[Tim182]

So the new 2 series LCI receives a touchscreen with the professional navigation, but it's not available on the 4 series LCI which was just released 2 months ago? Have they lost it?

http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1383402

[marcu]

I word expect that the 2018 model, from july onwards will have this, right?

Would be a major f-up if it didn't...

[Tim182]

Originally Posted by marcu

I word expect that the 2018 model, from july onwards will have this, right?

Would be a major f-up if it didn't...

It's a major f-up already! The 4 LCI was released in March with the new iDrive 6 (just without touchscreen). Here we are in May, just 2 months later, and the 2er LCI gets the same iDrive update, but with a touchscreen??? And the 3er also gets a touchscreen from July, just 4 months after the 4 LCI release??? Come on!

Having just ordered a 4 LCI with May production date I am properly pissed off.

Also how can they allow adaptive cruise control on a 2er? Bad enough we don't get the 340HP version of the B58 engine. Some things should be reserved for the better cars.

[Climb Mode]

Hold up - I know I'm asking in the wrong forum, but I did that article say the M240 xDrive will be available with 6MT?? That has never been available before, correct?

[chicagoshark]

I had touch screens for the last number of years, maybe 8, before my current 340 without it. I missed it for one day. Now I think, again I THINK, I prefer it without it. The only thing I miss was touching a location on the map, and seeing how far I was from that point instantly, which BMW may not even have...

That was nice, like when you roll up into a traffic jam, and see its red for the next whatever distance. You can touch where it is "green" on the map, and the Infiniti map will count you down in the term is mileage till you get there...

But that's all I miss

[madmonkey]

the only thing i miss about the touchscreen is cleaning my fingerprints off all the time

[xlover]

i would probably use the idrive controller most of the time but occasionally use touch for selecting within longer lists

[SilverGrey]

I've recently had a 4 Gran Coupe LCI moving from a VW Mk 7 Golf which had a touchscreen infotainment system. I don't think touch screen works as well as physical buttons/dials as they are difficult to use when on the move. I certainly don't miss it, particularly as the iDrive dial is so intuitive to use.

[Tr0y]

It might just roll out onto the 4 when the stock of the old screen dries up.

[Tim182]

Originally Posted by Tr0y

It might just roll out onto the 4 when the stock of the old screen dries up.

BMW in their press release has confirmed that the 4 will also receive it from July. What a mess. New iDrive 6 last year. LCI in March. Touchscreen in July.

[bad karma]

Touchscreen isn't nearly as exciting as you think it is in a car.

[JDMAF]

greatly dislike touchscreen in the car. Even a good one. Subaru's latest is real good - have it in Crosstrek (great car) - far prefer the idrive apparatus. -- how many times have I been driving and gone to touch the screen only to hit a bump and have my finger touch the wrong icon or different spot on the screen - bad technology for a moving user imo

[justinnum1]

sucks lol

[BEAR-AvHistory]

Was thinking about that yesterday. Have a loaner which has the icon menu.

Automatically reached over to tap for Nav & found two things, no touch screen & the screen was too far away to make touch screen useful IMHO.

[eksigned]

Originally Posted by Tim182

BMW in their press release has confirmed that the 4 will also receive it from July. What a mess. New iDrive 6 last year. LCI in March. Touchscreen in July.

This is annoying. I have a May production that'll be here in July. Does that count? lol ?

[Tr0y]

Originally Posted by Tim182

BMW in their press release has confirmed that the 4 will also receive it from July. What a mess. New iDrive 6 last year. LCI in March. Touchscreen in July.

I wouldn't worry too much about it though.

I had it in a G11 and never used it!!

[eksigned]

Originally Posted by Tim182

BMW in their press release has confirmed that the 4 will also receive it from July. What a mess. New iDrive 6 last year. LCI in March. Touchscreen in July.

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Confused. The press release says no touchscreen for the LCI. I contacted a BMW genius, and they too are unaware of such change after July. Hm...

[moff]

My 440 is due to go into production week 26 and delivery end July week 29.

I wonder if my car will come with the touchscreen... it's not a big issue as I get irritated with fingerprints but a nice feature to have.

My car will have both HUD and Digi Dash too.

[kern417]

Maybe if they stopped calling everything LCI/Edition xyz/etc. and just added features every model year like every other oem, people would stop b*tching about everything.

Guess what? In a year something else will get added. And then in another year they'll discuss a new model coming out. Get a grip.

[xlover]

Just an FYI if anyone was not aware the touchscreen function doesn't remove the idrive controller it just layers in an additional functionality

[Tim182]

Originally Posted by eksigned

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Confused. The press release says no touchscreen for the LCI. I contacted a BMW genius, and they too are unaware of such change after July. Hm...

The LCIs built until June do not have touchscreen. Then in July, the LCIs also get touchscreen.

Trust me. It's in the German official press release. The 4, and many other models, is getting touchscreen in July, but no other changes. Not aware of a the press release in English yet, so the info probably hasn't filtered through to genius

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/deuts...70609DE/385150

Originally Posted by kern417

Maybe if they stopped calling everything LCI/Edition xyz/etc. and just added features every model year like every other oem, people would stop b*tching about everything.

Guess what? In a year something else will get added. And then in another year they'll discuss a new model coming out. Get a grip.

Sure. Nonetheless it's a piss up to release a full LCI refresh but forget about the touchscreen which is added 3 month later to coincide with the wider release across model range!

[hinckley]

Originally Posted by Tim182

Trust me. It's in the German official press release. The 4, and many other models, is getting touchscreen in July, but no other changes

Don't forget that that press release will cover the European market. Things are often different for the North American market, so I'd wait for an announcement from Woodcliff Lake before making assumptions here.

As an aside, it wouldn't bother me too much if the touch screen didn't make it here. I'm a techie and I love this stuff, but the iDrive controller is a far better input device as others have stated. That said, it's always nice to have alternatives and the latest and greatest toys (like the digital dash please!).