Looking for a single-DIN head unit upgrade? You might want to try the Alpine Halo9, perfect for any vehicle, from retro coupes to big rigs.
The ideal navigational solution for daily drivers, truckers, and motorhome owners alike, the feature-packed Alpine Halo9 offers built-in navigation and pre-installed trucking software as well as motorhome profiles. So, there’s no danger of being that person on the news who gets their large vehicle wedged in a small alleyway.
Specs
The new Halo9 Navi uses iGo Primo NextGen navigation with TomTom maps for 46 countries, with three years’ free-of-charge map updates. You can also use navigation apps (such as Google maps, Waze and so on) with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and the system will only propose navigation routes suitable for your vehicle.
With a 9-inch touchscreen, the super-slim display appears to simply hover over your dashboard, and even includes a white LED ambient light on the bottom. As well as the cutting-edge navigation, you also get DAB+ digital radio, USB video playback, Bluetooth hands-free and audio streaming and much more.
Design
The drive-less chassis is a single-DIN, allowing a full-size screen even in vehicles where double-DIN is a no-no. And for truck drivers whose rigs have a single-DIN up above the windscreen, you can fit the Halo9 there in a ‘hanging’ configuration. The high-resolution touchscreen attaches to the front of the media box with steel brackets to achieve a rock-solid display that doesn’t wobble while driving. On top of that, touch-responsive hard-keys complement the edge-to-edge glass nicely, making the unit as attractive to behold as it is modern in functionality.
If you like to make sure that everything in your car, van, or truck is as ergonomic as possible, you’ll enjoy the screen’s expansive versatility when it comes to positioning. You can raise or lower the screen itself by up to 30mm and extend it outwards by up to 20mm, as well as tilting it in a range between +45 degrees and -20 degrees. So, it’s a piece of cake to position it just where you need it.
For campervan owners, the navigation system comes pre-installed with the popular park4night camper software, its extensive database offering over 120,000 camping sites across Europe and working fully offline on the go wherever you are. And for truckers, any hazardous goods you may be carrying such as flammables, explosives or poisonous gas or liquids can be taken into consideration for the route calculation. If you drive a truck or motorhome, quite simply, this is the perfect product for you.
And hey, even if you just have a regular car with a single-DIN stereo, this will hugely modernize its cabin. In fact, you can buy the Alpine Halo9 head unit without all that heavy vehicle nonsense if you’d rather. Just click here, if that sounds more like your jam.
