2020 Audi A4
05-17-19, 01:29 PM
#16
I was watching the game an an ad for the GLI played, so I looked it up. VW still has the fun mentality and sticks available, but holy 1990's. The GLI has solid rear discs. And based on 3 relatives' experience with VW, the warranty is useless (unless you enjoy being told not covered under a full warranty, being made to pay, then getting your money back after a class action). I won't go as far as boycotting VW products as I haven't written off Porsche just yet, I will soon, but just not yet lol
05-17-19, 11:14 PM
#17
Lexus Test Driver
looks ok, not much more than that... but i really couldn't care either way
and has anyone ever liked a screen placed like that? my mom just started a lease on the C300 coupe and it has the same issue of an otherwise nice interior spoiled by a screen just thrown on as though they almost forgot to include one
and has anyone ever liked a screen placed like that? my mom just started a lease on the C300 coupe and it has the same issue of an otherwise nice interior spoiled by a screen just thrown on as though they almost forgot to include one
05-18-19, 05:19 AM
#18
Lexus Fanatic
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i wonder if this design ‘trend’ came about because companies thought the screens would need replacing a lot and so burying them in the dash would make that much harder? No probably simpler than that of having the screen more at eye level. Either way, still a terrible design trend.
05-18-19, 05:40 AM
#19
Lexus Fanatic
amen. i know someone looking at a g70 and they LOVE everything about the car except the bolted on center screen.
i wonder if this design ‘trend’ came about because companies thought the screens would need replacing a lot and so burying them in the dash would make that much harder? No probably simpler than that of having the screen more at eye level. Either way, still a terrible design trend.
i wonder if this design ‘trend’ came about because companies thought the screens would need replacing a lot and so burying them in the dash would make that much harder? No probably simpler than that of having the screen more at eye level. Either way, still a terrible design trend.
I like how Toyota does it. I do not like the way Hyundai does it. GM is pretty good. Not a fan of the Audi set up.
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05-18-19, 08:07 AM
#21
Lexus Champion
BMW does a good job with their dash mounted screens. Since they are rectangular vs. square they can be recessed into the dash a bit and not stick up as much. The new gen is touchscreen too.
05-20-19, 01:09 AM
#23
Lexus Test Driver
Just a hunch here, but I think the tacked-on screen look started when tablets starting becoming popular. Automakers got the idea that the public liked anything resembling a tablet and that we could relate to seeing a device we operate around the house, school, and work. There is probably a wide swath of society that doesn't mind the tacked-onto-a-dash-look, but we here take our cars a bit more seriously in the auto enthusiast world (yes, I hate it too).
05-20-19, 04:36 PM
#25
Lexus Test Driver
take the previous gen W212, everything more or less looks like it belongs where it should, even the W213 does a pretty good job of this despite the bigger screen
05-20-19, 06:24 PM
#27
Lexus Fanatic
Just a hunch here, but I think the tacked-on screen look started when tablets starting becoming popular. Automakers got the idea that the public liked anything resembling a tablet and that we could relate to seeing a device we operate around the house, school, and work. There is probably a wide swath of society that doesn't mind the tacked-onto-a-dash-look, but we here take our cars a bit more seriously in the auto enthusiast world (yes, I hate it too).
05-20-19, 07:18 PM
#28
Lexus Champion
I don't know when the freestanding infotainment screen became popular but I believe one reason for going that route may be that it is easier for the automaker to offer a range of different screen sizes.
Notice the unused, blank, black space on either side of the screen in the picture of this Mercedes-Benz model. Now imagine if MB had offered a smaller screen size; there would be more blank space surrounding that smaller screen. If, however, the screen was freestanding, MB could offer a range of screen sizes, from small to large and not have to worry about more unsightly black, blank space under the shroud as the screen size shrunk.
Notice the unused, blank, black space on either side of the screen in the picture of this Mercedes-Benz model. Now imagine if MB had offered a smaller screen size; there would be more blank space surrounding that smaller screen. If, however, the screen was freestanding, MB could offer a range of screen sizes, from small to large and not have to worry about more unsightly black, blank space under the shroud as the screen size shrunk.
05-21-19, 06:21 AM
#29
Lexus Champion
05-21-19, 01:26 PM
#30
Lexus Test Driver
I don't know when the freestanding infotainment screen became popular but I believe one reason for going that route may be that it is easier for the automaker to offer a range of different screen sizes.
Notice the unused, blank, black space on either side of the screen in the picture of this Mercedes-Benz model. Now imagine if MB had offered a smaller screen size; there would be more blank space surrounding that smaller screen. If, however, the screen was freestanding, MB could offer a range of screen sizes, from small to large and not have to worry about more unsightly black, blank space under the shroud as the screen size shrunk.
Notice the unused, blank, black space on either side of the screen in the picture of this Mercedes-Benz model. Now imagine if MB had offered a smaller screen size; there would be more blank space surrounding that smaller screen. If, however, the screen was freestanding, MB could offer a range of screen sizes, from small to large and not have to worry about more unsightly black, blank space under the shroud as the screen size shrunk.
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the XLE in particular i think perfectly follows my "tasteful integration" principle