Is it a sunroof if it doesn't open?

"Indiana Jones, PhD" (indianajonesphd) 02/21/2017 at 21:07 • Filed to: None

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Skylight for your time

Opponauts,

I saw this article on the FP about the new Tata Motors Land Rover Range Rover Velar being “ !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ” but to me, that is absolutely not a sunroof. In my mind it’s a window, or more specifically a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Anyway, I’m just looking for opinions. Is it a sunroof if it doesn’t open?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/21/2017 at 21:29

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NOT A SUNROOF

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/21/2017 at 21:43

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If it’s glass, it’s a moonroof.

Brian McKay > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/21/2017 at 21:49

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roof that admits sunlight = sunroof

facw > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/21/2017 at 22:06

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Not a sunroof.

Nissan (a pioneer in stupid non-opening roof windows) called their thing SkyView:

Urambo Tauro > Brian McKay 02/21/2017 at 22:06

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roof that admits moonlight = moonroof

iSureWilll > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/21/2017 at 22:18

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Moonroof. Always has been.

facw > Brian McKay 02/21/2017 at 22:39

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But traditionally, sunroofs didn’t admit sunlight unless they were open. They were sheet metal, like this:

Moonroofs were glass. But of course hardly anyone has made non-glass roof panels in a long time, so sunroof has come to mean both (Porsche has done them recently but I don’t know if they are still an option):

OPPOsaurus WRX > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/21/2017 at 22:43

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I always thought a moonroof was stationary or just vented and a sunroof opened. The other thing is a panoramic windshield or something

facw > OPPOsaurus WRX 02/21/2017 at 23:32

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Nah, traditionally sunroofs are opaque while moonroofs are glass.

Nauraushaun > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/22/2017 at 05:27

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Does the sun come through it?

Probenja > Indiana Jones, PhD 02/22/2017 at 06:57

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Is the word “Panoramic Roof” not used in the US? because that’s what it is.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Indiana Jones, PhD 03/31/2017 at 18:06

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Two things: first, I stole your dog-lips gif. Mea culpa .

Second, cars need roofs.

Thank you.