ICE Touch: British customers get trick entertainment system in Lexus RX
February 29, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, Crossovers/CUVs, Lexus, Toys, UK
We think Lexus has struck the right balance with the sweetest in-car entertainment system yet. Called ICE (In Car Entertainment), the pair of eight-inch widescreen WVGA monitors protrude out of the back of the two front seats and feature an integrated slot-loading DVD in each, plus RCA inputs, USB ports and SD card slots. The attractive mounting also provides shock protection so discs don’t skip over rough pavement or - perish the thought - off road terrain. A disc loaded into one can even be played on both monitors so both kids rear-seat passengers can watch the same Spongebob disc and listen through the included infrared wireless headphones.
The ICE system replaces the ceiling-mounted drop-down screen on the current RX350 and RX400h crossovers. Unfortunately, the system costs the equivalent of an extra $4,300 on all trim levels, except the top-of-the-line SE-L that has them included. Even worse, the system is only available in the UK… at the moment. But we’d expect that sufficient demand for the pricey accessory would bring it Stateside faster than you can say “luxury crossover-utility vehicle”.
[Source: Carscoop]
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ICE Touch: British customers get trick entertainment system in Lexus RX
February 29, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, Crossovers/CUVs, Lexus, Toys, UK
We think Lexus has struck the right balance with the sweetest in-car entertainment system yet. Called ICE (In Car Entertainment), the pair of eight-inch widescreen WVGA monitors protrude out of the back of the two front seats and feature an integrated slot-loading DVD in each, plus RCA inputs, USB ports and SD card slots. The attractive mounting also provides shock protection so discs don’t skip over rough pavement or - perish the thought - off road terrain. A disc loaded into one can even be played on both monitors so both kids rear-seat passengers can watch the same Spongebob disc and listen through the included infrared wireless headphones.
The ICE system replaces the ceiling-mounted drop-down screen on the current RX350 and RX400h crossovers. Unfortunately, the system costs the equivalent of an extra $4,300 on all trim levels, except the top-of-the-line SE-L that has them included. Even worse, the system is only available in the UK… at the moment. But we’d expect that sufficient demand for the pricey accessory would bring it Stateside faster than you can say “luxury crossover-utility vehicle”.
[Source: Carscoop]
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ICE Touch: British customers get trick entertainment system in Lexus RX
February 29, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, Crossovers/CUVs, Lexus, Toys, UK
We think Lexus has struck the right balance with the sweetest in-car entertainment system yet. Called ICE (In Car Entertainment), the pair of eight-inch widescreen WVGA monitors protrude out of the back of the two front seats and feature an integrated slot-loading DVD in each, plus RCA inputs, USB ports and SD card slots. The attractive mounting also provides shock protection so discs don’t skip over rough pavement or - perish the thought - off road terrain. A disc loaded into one can even be played on both monitors so both kids rear-seat passengers can watch the same Spongebob disc and listen through the included infrared wireless headphones.
The ICE system replaces the ceiling-mounted drop-down screen on the current RX350 and RX400h crossovers. Unfortunately, the system costs the equivalent of an extra $4,300 on all trim levels, except the top-of-the-line SE-L that has them included. Even worse, the system is only available in the UK… at the moment. But we’d expect that sufficient demand for the pricey accessory would bring it Stateside faster than you can say “luxury crossover-utility vehicle”.
[Source: Carscoop]
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ICE Touch: British customers get trick entertainment system in Lexus RX
February 29, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, Crossovers/CUVs, Lexus, Toys, UK
We think Lexus has struck the right balance with the sweetest in-car entertainment system yet. Called ICE (In Car Entertainment), the pair of eight-inch widescreen WVGA monitors protrude out of the back of the two front seats and feature an integrated slot-loading DVD in each, plus RCA inputs, USB ports and SD card slots. The attractive mounting also provides shock protection so discs don’t skip over rough pavement or - perish the thought - off road terrain. A disc loaded into one can even be played on both monitors so both kids rear-seat passengers can watch the same Spongebob disc and listen through the included infrared wireless headphones.
The ICE system replaces the ceiling-mounted drop-down screen on the current RX350 and RX400h crossovers. Unfortunately, the system costs the equivalent of an extra $4,300 on all trim levels, except the top-of-the-line SE-L that has them included. Even worse, the system is only available in the UK… at the moment. But we’d expect that sufficient demand for the pricey accessory would bring it Stateside faster than you can say “luxury crossover-utility vehicle”.
[Source: Carscoop]
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More Best Car speculation: V8 Acura RL
February 27, 2008 by tsikot · Comments Off
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Japan, Acura, Honda
When we had the current-generation Acura RL in the Autoblog Garage, we thought that its understated design was attractive enough, but opined that it looked rather anonymous in the face of competitors such as the BMW 5-series, Infiniti M35 and especially the new Cadillac CTS. What may be a bigger problem to consumers is the lack of a V8 engine option, especially considering that even Hyundai has seen fit to offer its top-level sedan with V8 power. Additionally, the current RL is based on a front-wheel-drive chassis architecture, and although we found that the Super Handling-All Wheel Drive system worked rather well, the new RL might get an AWD system based on a rear-wheel-drive chassis.
If rumors from Japan’s Best Car agazine hold true, expect to see a new 4.5 liter V8 in Acura’s recently redesigned flagship sporting over 400 horsepower. The rendering shown above appears to be a current-generation Accord, which is already quite large, stretched out in every direction. A U.S. version for Acura would surely get a grille more in-line with its current angular design theme which was shown off at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this month. Since this is just a rendering, we won’t judge its looks much, but we would hope that a production version of Acura’s RL flagship would look significantly different than their mainstream sedan, the Accord.
Gallery: 2009 Acura RL
[Source: Best Car via Winding Road]
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