Absolutely one of my biggest dislikes from modern design. Started by Tesla, no doubt, when the other manufacturers found out how cheap they are to produce.Summer of 2022 I went shopping with my girlfriend who was buying a new vehicle. I hadn't been car shopping in many years, as I had no need to.
We both found it odd how many vehicles have a cheap looking tablet like device, apparently glued to the dash.
These tablet like things look to be worth about $12 or less, and zero incentive to build them in as part of the vehicle.
Anyone else find this trend tacky, and a turn off?
Yeah, it does make sense to put the screen up high, just its not very pretty! I don't know why HUD's aren't more common? Maybe they actually cost money to make? A HUD with turn directions would be nice and a screen to set up navigation. HVAC and radio can be real buttons, some on the steering wheel, and some on the dash.I think the thought process is it's in your line of sight while looking out the windshield.
VW was able to integrate the screen into the dashboard in the 2017 but by 2023 it looks like it was glued on as an afterthought. What is the reason?
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It's just the style now. I very much prefer the previous Golf but I'm a bit biased having the top picture(with the bigger screen). I've driven the new one and I don't know if it's the inch longer chassis, but it felt quite a bit bigger in the car. I just didn't care for the look of the layout and it felt a lot more plastic-y. It drove nice, but it felt lower market. For reference though the car I drove was a 40th Anniversary(nearly identical to the second picture above) and my car is an Autobahn.VW was able to integrate the screen into the dashboard in the 2017 but by 2023 it looks like it was glued on as an afterthought. What is the reason?
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Is it a base model fleet F150?My newest truck still has crank windows and manual locks
Has nothing to do with tech, it just looks chintzy. It's probably not cheap to repair. But i like the real dash gauges , not a childs game appearance of a dashboard.Been on this subject before. We have already come to the conclusion forum members here are TECH PHOIBIC-for reasons both real and imagined. Longevity may be real or may be imagined. Far too early to tell...
Yeah, a lot of them are pretty horrible. It's like the vehicle was ready and then they had to come up with a plug and play mount.+1 I've mentioned they look hideous.
the screen on the top trim trax comes to mind.
bunch of touch controls too.. ewww.
Edit: fix autocorrected words.
They're either expensive or automakers are holding them back for the top of the line models. Our son has a '21 or '22 Accord Touring and it has a HUD but only the Touring does. My wife just bought a Grand Highlander that comes in (3) trim levels and only the top trim has the HUD available.I don't know why HUD's aren't more common?
Agree most ugly. The worst is Toyota who puts a terrible plastic bezel around it because they want a smaller screen on lesser model trims.
It's probably a lot cheaper to do that then to come up with two completely different housings, though I think it's likely they don't mind that it shames people for the lesser model. I've always been one of those people that doesn't like the base versions. There's a lot of intentional afterthought put into it like this.View attachment 192994
That is not good looking, and kind of petty, but I guess Toyota is in full profit taking mode lately. Our Outback base model has nearly no visual clues that you've "cheaped out", other than a smallish screen, but that changed in the latest model.