operating system of Touch Pro Duo, allowing the driver to operate functions on the display just by his or her fingers. Rising silently from the center console on start-up, the satin chrome bezels feature a rubberized outer surface and are reconfigurable to handle multiple functions: capable of controlling everything from cabin air temperature to massage seat settings or Terrain Response Mode.

This whole system then integrates seamlessly with the Velar’s uncluttered interior design. The screens – made up of delicate layers of touch foils, prints, tints and optical resins –  use optical bonding and are housed in flowing polycarbonate, which allows a high-resolution display to have curved edges yet be capable of exceptional image quality. This is a result of Panasonic’s research into state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques, which have led to the development of a process that ensures quality fit and finish with no compromises on design or clarity.