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      03-15-2021, 02:35 PM   #45
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Looks great. BMW has always had the best infotainment system.
When the car can actually drives itself I will see this as great added entertainment and convenience

What concerns me currently is giving drivers another reason to be a distracted

As if there isn't enough w/new drivers texting as they drive
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So many folks here are stuck in the past. This is where vehicle tech is going across the board. Wait until BMW announces an all electric lineup. You don't have to like it but its going to happen, and is not exclusive to a small handful of automakers.
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Looks like a Studebaker dash retrofitted with a 5:1 aspect ratio screen and some cowhide. At least you can see the whole route for a really long trip.
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I hope this isn't the LCI update for the G80. I'll buy mine if so to avoid this. Main reason I won't touch a current Mercedes is the elongated iPad dash and even Mercedes is going back to a normal look based on the new S class.
Damn this is ugly. Way too much glossy black finish
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I hope this isn't the LCI update for the G80. I'll buy mine if so to avoid this. Main reason I won't touch a current Mercedes is the elongated iPad dash and even Mercedes is going back to a normal look based on the new S class.
Just when Mercedes abandons a big error, BMW copies it


Anyway...

Will iDrive 8 User Interface be available to current iDrive 7 cars..... or despite all those ‘Remote Software Update’ claims that came with iDrive 7.... again BMW innovations will only be available on ‘today’ cars and ‘yesterday’ cars are forgotten
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I hope this isn't the LCI update for the G80. I'll buy mine if so to avoid this. Main reason I won't touch a current Mercedes is the elongated iPad dash and even Mercedes is going back to a normal look based on the new S class.
I'm waiting for the G80 LCI. My understanding is that this will be on the G20 LCI, but not on the G80 LCI. It would be great to know for sure. If this is part of the G80 LCI, I need to buy the current version. I'm not a fan of the bolt-on display.
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You can compare dashboards with watches, you either buy a digital casio or an analog rolex :-)
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      03-15-2021, 04:13 PM   #53
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More major cost cutting, dangerous, prohibitive to use & looks like shit. Dress it up how you like fanboys but its plain & simple cost cutting.
Those making the argument that its new so therefore must be better are naive & need to get themselves into a Tesla (the shitbox brand that started this cheap & nasty rubbish). Does it make fart noises too
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Am i gonna get banned from the Idrive forums now too?
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I'm hoping this design only looks so mute because it's on an "i" car. The rest of the lineup should get something a little more modern rather than futuristic.

It also looks like a combination of iDrive 6 and 7. Which, is a good thing.
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I hope this isn't the LCI update for the G80. I'll buy mine if so to avoid this. Main reason I won't touch a current Mercedes is the elongated iPad dash and even Mercedes is going back to a normal look based on the new S class.
I'm waiting for the G80 LCI. My understanding is that this will be on the G20 LCI, but not on the G80 LCI. It would be great to know for sure. If this is part of the G80 LCI, I need to buy the current version. I'm not a fan of the bolt-on display.
I believe this is supposed to go into the G80 LCI or at least some form of this. The M3 wagon is supposed to launch in LCI form and include this updated dash. It was mentioned in that same thread that the sedan would get it too.
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Bwoah. There is a way to make digital but sporty interiors, just look at Porsche and Audi Rs-e. BMW is behaving as if it does not have a historical heritage in the production of sports cars; and an equally historic fanbase that wants a certain design in front of its eyes when driving a car. And by the way...this ID8 is not even "luxury", is cost saving Tesla-Style.
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Watched the whole thing and have to say "and now on Sprockets, we dance"!

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Looks like it should be the instrument cluster for something more like the Tesla Cybertruck. For a BMW, this is terrible.
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      03-15-2021, 09:23 PM   #61
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I had hopes that after idrive 7 and the terrible gauge layout of the current cars BMW would have learned their lesson. Seeing this only confirms that my M550i will be the first and last BMW I own.
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I hope this isn't the LCI update for the G80. I'll buy mine if so to avoid this. Main reason I won't touch a current Mercedes is the elongated iPad dash and even Mercedes is going back to a normal look based on the new S class.
Right, it looks real normal to have a laptop screen in the middle.
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This is where the market is headed unfortunately. BMW has to keep up with competitors. It's easy to blame Tesla for all this but it was going to happen eventually given how tech/smartphones dictate all aspects of our lives now.

BMW has the most to lose from the way society is evolving, not "lose" in the way of sales but in the way of brand identity. Customers no longer care a lick about "the ultimate driving machine," they'd rather the car drive itself and be distracted by these screens for god knows what.

Personally I enjoy the act of driving. All the tech BMW showcased today is shit I don't care to have and probably wouldn't use. Give me a relatively light car, an Inline 6, tight steering, windows down, good playlist, Apple CarPlay, and I'm happy.
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So... will this be available for existing cars (esp 2019)...?
May be I missed somewhere?
No, this is not just a SW update, you'll also need updated HW and processors to be able to run it
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Super clean! Can't wait to have this in my next BMW.
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This makes me miss my E46 ZHP coupe without navi. Just simple NA I6 hydraulic good-ness...simple and without distractions.
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