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Old 10-21-13, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by madfast
all the germans seem to favor the "ipad stuck on the dash" look. also looks like MB beat out lexus for full touch based nav controls?
I think they are all making an effort to improve visibility by lowering the dash height. The COMMAND **** is till there btw, the touch gesture is just added redundancy a la Audi's MMI.

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The interior looks very retro. I don't understand the screen - I would think it would be very difficult to see due to glare? Screens set into the dash have had a "hood" for this very reason. The ones that haven't, like in the LR2 or the JX, can be difficult to see.
Screen technology has improved enough to the point where the screen should persevere in sunlight.
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Old 10-21-13, 04:52 PM
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Love the design. Very fluid. I hope material quality matches this luxury sport design
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Old 10-21-13, 04:57 PM
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Uhh yeah that display looks terrible. It looks even worse than the "iPad sticking out of the dash" BMW designs. This looks like an iPad clipped onto the front of the dash. I guess they'll figure out a way to integrate these screens better over time. Just looks wrong to me, but yes other than that the interior looks great!
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Old 10-21-13, 04:58 PM
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overall looks pretty good, i like it. modern and young

i just can't get over the nav screen, i am sure they could have done something better to "integrate" it...
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Old 10-21-13, 04:59 PM
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the door panel's design were taken straight from the CLS which is a good thing.

the bad thing is that the floating speedo needle is gone
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Old 10-21-13, 05:06 PM
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Those photos are heavily photoshopped. In person it's probably a worst version of the 3IS with even greater cost cutting.
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Old 10-21-13, 10:03 PM
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looks better with a traditional gear shifter?

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Originally Posted by RXSF
looks better with a traditional gear shifter?

nice find
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Old 10-21-13, 11:38 PM
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It amazes me how the germans are always so on top of the game with their designs.

year after year, model after model they just keep taking to a different level.
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Old 10-22-13, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
looks better with a traditional gear shifter?

hm, that one has cup holders, automatic one doesnt? I guess they solved the problem with 3IS cup holders taking up space!
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Old 10-22-13, 01:43 AM
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I can get passed the tacked on Nav screen (it looks terrible, as it does in other brands), but the lack of gear shifter down low where the arm naturally lays is a deal-breaker for me. I guess I'm getting old and tired, where I just don't want both my hands up on the wheel 24-7 to shift +/- gear. From those I've seen driving next to me, they too don't drive with both hands up on the wheel. So for for those who want comfort AND to be able to manually shift the automatic, we are SOL. First BMW and Mercedes. (Even the new Dodge Ram.) I wonder if Audi will follow and ditch the console shifter. =(
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Old 10-22-13, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
agree 100%

looks like they weren't even thinking about it when they designed the interior
"oooops damn, forgot the NAV screen, ahh shti, just slap it up here"
+1
looks like mazda's nav screens too
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I'm afraid to touch that screen because I fear it will fall off.
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Originally Posted by RXSF
looks better with a traditional gear shifter?

Yup, that's the model we won't be getting (stick shift). 2 different center console designs. I personally like the flowing design better, it looks less interrupted and doesn't compromise the location of the multimedia controller. Here's another pic:



Originally Posted by spwolf
hm, that one has cup holders, automatic one doesnt? I guess they solved the problem with 3IS cup holders taking up space!
Is it that hard to guess that the cupholders in the auto version are concealed by the bin cover?

Originally Posted by pman6
I'm afraid to touch that screen because I fear it will fall off.
It's attached by quite the beefy bracket. It has to meet crash standards after all. It's not a touch screen anyways.
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Old 10-22-13, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by grabber2
No more shift ****??
I knew it was missing something....so they forgot that too??!?!?
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