Columbus or Amundsen with digital cockpit?

Apologies for the long post….

I am weighing up my options on whether to go for the Columbus or Amundsen infotainment unit with the virtual (digital) cockpit and was wondering if anyone has driven the Columbus & virtual cockpit combination?

Firstly, I have (briefly) driven an Amundsen & virtual cockpit combination and I very much favour the virtual cockpit over traditional dials.

With the Amundsen you are unable to have the full sat nav map on both the cockpit and infotainment screens.  If you have the map on the cockpit you still have some basic navigation instructions on the infotainment screen (ie street name of current vehicle position, arrow and distance for next directional change).  If the map is on the infotainment screen the cockpit only displays the direction to be travelled (ie straight ahead or L or R arrows, but without distance or other information).  Speed, engine revs etc, do remain depending upon the cockpit setting.

With the Columbus it appears you can have the full sat nav information on both the infotainment and virtual cockpit screens at the same time.  That seems more ideal to me.

On my current vehicle I use a stand-alone Garmin sat nav and because it is centrally fixed on the screen both I and my passenger (normally my wife) can follow the route guidance and, especially in strange towns which have multiple complex junctions, she can assist me by studying the screen and help guide me to the correct turning where the direction to follow is not immediately obvious.  Unfortunately the map screen on the virtual cockpit is not visible enough for her to do that, and if the map is on the infotainment screen then I’d have to divert my eyes too much from the road to easily follow the correct route.  I know there are route guidance announcements but sometimes when “reading” a strange road there’s just too much information to be rapidly  gleaned to easily ascertain which road truly is the 5^th exit off the roundabout (or whatever is announced).

It is very unlikely I will be able to test drive a Columbus/virtual cockpit combination as there will probably not be such an animal available in my local dealer and for various practical reasons I’m unable to visit the next local dealer(s).

It seems to me the Columbus and virtual cockpit is the best solution, but the Columbus is one heck of a lot of extra money so I’d be grateful for any relevant comments by anyone who owns/has driven the Columbus & virtual cockpit combination.  

Thanks