by "DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
Published 01/09/2017 at 09:34
by "DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
Published 01/09/2017 at 09:34
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STARS: 3
I especially like what they’ve done with the interior.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
01/09/2017 at 09:38, STARS: 1
TBH I think it looks much better than both generations of the XF.
"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
01/09/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 3
You’re saying it looks like an XF on the outside and an XJ on the inside like it’s a bad thing.
"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
01/09/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 1
It’s not. That’s the joke of it.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/09/2017 at 09:49, STARS: 1
That’s a Jaguar though.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
01/09/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 1
Except for that stupid touchscreen that looks like someone glued a $30 Kindle to the dash.
Unfortunately, everyone’s doing that these days, so I can’t blame Kia for that. Otherwise, I’m quite interested. Very curious about pricing, though, which I haven’t seen any info on from anyone.
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
01/09/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 1
Meh, that Kia looks like a store-brand Subaru.
"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
01/09/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 1
Is there anyone in the world who actually /likes/ this? I don’t get it. What does it improve in comparison to putting it in the dash.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
01/09/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 1
If it retracted down into the dashboard when you weren’t using it, I could totally respect the aesthetic, because it would serve a purpose. But it doesn’t serve any purpose at all except to look cheap and stupid.
Again, not blaming Kia in particular - EVERYONE does it these days, it seems.
"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
01/09/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 1
I think Mercedes started it. Blame them like we blame them for the 25 year rule and the cancellation of the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
01/09/2017 at 10:04, STARS: 1
Ya but have you seen the interior of the new Forte?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/09/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 0
Mercedes started with one that retracted into the dash, some went to one that was incorporated into the dash. This is actually a face lifted version of the W204 C-Class
Others got that stupid screen, this is the screen in the 2013 B180 I rented in Germany.
It seems they’ve all gone to the screen stuck to the dash.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
01/09/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 1
It allows you to have a lower dash with more visibility out the front. The alternative is having a higher dash with more bulk. See the two versions of the Mazda 6 dash for illustration. I’m not saying I like the look. I don’t. But I think that is why they do it.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
01/09/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 1
I’ll bite. While I hate the way it looks, it is in a better location for seeing at a glance than the traditional under-the-vents location. I’ve rented cars that have these, and I much prefer it to in the dash. From a manufacturing point of view, I think it also makes it easier to offer different sized screen on different trim levels and to upgrade the screen year-to-year without making other changes to the interior.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
01/09/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 0
The best thing of all about this car is the name.
"Rico" (ricorich)
01/09/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 1
I especially love the rear
"B/Xmrrmvr" (davidedumass)
01/09/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 0
So Jaguar copied Mercedes? I have a hard time keeping track of these kinds of things.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/09/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 0
That console looks like the tunnel out of an H1. It’s so wide it will require an intrepid team of surveyors to risk death in the jungle finding a way across for a canal.