by "Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
Published 04/06/2017 at 09:25
by "Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
Published 04/06/2017 at 09:25
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I know Mazda has been doing their interior design this way for a few years, but I just can’t get behind it.
Am I the only one that hates the tablet stuck to the top of the dash look?
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"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
04/06/2017 at 09:29, STARS: 2
I don’t like screens in cars, period. But it very much looks like an afterthought in Mazdas.
"fourvalleys" (fourvalleys)
04/06/2017 at 09:32, STARS: 1
Am I the only one that hates the tablet stuck to the top of the dash look?
No, and that’s why this is something people complain about frequently.
"veryloud435iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway" (fencingboughtmy435i)
04/06/2017 at 09:33, STARS: 1
That looks little bit jarring yes. I’ve noticed a lot of car manufactures have been doing this lately. Here is my own interior. I have on too but it seems to fit a bit better than that mazda. Also I might be biased.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:34, STARS: 0
Seriously? I can’t say I’ve ever heard people complain about it.
"fourvalleys" (fourvalleys)
04/06/2017 at 09:35, STARS: 1
Also, Mazda is bad. But Mercedes is so much worse:
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/06/2017 at 09:35, STARS: 2
I want to know what 1/3 of you have against tacos. You’re wrong.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
04/06/2017 at 09:35, STARS: 2
I don’t really care either way, and it does preserve sight lines around the screen better than a more fully integrated solution.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
04/06/2017 at 09:36, STARS: 1
Miata.net, when the ND was unveiled, was basically a wall of whining about “ONLY 155 HORSEPOWER?” and “PEOPLE WILL SLICE THE TOP TO TRY TO STEAL THE TABLET”.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
04/06/2017 at 09:36, STARS: 1
A shame there are no tacos to be had at this moment.
Also Mercedes-Benz does this, too.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:37, STARS: 0
Wow, I apparently haven’t been an MB in a while. That’s just awful.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:38, STARS: 1
Seriously. Tacos are awesome
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/06/2017 at 09:38, STARS: 0
To be fair, I also like tacos, but I dislike those screens a lot more. Sane for Mercedes and others. It just looks so lazy. As if they had the design freeze on a Friday evening, ad the designer thought: “Aaah, 10 minutes to the weekend... Oh shit, the screen! Meh, here you go.”
This is the thing that bugs me on my 208 GTI, but at least it’s half integrated.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/06/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 0
And I am having tacos for lunch today!
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 0
Oh, well I can’t necessarily blame them for their concerns. Car thieves generally aren’t rocket surgeons
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 0
I’m okay with the way it is on your 208. I mean, it’s not perfect, but it’s also not sticking out like a sore thumb
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/06/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 5
I don’t mind it because it takes up less overall real estate than something like this in my car:
Then again, the recessed screen in my car allows for resting my phone in front of it to use Google Maps instead of the crap BMW navigation.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/06/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 2
Looks slightly less terrible, Mercedes is the worst offender in my opinion
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
04/06/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 3
...as opposed to a Garmin permanently suction-cupped?
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:44, STARS: 0
I really shouldn’t be complaining about this since this is the interior of my car (which many people hate)
The worst part about it is that all of the functions of the system are touch screen, which is a real PITA, not to mention a fingerprint magnet.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/06/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 1
It shocked me more in pictures than in person.
I got to sit in a ND recently, the screen looks terrible on those
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:47, STARS: 0
What car is that? That’s awful.
Maybe the post should just be “Hey, automakers”, how about you actually integrate the touch screen into the dash, not just stick it on top of it”
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
04/06/2017 at 09:48, STARS: 0
Mercedes CLA. Anything C and below has the same design.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 09:49, STARS: 1
Clever ploy by MB to get people to spring for an E Class or above. lol
"spanfucker retire bitch" (lelykon)
04/06/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 2
If you’re going to have it stick out like that, I think Mazda does it “right” at least. They carve out a little area for it. It looks like it belongs there, specifically. Looks like it might even retract into the dash, though it doesn’t.
Compare that to Mercedes who quite literally looks like they suction cupped an 8" tablet just above the vents because they forgot to include an infotainment system during the design phase.
In short, I’m fine with Mazda’s placement of it, or any other manufacturer who takes the time to actually carve out a specific spot on the dash to place the screen. Mercedes’ stuck on garmin though looks like ass.
"RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
04/06/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 0
I’m just going to keep showing my Porsche bias and post a properly integrated touch screen....
"veryloud435iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway" (fencingboughtmy435i)
04/06/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 0
You know what would be cool, if it went up and down at the push of a button. If I could hide it sometimes. Also whenever a new person gets in the car they always grab it and give it a slight push, “hey does this thing move?”
