Audi Navigation System Plus Updated for Audi A3, TT and R8

Gone are the days when you used a simple map and a compass to navigate. These days, even the most somber cars are having advanced technology that help you navigate and drive smoothly. Companies such as Fiat have collaborated with technology giants Microsoft to come with their own technology.

Now we have Audi who has sent word that their updated navigation system plus that features Multi Media Interface (MMI) will be included in the Audi A3, TT and R8. It will offer unrivaled route calculation speed as well as enhanced screen resolution. What’s more, you can blend the Audi music interface and the radio-navigation system, version E (RNS-E). The new system reads up to 32 GB SD memory cards.

As it has become characteristic these days, you can attach iPods and external storage media and the external devices are also charged by it. The 6.5-inch screen has 800 x 480 pixel, high-resolution graphics. The system also features a 600 MHz processor and even shows speed limits taken from
the navigation data for freeways and highways. Yes, there is a topographic map view where scrolling vertically and horizontally has been made easy.

It also includes the intuitive operating logic of the media playback menu and displays the title information. This makes it simple to look for stuff in the music collection. There is support for the Bluetooth adapter, which is available at retail stores. Also, updates can now be downloaded free of charge from the Audi website. It also features slots for SD and SDHC cards on the back of the display.

According to Audi, the new system has already been released. The cost lays in the price range of 2270 EUR and 2565 EUR. Audi also informs about the optical parking assistant in the system and if you have the R8, it can be used with the rearview camera. Basically, the distance to the front and the rear are shown optically on the high-resolution display and when you utilize it along with rearview camera, the images that are beamed from the parking assistant get placed over the live images from the camera.