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Joined screens

Once the instrument cluster became a screen, designers started joining it to the centre display.
Years
2013–present
Cars
10
Photographed
10

About

Mercedes-Benz placed two 12.3-inch screens side by side in the 2013 S-Class and later put them under one glass, an idea that grew into the MBUX Superscreen with a third display for the passenger. BMW answered with its Curved Display, Ford gave the Mustang a single glass panel, and the 2026 Corvette wraps three screens around the driver. BMW’s Neue Klasse projects information along the base of the windscreen from one pillar to the other.

Defining technology
Cluster and centre display joined into one band of screens
Instrument cluster
  • Fully digital (TFT)
Primary input
  • Touchscreen
  • Voice
  • Steering-wheel controls
Head-up display
  • Available

How shared features are counted

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Photo credits

Photo credits (10)
  1. Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W222), cockpit“Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTEC L (V 222) – Innenraum, 13. Oktober 2013, Düsseldorf” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  2. Mercedes-Benz A‑Class (W177), cockpit“2019 Mercedes Benz A-Class Hatchback A 200 (40)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Bindydad123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Mercedes-Benz S‑Class (W223), cockpit“Mercedes-Benz S-Class, 2020, outdoor, interior: leather siena brown” (opens in a new tab) · © Mercedes-Benz AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Mercedes-Benz Media
  4. BMW 3 Series (G20), cockpit“The all-new BMW 3 Series Sedan - BMW M340i xDrive (11/2018).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  5. BMW 7 Series (G70), cockpit“The display and operating system along with the digital user experience in the new BMW 7 Series.” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  6. Mercedes-Benz E‑Class (W214), cockpit“Mercedes-AMG E 53 HYBRID 4MATIC+ (W214) interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Ford Mustang (S650), cockpit“2024 Mustang Interior” (opens in a new tab) · © Ford Motor Company · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Ford From the Road
  8. Mercedes-Benz CLA (C174/C178), cockpit“The all-new Mercedes-Benz CLA: Display content may differ visually from the production model; Edition, AMG Line, interior: leather tartufo brown” (opens in a new tab) · © Mercedes-Benz AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Mercedes-Benz Media
  9. BMW iX3 (NA5), cockpit“The new BMW iX3 50 xDrive (09/2025).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  10. Chevrolet Corvette (C8), cockpit“Corvette C8 interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: MN · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

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