Hud

[Rest]

My local Toyota dealership tried to tell me the new Prius has a HUD. I looked at it and said, "no it doesn't". He goes on saying it did and that what you see is a reflection from inside the dash. Since the HUD is not available in North America, I knew better. It was clear he didn't get it as I tried to explain to him that this does not make it a Heads UP Display.

Are all Toyota sales people this uneducated about the Prius? You would think with the Internet and forums like this one, these people would learn as much as possible about the products they sell.

[Gadgetdad]

Originally Posted by Rest

My local Toyota dealership tried to tell me the new Prius has a HUD. I looked at it and said, "no it doesn't". He goes on saying it did and that what you see is a reflection from inside the dash. Since the HUD is not available in North America, I knew better. It was clear he didn't get it as I tried to explain to him that this does not make it a Heads UP Display.

Are all Toyota sales people this uneducated about the Prius? You would think with the Internet and forums like this one, these people would learn as much as possible about the products they sell.

Yeah, but cut them some slack, they have to know details from Yaris to Sequoia. Most I have talked to at my dealership seem to want to learn about the Prius. Maybe we should hold classes for salespeople!

Lee

[qbee42]

The MID and speedo on the Prius come close to being a HUD, as they are projected onto the line of sight and at a longer focal distance. However, since you don't look through the MID and speedo, they are not a HUD by definition.

As far as sales mis-information goes, this one was fairly minor. When trying to explain these things to a sales animal, try to remember the old saying: "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It only wastes your time and annoys the pig."

Tom

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by qbee42

The MID and speedo on the Prius come close to being a HUD, as they are projected onto the line of sight and at a longer focal distance. However, since you don't look through the MID and speedo, they are not a HUD by definition.

As far as sales mis-information goes, this one was fairly minor. When trying to explain these things to a sales animal, try to remember the old saying: "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It only wastes your time and annoys the pig."

Tom

It's also not a HUD because you simply do not keep your head up to see the display in the Prius.

I think many sales people were misinformed because the Prius marketing campaign launched very strong a lot before the car was actually arriving in the showrooms... So, most of them were just disconnected and trying to learn, but now I think, they are catching up…

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by Indyking

It's also not a HUD because you simply do not keep your head up to see the display in the Prius.
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Depends on your height. It's pretty close to heads-up for me.

Tom

[Baltechno]

All new Prius (2010) delivered in Europe has real HUD. It projects the speed, navigation arrows and hybrid info on the lower part of windscreen. You can adjust the height and brightness of projection. It is the same system as the new Lexus Rx 450h.

Anders
SWEDEN

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by Baltechno

All new Prius (2010) delivered in Europe has real HUD. It projects the speed, navigation arrows and hybrid info on the lower part of windscreen. You can adjust the height and brightness of projection. It is the same system as the new Lexus Rx 450h.

Anders
SWEDEN

This is a real HUD system. Unfortunately we can't get it in the U.S.

Tom

[Tideland Prius]

Well it kinda is but yes not the actual HUD projected onto the windshield.

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

Well it kinda is but yes not the actual HUD projected onto the windshield.

My last post referred to the European Prius HUD, which is projected onto the windshield.

Tom

[Rest]

Originally Posted by Gadgetdad

Yeah, but cut them some slack, they have to know details from Yaris to Sequoia.

I understand but isn't it their job to know the products they sell? If they are popping off wrong information then they are being sloppy and not telling the truth.