Car Chat

[Soup DeVille]

Wow that'd be bad.

Bring back doube DINs, dammit!

That was a brief and awesome time.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'm going to get a double DIN dash panel for TUNDRA so I can have a nice TV screen like all the cool cars. Carplay, backup camera, all that good stuff.

[Morris Minor]

Daring and probably idiotic move by GM to grab your data and force subscriptions

GM Getting RID of Apple CarPlay + Android Auto...:

If you took an academically weak middle schooler and fried his brain for an hour in a microwave, he'd still do a better job on infotainment design that the average UX engineer at a mainstream automaker.

[MrH]

Even though GM is saying they're going to move away from CarPlay and Android Auto, I'll believe it when I see it.  It might be an aspirational thing, but it's suicide in the current environment.

Interestingly, I think Honda is actually doing a good job here.  I think they're just using Android Auto OS, and not really skinning it at all?  And then allowing CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity?  Seems like the easiest path forward.

[r0tor]

I love my Alfa infotainment (well except for not doing AA in widescreen) for the simple fact all it does is show AA/Carplay and some simple information.  Everything else has a button.

All these new systems are pure shit - including the digital dash nonsense

[CaminoRacer]

I'm fine with my Miata without carplay.

Real gauges, small screen for the radio, and then my phone mounted by the dash playing music over bluetooth and/or displaying Maps as needed.

[giant_mtb]

I love Taco because it still has physical knobs for everything climate control. Wonderful when it's negative billion degrees and I wanna keep my gloves on.

[MrH]

The Bolt actually has an incredible infotainment system. Infinitely better than the RDX, BRZ, and Outback.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I love Taco because it still has physical knobs for everything climate control. Wonderful when it's negative billion degrees and I wanna keep my gloves on.

Does Taco have mega huge knobs like TUNDRA?

[Soup DeVille]

Does Taco have mega huge knobs like TUNDRA?

Yeah, its a Toyota thing. So you can keep gloves on.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Yeah, its a Toyota thing. So you can keep gloves on.

[Rich]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43565287/2025-mini-cooper-hardtop-design-revealed/

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[Morris Minor]

The Bolt actually has an incredible infotainment system. Infinitely better than the RDX, BRZ, and Outback.

Don't know if they're the same system underneath, but I rented a Tahoe last year and was super-impressed with the infotainment setup.
(That thing was perfect for long haul highway wafting.)

[Morris Minor]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43565287/2025-mini-cooper-hardtop-design-revealed/

want

Not entirely persuaded by the triangular rear lights. Think I'd like to have seen a mock-up of something echoing the shape of the taillights on the Series 1 Minis.

[giant_mtb]

Does Taco have mega huge knobs like TUNDRA?

Not quite as mega huge, but similar.

[Rich]

Not entirely persuaded by the triangular rear lights. Think I'd like to have seen a mock-up of something echoing the shape of the taillights on the Series 1 Minis.

I have since seen a profile view of the car and am less enamored with it. But still better than the current generation

[SJ_GTI]

Yeah not allowing carplay seems dumb. I know a few EV companies do it but it is such a dumb idea. CarPlay is so useful for me. I didn't think it was a big deal when i first got a car with it but I am not sure I would get a new car without it ever again.

I obviously don't have it on my BMW (way too old), but even on that car I mount my phone on the dash and it effectively becomes the UI there as well.

[MrH]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43565287/2025-mini-cooper-hardtop-design-revealed/

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The triangle taillights, the wheels, being made by Great Wall Motors...

That's a no from me dog.

[SJ_GTI]

The triangle taillights, the wheels, being made by Great Wall Motors...

That's a no from me dog.

I'm surprised the going to China for such a quintessential British car. We'll see how it drives. I think it looks pretty good though.

[MrH]

I kind of doubt it'll even come to the states in EV form if it's made in China.

[SJ_GTI]

I kind of doubt it'll even come to the states in EV form if it's made in China.

Yeah, that's a good point.

[CALL_911]

CarPlay is one few hard requisites for my next car (whenever that will be). Actually if my current 3er had it, I wouldn't think of replacing it for another 10 years.

[Laconian]

If your 3er had it, wouldn't you be paying a monthly subscription on it?

[CaminoRacer]

Goodwood Members Meeting live stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmS5A_8zdlo

[Morris Minor]

Dealership employees having a frank exchange of views over who gets to sell the $299.99 door edge protectors to the next customer.
https://twitter.com/l0veleahh/status/1646372262575243267

[CaminoRacer]

[giant_mtb]

Why does every single person involved in that exchange look exactly like the kind of person you'd expect to see working at a car dealership...

[CALL_911]

......so who took the Crown

[Eye of the Tiger]

I drank the Crown

[FoMoJo]

Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate Volante





The wheels are something else...