Next-gen Porsche Panamera
01-26-16, 02:32 PM
#1
Next-gen Porsche Panamera
Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/porsc...a-spy-shots-0/
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The interior layout looks inspired by the Panamera Sport Turismo concept a few years ago
01-26-16, 02:48 PM
#2
Lexus Test Driver
I actually think I might prefer some hard buttons in this layout. Considering its location and flat position relative to your eyesight, I think this will be more difficult to hit the right buttons.
01-26-16, 03:46 PM
#3
Lexus Fanatic
When are they going to drop this touchpad/touch screen fad and just stick with nice intuitive hard buttons. The 911 and Panamera interiors look great, they are going to ruin them with touch sensitive interiors. 
01-26-16, 06:31 PM
#5
That looks like a dumb idea there, you'd never keep fingerprints off of that. I know those type of buttons have never worked for me in Cadillac's CUE system, hopefully they'll work better here.
Wish they'd completely blown up the previous car's styling and just gone for a brand new look. Can't stand the hunchback styling of the current car, forcing 911 styling cues on a big 4 door sedan does not work.
Wish they'd completely blown up the previous car's styling and just gone for a brand new look. Can't stand the hunchback styling of the current car, forcing 911 styling cues on a big 4 door sedan does not work.
01-26-16, 06:38 PM
#6
Lexus Champion
same general outside appearance as the current gen, typical Porsche, nothing really changes.
the interior looks like an ergonomic nightmare to me, I dislike the touch crap in the Lexus, hard buttons are needed as to keep your eyes on the road, not a fan of this touch tech.
the interior looks like an ergonomic nightmare to me, I dislike the touch crap in the Lexus, hard buttons are needed as to keep your eyes on the road, not a fan of this touch tech.
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01-27-16, 07:00 AM
#10
Lexus Champion
I think that this buttonless, touchscreen interior is just a fad, and that we will eventually see a return to some hard buttons and dials.
For those old enough (and with a long-enough memory), we went through something somewhat similar 20+ years ago when the first solid-state (all electronic) car radios came out. The original Ford Contour / Mercury Mystique (first-gen Ford Mondeo) did not have a volume dial on the radio headunit; instead, it had a small rocker switch. But, eventually, we (and Ford) returned to volume dials.
Now that all automakers are heading into touchscreen-capable infotainment headunits, we will see an experimentation with its capabilities, with automakers trying to put as much functionality as possible on the touchscreen; but I believe that there will eventually be a return to some buttons and dials, as consumers complain and initial quality studies (such as the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study) start to show that automakers with difficult-to-use touchscreens have low scores.
For those old enough (and with a long-enough memory), we went through something somewhat similar 20+ years ago when the first solid-state (all electronic) car radios came out. The original Ford Contour / Mercury Mystique (first-gen Ford Mondeo) did not have a volume dial on the radio headunit; instead, it had a small rocker switch. But, eventually, we (and Ford) returned to volume dials.
Now that all automakers are heading into touchscreen-capable infotainment headunits, we will see an experimentation with its capabilities, with automakers trying to put as much functionality as possible on the touchscreen; but I believe that there will eventually be a return to some buttons and dials, as consumers complain and initial quality studies (such as the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study) start to show that automakers with difficult-to-use touchscreens have low scores.
