Which interior do you prefer???

[EyeGuy]

Audi virtual cockpit

[SMV_M4]

Am I the only one who doesn't care for BMW's non-M or M-sport steering wheel?

[RickFLM4]

Pretty much a tie. Maybe slight edge to BMW for not needing to worry about nav screen open / close breaking at some point.

[iconoclast]

Originally Posted by EyeGuy

Audi virtual cockpit

very cool feature:

[u2b]

[/u2b]

i had the opportunity to get in the new Q7 for a day and the win for being more intuitive and tech advanced goes to audi but i think for design and layout the win goes to bmw. one thing i hated about bmw since the inception of idrive is that many common features or menus are buried in sub-folders or groupings. even if you do shortcut keys some menus cannot be stored but on the audi you can have one or two touch even voice shortcuts to take you right to the menu.

[V1.47fan]

Actually seeing it in a video, i like the Audi's better.

[MChat]

Originally Posted by geneatals

that shifter on the audi...jesus is that a tabletop?

It doubles as a laptop mount.


Not feeling the Audi at all, why does it look like the A/C vents extend all the way across in front of the passenger?

[iconoclast]

Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Actually seeing it in a video, i like the Audi's better.

the colorway doesn't do it any justice but it's a nice layout minus the MB style shift knob...





the e63 interior has way too many buttons as well but the platform is old as hell despite two face lifts.

Originally Posted by MChat

Not feeling the Audi at all, why does it look like the A/C vents extend all the way across in front of the passenger?

because it does... detailing nightmare that reminds me of early 80's GM interiors... i hate that a lot of new cars are coming with the front quarter window gm implemented back in the day as well.

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Yeah, maybe they should bring back the ugly E36's interior. Btw they all look Japanese bc most Japanese car co's copied Chris bangle's interior design, kinda like most Japanese cars have the Hofmeister Kink.

It's only ugly because of that slushbox shifter.

The E30 and E36 interiors were clean and simple... And driver-oriented.

[miiipilot]

I want the new Audi TT dash. I absolutely love it.
Love the quilted seats
Love the gauges and display
Love that the buttons are inside the vents

I think Audi does some nice interiors. BMW is awesomely utilitarian.

BTW I loved the driver centric E36 cabin in my M3

[EL Jeffe 5]

BMW

[Scandic24]

The instrument cluster on the Audi looks way cooler than the one on the BMW, hands down. On the other hand, I guess it might be a bit distracting for some.
I would probably find myself staring too much at the cluster while driving, which wouldn't be safe.
Also, the image of the BMW should show the newer dynamic digital instrument cluster:
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=760549

And Mercedes....I had an MB for a test run (before I got my X4) and I thought: What in the h*** were those MB designers thinking of when they decided to put a low resolution, badly designed, iPad-ish thingy in the middle of the dashboard - with two inches of black edges around it!?
They couldn't even agree about the iDrive(equivalent) control. - Should we do a touchpad á la Android or an iDrive knob á la BMW? Crap, let's do both!

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Yeah, maybe they should bring back the ugly E36's interior. Btw they all look Japanese bc most Japanese car co's copied Chris bangle's interior design, kinda like most Japanese cars have the Hofmeister Kink.

[Blayne]

Originally Posted by geneatals

that shifter on the audi...jesus is that a tabletop?

That's what got me as well....

[iconoclast]

it is large and i am not sure what the point of such a large shifter may be but it reminds me of some of the mb shift knobs and older bmw...

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Neither, really.

BMW used to make their instrument cluster and controls driver-centric... Now they all look like something from a Japanese car.

I never appreciated how driver-centric my dash is until I rode in the passenger seat once. Everything is canted towards the driver! Ergonomically, I think it's perfect.

[CirrusSR22]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

And a 1990 Corvette, about a year before the E36 went into production.

[Xtabi]

Those infotainment screens are just horrible. I wish I could have ordered my car without all of that crap. For me all of that tech is really useless.

So I vote BMW steering wheel, Audi interior. Rip out the screen on both. Fix the continuous vent look on Audi.

Did I mention the infotainment screams make me ::fighting0 030: