Visteon Debuts Next-Generation Reconfigurable IP

The reconfigurable instrument panel Visteon Corp. is supplying for the 2013 Lincoln MKZ adds a new wrinkle to such displays: a large pair of physical, illuminated gauge rings atop the screen.

Images appear behind the rings to give the IP a more textured look.

The next-generation system, which Visteon is producing in Mexico, features a 10.1-inch thin-film transistor display. Visteon notes that the cluster, which offers 24-bit color depth, has far fewer parts than a conventional array of instruments.