[antzcrashing]

Not sure thats a good thing

[cbertels]

Originally Posted by Sjokosaus

Damn people really complain about everything BMW is doing. I'm impressed.

When the new update they do is crap, people are gonna complain about it.

[spuntyb]

Originally Posted by CP911

I know, right?!

I'm not a fan of how this looks so tacked on and unintegrated. Let's hope they clean it up and integrate it to the dash design a bit better before production.

Same. I don't like it in the E class either

[MadBimmeRad]

Originally Posted by Sjokosaus

At least we still get M models and a manual M3, we should be greatful if anything for still getting M, AMG and RS models.

lol That's like saying I'm glad I got punched in the face instead of getting kicked on my balls. Yes, a punch in the face hurts less than a kick in the balls but it still hurts.

Whilst a "M" is better than a non-M, the fact is it still hurts looking at the new direction BMW is heading in

[Mako]

Originally Posted by buckybadger

All the cars are starting to look the same.
I might get a Tesla next time.

Tesla is the most boring design there is.

[iM3an]

I still find it funny seeing these people posting and acting like we haven't seen this. Most likely ID 8 and we've seen these screen circulating for the past 2 years.

[themnmd]

Looks a bit weird. Final judgment when I see final production version and when it's on

[buckybadger]

Originally Posted by Mako

Tesla is the most boring design there is.

But it looks different

[Teutonic]

Originally Posted by MGDSC

BMW should remain true to their heritage, a classic rev counter & speedometer keeps it pure , the nav / entertainment screen is secondary, if Porsche can get this right why is BMW f##ing it up so badly? I hope this big screen BS does not get implemented in their performance & M models. It's bad enough that the new portly over-designed G series M3/4 are overweight with hideous grills, this new BMW design language is nothing short of vulgar, fire the head designer !

Same thoughts in here: I am honestly appaled by all late decisions made in terms of design.
Is terrible in every aspect and lacks ANY form of originality!
I will pay to have that guy fired.

[Saejin]

Doug DeMuro agrees...

[ArchJR]

What's next, column mounted gear selectors?

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by ArchJR

What's next, column mounted gear selectors?

No, they went to VW for the shifter

[LSM]

Originally Posted by stein_325i

So they pretty much put an MB screen in there

Hopefully they at least add customizable gauge clusters for the new screens, so many people have been requesting this for quite some time!

Last gen MB screen LOL

[MadBimmeRad]

Originally Posted by Saejin

Doug DeMuro agrees...

This is exactly why I bought the M2 CS because I think it is going to be the last proper BMW that BMW is likely to make in for like ever

[bmwdrive]

Originally Posted by buckybadger

But it looks different

The Tesla tech is amazing and it goes crazy fast in a straight line. But kinda boring for me.

[Saphirschwarz]

About Doug :True ... but can be said about a lot of auto makers i guess ... and in the meantime they're selling a lot of expensive cars which gotta be their goal ?

About the screen: looks big but new tech is welcome

[mathys]

Wow, another screen with a notch. Thanks Apple for making it widely acceptable.

[TargaM2]

Hopefully they integrate it into the dash like Audi do rather than the Benz style.
And please no more touch screens, they are tacky & have been proven to be a dangerous driver distraction.
More shitty cost cutting.

[Nahlem]

Originally Posted by Teutonic

Move on sweetheart...

Enthusiast are vocal as they care about the brand.
Non-enthusiast care about the badge...

The problem with some of the "Enthusiast" people is like some of the Apple fanboys their whole identity lies with the brand and last time i checked identity politics is nothing but sad state of affairs. If you build your life around a company and its brand then that tells more of you then the brand in it self. (again its a brand)

If you don't like the change deal with it but if your way of dealing with it is commenting negativity on everything BMW releases because you got hurt by the company then you ain't being that much of a help now are you. This new tech is probably gonna be good for the cars in the long run by being able to apply OTA updates makes cars less useless because if the next infotainment system demands you to buy a complete new car then i am glad BMW is going down the road of more high tech development of their cars in terms of both infotainment/gauge clusters etc...

In the end there is brand out there for people who likes nostalgic stuff and the good old times as some would say and its Porsche, they haven't changed the 911 sens 1962 so there is a place for those "Enthusiast"

I'm exited to finally see BMW daring to make changes in the way as it does. They are willing to change and adapt to new markets witch is what a company should do to survive and attract new customers even if some of the old ones gets hurt a long the way (again more of a you issue so to speak).

And as it has been stated so many times this far the sales outcome will determine BMW's fate the coming years and their decisions they made up until this point and the release of the new cars for purchases and until people gets their hands on the cars. Then we shall se if it was a good strategy or not. If not then simply change the design again to what it was and the problem is solved but if you then don't want to buy it after that then you weren't much of a "Enthusiast" to begin with now were you?

If they drive as good as BMW is claiming it will, if you read beyond all the talks about the grills and the nonsense regarding that and the hofmeister kink you would think i they would have killed of Mr Wilhelm Hofmeister himself who died at least 40 years ago or so. And that tells a lot of the people clinging to the old kink, then other then that i think the cars will be a good drive.

So lets drop the Sweetheart talk that you do here because that talk is the same type of talk the old people were doing back in the 50-60s "Sweetheart don't think you know anything we the older ones knows best"

[eddiehaug]

This is definitely not good news. Personally, I truly dislike the interior of the iX, so if this is really the direction BMW is going to pursue, then it's a good bye BMW for me once my current G21 lease is up.

[MadBimmeRad]

Originally Posted by eddiehaug

This is definitely not good news. Personally, I truly dislike the interior of the iX, so if this is really the direction BMW is going to pursue, then it's a good bye BMW for me once my current G21 lease is up.

ditto

[Ikester19]

Too early to say whether it's a good or bad thing. 20 years ago BMW was the first to start a shift from buttons spreading over car interiors at the time by introducing the BMW iDrive OS. With this came a colour screen and a rotary dial on the centre console and at the time a similar reaction by enthusiasts stating BMW was shifting away from their heritage interior design elements.

BMW has consistently taken the lead in the field of intuitive in-car operation by constantly developing and building its superiority over competitors systems. Besides, this is probably a good time for BMW to improve the 'wishy washy' gauge cluster displays in current G series cars and hopefully this brings more customisation options.