Overview
Although no major mechanical changes took place for the 2005 model
year, there were several electronic enhancements, including
The MSRP for the HSE model was increased to $73,750, about
$2,000 over the
2003 model. The 2005 Westminster edition was priced at $86,000.
No major changes from 2004. Top speed now governor-limited to 122 mph compared with the claimed 130 mph top speed of the 2003 model.
No changes from 2003.
Exterior
For 2005, Tonga Green replaced Epsom Green and the remaining colors
carry over- maintaining total exterior choices at nine. The standard
colors were Java Black, Giverny Green, Zambezi Silver, Chawton White,
Adriatic Blue, Tonga Green, Alveston Red, Maya Gold and Bonnati Grey.
The navigation screen was replaced with a new low-temperature
polysilicon VGA
(video graphics display) screen with 3.5 times higher resolution
than the LCD screen it replaced. The new display is touch sensitive,
with the
ability to control several vehicle systems through a combination of
hard and soft buttons. In addition to the usual trip computer functions
such as fuel
consumption, tank range, average speed and the like, a new 4x4 Driver
interface (photo
below) was introduced that graphically displays vehicle
settings and positions, such as the angle of the front wheels, the
suspension setting and direction of travel. This is quite useful in off
road driving conditions such as slogging through deep mud ruts.
The new GPS premium navigation system for 2005 was DVD- rather than CD- based and incorporated voice activation. One DVD contained maps for the entire continental United States, compared with 8 CDs for the earlier system. It uses not only GPS signals, but dead-reckoning and map-matching techniques to guide you when the vehicle loses sight of the GPS satellites as happens when in a tunnel or in dense tree cover etc. The off-road mode guides you to your destination by degrees and keeps track of where you've been by setting trace points which can be followed when returning to your start point.
The new harman/kardon® LOGIC7™ surround sound system had 14 speakers using 710 watts of digital amplification. A six-disc CD changer in the glovebox could play MP3 formatted discs as well as regular CDs. The system could be controlled three ways: by voice command, steering wheel controls or the touch screen.
The personal telephone integration system allows owners to use their own mobile phone in the car either via an integrated cradle or with the wireless convenience of Bluetooth™ technology.
As in 2003 and 2004, two wood finishes and
six leather colors were available.
American cherry or burled walnut wood could be paired with Parchment,
Navy, Ivory, Aspen, Sand or Charcoal leather.
Three options continued to be available
for the HSE:
1. Heated Accessories
Package (heated front and rear seats, integrated ski bag, heated
steering wheel)
2. The Luxury
Interior Package (Heated Accessories Package plus contour seats w/
16-way driver & passenger seat adjustment,
upgraded leather on upper dashboard, door-pulls and cubby box lid.
3. Optional 20" 7-spoke alloy wheels
Westminster Edition:
The limited "Westminster" edition was
continued from 2004, with Java
Black pearlescent paint and 20-inch
bright alloy wheels (see photos on 2004 page).
A silver WESTMINSTER
badge on the tailgate identified the vehicle as one of only 300 to be
built in Java Black. The interior used wood "similar to that
seen on the finest grand pianos", along with supple Jet Black leather
and deep cut
pile carpeting (see Westminster Edition
section on 2004 page). The only features
in the
interior not in Jet Black were the ivory headliner and grab
handles.
All Westminster models had the "heated accessory package". The
Westminster also introduced Rain Sensor windshield wipers that
activate
automatically when water is detected, and an integrated cargo area
luggage net.
Autobiography:
This edition continued as usual in the UK, and a small number were
imported into the US by LRNA during the 2005 model year. The sticler
price was $97,750.