“Head unit” is the geeky way of saying “infotainment system,” or, the computer and screen in the dash.
The words are synonymous:
Infotainment System = Head Unit = Dash Screen
This is a 2015 Jaguar XJL
Another Reason I Love Jaguar
During the recent Automotive News Europe Congress in England, Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO Ralf Speth gave a keynote presentation during which Mr. Speth said something rare and refreshing…
… down with hybrids.
Specifically, he said:
“Customers are not impressed with it currently. Battery technology today is still too heavy, too expensive and the [power] density is too low,” he told Automotive News Europe following his keynote speech at the event. “As we learned at school, there’s this correlation between mass and energy and as long as this is not favorable, even if you recuperate, this is an issue.”
Source – Europe.AutoNews.com
Finally! Been saying this for years – hybrids are a lateral move.
My column below states why; try to defeat my argument.
Can’t, too much logic.
(original post here – October 15, 2013)
This Week’s Car Kicked it Over
Over the weekend I cracked a beer, then walked out to my driveway to hang out with This Week’s Car – 2015 Jaguar XJ AWD.
Far from the first time I’ve done this, but first time I’ve told you. When I lived in a condo in Toronto, I’d elevator down and sit in the drivers seat, ahh the new car smell, pushing buttons and daydreaming… “my blog is producing weekly cars, and this one hit six figures, I’m looking at $100,000 in my driveway.”
Guys it’s working… please keep reading, and I’ll keep blogging, then more cool stuff will happen like, next week we’re off on this exclusive auto trip… and remember my blog epiphany, this car week kind’ve confirmed it, so thank you Jaguar for betting on KeriBlog.com… and get ready for the biggest KB.com announcement to date.
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Cheers to that.
Full review post coming soon.
Turn your Car into a Library
The internet is arriving in our dashes this year, and a Canadian! company is the one (and only) to use it to stream audiobooks into our cabins. We speak with Sanjay Singhal, CEO of AudioBooks.com.
The streaming service will debut in Jaguar Land Rover, arriving this April 2015, with other manufacturers lined up behind them.
Read it online at Autonet.
Favourite line:
The New York Times top 100 list is available, and includes The Hunger Games trilogy, 50 Shades of EyeRoll, American Sniper, and Gone Girl.
’50 Shades of EyeRoll‘… come ON that I got that printed.
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This is Luxury Blogging
I’m being chauffeured in the back of a 2015 Jaguar XJL AWD.
A 5.0L Supercharged V8 outputting 470 hp and 424 lb-ft.
0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds
Starting at $105,990
Look how happy I am.
I love this doubling down:
getting work done, while getting where I need to go.
And getting there in complete luxury, like, this Jag is as good as it gets. There’s even a “Rear Executive Package” that makes the seats massage, and recline. Recline!
Eyes up front chauffeur, you don’t engage unless I do first #Chauffeur101
Now once more around the park and then home, James.