"veryloud435iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway" (fencingboughtmy435i)
04/06/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 1
ouch, that’s literally a tablet glued to the dash board.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
04/06/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 0
Yeah look at the Geeermans. That interior looks like some Mercedes.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/06/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 0
On the RX-8 it does just that. Sadly, it is a sat nav screen only, so you don’t need it 99% of the time.
"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly)
04/06/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 0
I couldn’t figure out how to vote, because although I don’t find it aesthetically appealing, it is very good functionally, at a great height to look at while driving without making the dash enormous (basis of opinion: I drive my wife’s 2014 Mazda3 on occasion). So I’m happy with it, satisfied, but don’t exactly like it. It’s not offensive when you drive the car regularly, so I think a lot of the complaints are because people aren’t used to it.
I prefer the screen location in my GTI aesthetically, but it is a good bit further away from my line of sight, and thus more of a distraction.But I don’t have to raise my arm as far to poke at it.
Also, I like tacos, and didn’t think I could choose more than one option.
"nerd_racing" (nerd189)
04/06/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 0
Think of it this way, eventually car software will catch up with apple/android/etc. and we will just use our portable devices anyway. When that happens it will be much easier to delete the screen on the Mazdas since it isn’t integrated into the dash.
"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
04/06/2017 at 10:35, STARS: 0
Sigh. I remember when Honda made clean, simple dashboard designs that weren’t a pile of festering ass.
This pic is identical to my mom’s ‘86 Civic that she bought new. Hers also didn’t come with a radio (she bought an aftermarket stereo).
"ceanderson920" (ceanderson9290)
04/06/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 1
I have a mazda 6 with that interior. After awhile it is actually pretty nice, its kind of takes a bit to get used to but it does work pretty well. It also doesn’t stick up as much as you would think.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 0
Knowing Porsche, I’m kind of surprised the touchscreen isn’t a $6500 option.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 1
I haven’t had any seat time in a recent Mazda, but I can imagine what you’re saying is correct. If it’s closer to your line of sight that isn’t a bad thing. How is glare on it? I would think being up that high on the dash would suck, but maybe not.
As for voting, it is a rather hard choice. Tacos are pretty damn tasty.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0
I’m sure it’s coming. And honestly, it probably makes a lot of sense. Just put a phone dock in the middle of the dash. Only problem then would be that phones would probably have to get even bigger.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
04/06/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 0
Audi does this but are saved because everyone talks about Audis interiors alluring to the good old days of the late 90s and early 2000s. They have the same thing.
I mean how lazy is that. This is an A8 for goodness sake. Out of any of the companies to get behind they’re interior styling right now I think it’s lexus by a long shot.
First ones a LS500
And an LC500
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 1
Oddly enough, I actually like the digital speedo up high on my Civic. When I drive my wife’s Corolla I dislike having to shift my eyes down to see the speedo.
Back to that Honda, they did make some very simple and functional interiors. I owned 5 different Hondas from the 80's and loved every one of them. One of the quirks I always loved was how quickly you could get the defroster to work if you turned on the air conditioner. It was like a turbocharger for the HVAC system.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 0
Damn, that LS500 interior is a work of art. Well, until I look down to the footwell. There’s like no legroom at all! I’m not a toddler, I have adult sized knees, damnit!
This is what I wish we could go back to (within reason). I don’t need a console that’s 4 feet wide.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
04/06/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 1
I imagine the drivers seat is in 5'0" women position so that the photographer could get back there to actually take the picture in angle he wanted. I sat in a LS460!and own a LS400 and legroom is the least of your worries. Also this is the door panel on one of the options for the LS500. Dragon skin leather with a milled glass insert.
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
04/06/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 0
I thought the shift to positioning it there was for better ergonomics, but they’re still not adjustable.
"RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
04/06/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 0
My Mini is among the last to have that Spartan type of interior. My Porsche features the giant, high rising center console. I love the Porsche setup. The wider center console is a good thing. Why not use that space instead of just having carpet in your pic? Plus, it makes the car feel like a glove.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/06/2017 at 19:00, STARS: 0
I don’t want a glove! I want to be able to at least move my legs more than 5 degrees in either direction.
"Khalbali" (khalbali2)
04/06/2017 at 22:30, STARS: 0
Yeah it’s all for line of sight to minimize distractions. I do agree that it could have a hood or something and the glare can occasionally be rough but I really didn’t mind it overall in mine.
"sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
04/07/2017 at 00:02, STARS: 0
The interiors of Mazda vehicles veto’d them off my list when shopping for a car in 2013. Can’t handle that screen. Volvos got axed due to the “phone pad” of buttons in the middle (and price).
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/07/2017 at 07:40, STARS: 0
It’s just such a hard thing to get used to. I imagine if I lived with one it would not be that bad. It just looks unfinished to me though.