by "RPM esq." (rpm3)
Published 06/15/2017 at 16:17
by "RPM esq." (rpm3)
Published 06/15/2017 at 16:17
Tags: MAZDA
; AUDI
STARS: 3
...or have Mazda’s interior designers been test-driving some Audis lately?
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great design, but it’s pretty rare to step out of one brand’s vehicle and into another and find everything laid out so very similarly.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/15/2017 at 16:25, STARS: 2
I’ve been driving a loaner and fairly loaded CX-9, and yeah, definitely feels like a cheap Audi. It sure won’t fool anyone, but it’s clear what they were going for.
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
06/15/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 0
Could be my E61 as well. I guess it’s just the general/generic trend.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/15/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 1
But that’s the old CX-5. The whole lineup has already moved on to the tablet-stuck-to-dash theme.
CX-9
CX-5
CX-4
CX-3
6
3
2
MX-5
(The 3 and CX-4 share upper dashes, the 2 and CX-3 are identical)
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
06/15/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 0
Similar, sure, but controls are actually in different places, different number of buttons and dials, etc....the Mazda and Audi ones are nearly identical, down to the phone slot/cupholder combination.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
06/15/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 1
They all kinda look the same nowadays.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/15/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 0
I love our CX-5. I wish my wife would let me drive it more.
"Rico" (ricorich)
06/15/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 2
Funny you should mention it: http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-himi-jenkins-mazda-20141228-story.html
Their design chief was at VW/Audi for over a decade before coming on board in 2009 to help design the CX5, 6, 3 and the newest Miata.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
06/15/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0
Funny...Audi went that way for 2017 too.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/15/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 4
NOW WHO’S COPYING WHO?
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/15/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
Hell, even the last Kia I rented felt like an Audi inside (partly because of the cross-pollination of management there). I think everything converges toward what works best, like those pass-through exterior door handles. Once rare, now ubiquitous.
"Rico" (ricorich)
06/15/2017 at 21:15, STARS: 1
Almost all the manufacturers are taking a more German approach. Proves that they usually get it right when it comes to cars.