Land Rover, you are awesome.

[Onkel Neal]

Cameras are a common safety feature in cars these days, but Land Rover has taken this type of technology to a whole new level.

Land Rover's Discovery Concept SUV – which will debut at the New York International Auto Show next week – has a new feature that provides full visibility of what is underneath and in front of the car by making the hood look transparent to the driver.

This new “see-through” feature, called Transparent Bonnet virtual imaging technology, has cameras and a full width display at the bottom of the windshield to make the hood look virtually invisible.





You need to see this:

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/04/11/mxp-vo-land-rover-disappearing-hood.hln.html

Now this is a great idea, I could really use this on my car :rock:

[Wolferz]

And a latho that made you tell the truth.
Female talkin heads... ya gotta luv'em.:haha:

Do you take your car into 4x4 country often, Neal?

I had a customer bring his Olds Aircraft Carrier in for a repair one time. He and his brother were using it to haul hay into the fields for their livestock and bounced the thing on top of a big geode, wedging the BFR between the prop shaft and the body. My mechanic came and got me saying, "You gotta see this!"

I said, " OK, what is it?" " It's a N-head" he replied. Older mech and less than tolerant. :-?

[Sailor Steve]

Just what I need - something else to distract me while I'm driving! What's that you say? Use it for off-roading only? Turn it off when you're on the road?

Okay, maybe I like it after all.

And a latho that made you tell the truth.
That's "lasso". AKA lariat, or rope. :O:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso

[Catfish]

The new Range Rover is so ugly that only Russians would buy it.
And a transparent hood ? Put a camera or two at the vehicle and project it on the windscreen.

This is the same as my VW 'Passat' Synchro, i guess you called them Qantum, over there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXfiy4UrHCw
And it's good for 200 km/h, on the road. :D

[Wolferz]

Just what I need - something else to distract me while I'm driving! What's that you say? Use it for off-roading only? Turn it off when you're on the road?

Okay, maybe I like it after all.


That's "lasso". AKA lariat, or rope. :O:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso

Are my auditory organs going bad? I'd swear she replaced the "s'es" with the "th" sound trying to be cute.:haha:

If that system breaks down, it might leave you stuck in no-mans land.:O:

[Jimbuna]

Very cool...no excuse stating you didn't see the dog lying in the road now :)

[Betonov]

A new Land Rover and off-road ???

Does not compute :down:

[Platapus]

Nooo. Friends don't let friends buy Land Rovers. :nope:

I am a certified Land Rover Councilor (aka former LR owner). I and other former Land Rover owners are standing by to help anyone considering buying a Land Rover.

Others have suffered, so you don't have to. :yep:

[swamprat69er]

Nooo. Friends don't let friends buy Land Rovers. :nope:

I am a certified Land Rover Councilor (aka former LR owner). I and other former Land Rover owners are standing by to help anyone considering buying a Land Rover.

Others have suffered, so you don't have to. :yep:
They are very expensive up here for what you get.

[Jimbuna]

Quality does not come cheaply these days.

[MH]

Quality does not come cheaply these days.


:yep:

F-35 technology.:haha:

[Catfish]

^:03:


But really, nevermind the Land ROver, but who wants this ugly thing ??
This is so completely f.. ugly even the newest Mercedes models cannot compete.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2013/11/2014-range-rover-evoque-gets-2130-mpg-rating.html

[Jimbuna]

:yep:

F-35 technology.:haha:

I never said they were that expensive :)

[Platapus]

Quality does not come cheaply these days.

Quality and Land Rover are two terms that are often used together but shouldn't. :yep:

The only thing that was of high quality was the type of vacation my Land Rover Mechanic could afford. :D

[d@rk51d3]

I'll take a landie over most anything else on the market. ;)

[Jimbuna]

One thing must be stated...Land Rovers are not HB proof :)