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European and Japanese cars of the early 90s had the best UI that just lets you concentrate on driving. No cupholders, usable storage space on the dashboard due

European and Japanese cars of the early 90s had the best UI that just lets you concentrate on driving. No cupholders, usable storage space on the dashboard due to the lack of airbags, angular-everything, well laid-out knobs and switches orientated towards the driver. That's why I still keep my '95 Rover Coupe: https://imgur.com/a/qmu4KY3 https://imgur.com/a/qmu4KY3

nexensis 8y ago
This is why I love my 15-year-old Honda S2000 dashboard. http://www.performance-car-guide.co.uk/images/L-Honda-S2000-Dash.jpg http://www.performance-car-guide.co.uk/images/L-Honda-S2000-... Minimal interface with just 2 dials for vents and heating and 2 rockers for volume and fan speed, which are impossible to miss. Everything is tilted towards the driver so there's no reason to ever take your eyes off the road. Everything else just gets out of the way. I drive it daily without choosing between 8 suspension settings, 5 sport modes, the perfect climate control temperature, heated seats, driver position profiles, voice commands, cruise control, awkward bluetooth pairing or proprietary navigation systems, and I haven't missed any of those things during the last 3 years with the S2000. Touchscreens are a lazy solution to handle (or hide) the insane arms race of features imposed upon the UI designers to compete with the market. More settings in the 2019 model? Just add another tab! The Tesla Model 3 is a prime example - a super minimal car in every respect, until you use the touchscreen. There's zero consideration whether stripping features out would actually make a better car overall, so I can only see the trend continuing.