except that the steering wheel and arm placement means the left 1/4 to 1/3 is blocked from view. It's like they never sat a person in the car during the design phase - just looked at a computer rendering...
Yeah I guess I've seen them in person but never sat in/driven one.
im right there with you. I've worked in IT for over 30 years and still hate a lot of the technology advancements that have supposedly made our lives "easier" At the end of the day a lot of them are unnecessary noise and just a PITATo me, this looks terrible. I am OK with screens to an extent but to just stick them on there and not integrate seamlessly into the dash just does not work. I think this will provide a more seamless transition between the IC and the electric one from an interior design perspective which may be part of the point, but when I get in my Mustang my focus is on the critical information that I need to know and the road. Adding more information on digital displays does not improve my driving experience, and I work in a high tech company. There is a time and place for it, but IMO not on the dash of a car. I also find the center display to be a distraction as you cannot operate it through tactile feedback and quick glances. The '15 that I have has just enough real buttons to do the most common operations and I only have to use the screen for the advanced stuff that I only do every now and then. Mine is also a convertible and the screens sometimes become almost unreadable in the wrong sunlight. Though I suppose I am in the minority that I enjoy technology and abhor it at the same time.
You can like it all you want, but your opinion does not trump mine where my preferences are concerned... I prefer things to flow and integrate naturally, not be stuck on like an afterthought. The subject is about the interior design, not the performance. I am sure it will perform very well, no dispute there.
Not bloody likely. I see what I see and it does nothing for me. I wish I had Thanos' glove so I could snap it into a s550-like gauge layout.
I don't like the flimsy displays. If they had an anti-reflective layer on top of the display and bonnet for the sun, I could tolerate them.What a great way to jump to this never ending stories!
1st of all: Get over it! This is the future and if you think that the FL model or Gen8 will go back to old analogue gauges, better stick with your S550.
2nd: I am okay with the screens. The only thing that bugs be about them is the fact, that it doesn't have a full screen, but some parts are black (especially the left one). I don't know if that was an intentional decision or if there are regulations to it.
One of my favourite interiors currently is the AMG GT4 Coupe. Yes the screens are also somehow placed on top of the dash, but it still has a neat cover surrounding them.
ALSO I like the middle console of this particular Mercedes. If they would have gotten rid of the "buttons" in the S650 and placed them like in the Mercedes (left and right on the middle console WITH TYPICAL STANG TOGGLES), it would have looked so cool. I am also not a fan of the same shift knob of the S650 Mustang. They could have done something more sportier like Mercedes or Audi.
I am not going to start on seats, because there is a dedicated thread for that.
I think what Ford needs to do is to expand/advance the voice control. In the current Sync 3 you have like 10 functions and that's it. In new/modern cars you can also activate climate control, heated seats, music, ambient light, sat nav etc. with voice control which is more convenient and also doesn't distract you from fumbling for the right area to click/slide on.
LAST but not least I am wondering how the ambient light in the Gen7 looks like. Is it the same as Gen6? Does it look better? I don't know.
