A vehicle windshield (14) with a top edge (15) extended such as to provide a lower drag coefficient and giving the driver a wider panoramic vertical viewing angle and having an integrated shading means, having no movable parts and utilizing a material which is capable changing its light transmittance electrically and with a controlling means which mimics the aesthetics of a conventional mechanical blind. Aspects of the various embodiments include: switchable segmented sun visors (22), integrated solid state lighting, a mounting means for attachment of a center console, a controlling means, a user programmable interface, a touch screen interface, touch sensitive activation, a sound emitting means, inclusion of substantially the entire roof, inclusion of substantially the entire roof and the rear window (12), and any combination of a tinted, heat reflecting, heat absorbing or photochromic coating, film or interlayer in all or a portion of the glazing area.