A huge windscreen that sweeps back uninterrupted over the driver's head will be available as an option on the three-door Vauxhall Astra, which goes on sale next spring.
Vauxhall says the panoramic windscreen provides an almost unobstructed view ahead, like that experienced by pilots in the cockpit of aeroplanes.
Constructed from 6mm toughened glass, the windscreen filters out heat from sunlight and is also shaded to prevent passengers from being dazzled. A pair of sun-blinds can be folded out on bright days.
Vauxhall says extra strengthening in the roof and floor ensures cars fitted with the panoramic windscreen drive just like standard models, and perform as well in crash tests.
The option, likely to cost £1000, will be available by next summer, a few months after the three-door range goes on sale. A standard three-door Astra is likely to cost from £11,000.