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Modern mazdas are one example - the touchscreen locks out above 5 miles per hour. This is only feasible because the physical controls are excellent, and you ca
by ghostpepper 1y ago
Modern mazdas are one example - the touchscreen locks out above 5 miles per hour.
This is only feasible because the physical controls are excellent, and you can basically accomplish anything except typing an address or a song name without the touchscreen as input.
- gedy 1y agoI have a new Mazda with CarPlay, you can touch the phone at any time? Or are you referring to the "extra" touchscreen on some models in addition to the control knob.
- decafninja 1y agoThe newest CX-5, their best selling car, abandons the knob, if that’s what you’re referring to. Supposedly most buyers in fact, did not like the knob. This seems to follow other manufacturers that formerly had knob based controls but similarly abandoned them.
- r-johnv 1y agoThat is so sad. The knob on my CX30 is such a favourite feature for me that I want to rule out car models that don't have a physical input in that location. Sad to hear that I'm in a minority for loving that input.
- wlonkly 1y agoI wonder if it's buyers (which I would find mildly surprising) or potential buyers (which wouldn't surprise me at all)?
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- AstroNutt 1y agoMy 2025 CX50 has excellent input controls. It's almost like using a mouse on the center console. Once you realize the home, back button, scroll and enter button are all within a fingers reach, it's very intuitive. It took about five minutes to master it when I first got the car and I realized how it worked. On my car, the touchscreen only works when Android Auto or Apple CarPlay are enabled. I'm assuming all newer models are the same. There are lots of audio control built in the steering wheel too. I don't find any of it distracting.