Posted: 4/1/2015 10:21:47 PM EDT
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Over time, have they gone from better to worse or vice versa?
First up Audi... Audi 100/200 - Circa 1990 - 1994 
Audi C5 - 1997 thru 2004 /A6%20Avant%20(C5)/Interior/002.jpg)
Audi C6 - 2005 thru 2011 /2009%20Facelift/Sedan/Interior/audi-a6-002.jpg)
New A7 
Next up BMW 5 Series E34 - 1988 - 1996 
5 Series E39 - 1995 - 2003 
5 Series E60 - 2003 - 2010 
5 Series F10 - 2010 
Finally Mercedes 
If this is progress (outside of a functional navigation system), then I want no part of "progress".  Fugly spaceships.
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I like 80's 90's dash design almost universally
By in large they were simple, functional had places for misc stuff and every function had its own dedicated space on the dash and button. They also tended to wear very well back in the days of a GASP! Plastic interiors. |
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Porsche has a much more logical and intuitive layout. Well thought out design. Similar to the older 90's and 00 layouts (minus a navi, of course). The instrument layout is good, but Porsche should take lessons from Toyota on how to make an infotainment system usable. |
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This modern trend of putting aluminum trim inside the cabin is not only ugly, it is dangerous. Why the hell would a manufacturer put something that will reflect light back into the driver's eyes directly in front of their operating position? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
On the cosmetic side of the issue, the aluminum strips are impossible to keep clean. They show finger prints terribly. So many manufacturers seem to think that bright trim sells cars. Maybe it does. But, it sure as hell makes them more difficult to use. Stupid. (There, glad I got that off my chest) |
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This modern trend of putting aluminum trim inside the cabin is not only ugly, it is dangerous. Why the hell would a manufacturer put something that will reflect light back into the driver's eyes directly in front of their operating position? Stupid, stupid, stupid. On the cosmetic side of the issue, the aluminum strips are impossible to keep clean. They show finger prints terribly. So many manufacturers seem to think that bright trim sells cars. Maybe it does. But, it sure as hell makes them more difficult to use. Stupid. (There, glad I got that off my chest) Don't they usually have a matte finish? |