OT VW Arteon discussion

[AV8R]

Arty who?

 

[MerlintheMad]

I must be one of the only people that likes the look of a stuck on screen.

I'm a fan. This is my second vehicle with a NAV and media screen/tablet. And I like the positioning of it better than in the dash.

 

[DaBears4Lyfe]

That Digit Cluster is really clean. One of the biggest pros when I was shipping the Audi and the stinger.

 

[Kamauxx]

I must be one of the only people that likes the look of a stuck on screen. I personally am not a fan of the large bezels that the stingers have around the screen, but the fact that it is stuck on doesn't bother me. It allows the rest of the dash to have a lower profile.

Personally, I don't like or not like it. But the screen rising from the dash look has become dated over the last few years. It's no longer a modern look so new car designers are going away from it.

This is something that was popularized by Audi more than 15 years ago on the 04 A8. I was pretty surprised to see Kia stick our screens on the new Forte because current cars being designed with our type of infotainment screen don't look as modern as some of the fresher designs out there.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I was pretty surprised to see Kia stick our screens on the new Forte because current cars being designed with our type of infotainment screen don't look as modern as some of the fresher designs out there.

The Stinger designers were going for "retro". Obviously a Maserati in the 70s had no "screen" at all. But European design had taken to the "glued to the dash" approach, so it was kind of, sort of, a "retro" tablet look. Anyway, the lower dash would have been spoiled by cramming the screen down there, and the retro look of the dash along with it.

Now that Kia has had their fun with "retro", the next gen Stingers will ditch a lot of that, I expect. I anticipate a complete redesign of the interior.

 

[Oryan]

I like the looks, No real issue with the interior... but it's mechanically a stretched, nerfed, and overweight Audi S3...which is a really dressed up Golf.

 

[SKStinger]

I like the looks, No real issue with the interior... but it's mechanically a stretched, nerfed, and overweight Audi S3...which is a really dressed up Golf.

Agreed but I’d say A3, not S3. If they’d have put the S3 engine in the Rline spec I wouldn’t be on this forum...

 

[Oryan]

Agreed but I’d say A3, not S3. If they’d have put the S3 engine in the Rline spec I wouldn’t be on this forum...

20hp on what's still a stretched FWD platform meant for hatches is all it takes to sway you? Now, if it kept everything else more or less the same and then had it riding on the A4's MLB chassis which could hold their 3.0T..we'd be talking. The problem is that is damn near exactly what the S5 Sportback is.

 

[BBB]

Personally, I don't like or not like it. But the screen rising from the dash look has become dated over the last few years. It's no longer a modern look so new car designers are going away from it.

This is something that was popularized by Audi more than 15 years ago on the 04 A8. I was pretty surprised to see Kia stick our screens on the new Forte because current cars being designed with our type of infotainment screen don't look as modern as some of the fresher designs out there.

I disagree. Having the screen atop the dashboard is certainly a design cue that is still seeing implementation across a lot of brands...namely imports (Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Honda etc.). These manufacturers are NOT moving away from this look; at least not for 2019-2020. Kia is not behind the times as some are saying.

With that being said, there are 2 screen options in the Stinger. The smaller screen with he rounded bezel doesn't look as good as the larger screen with the more angled bezel. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[SKStinger]

20hp on what's still a stretched FWD platform meant for hatches is all it takes to sway you? Now, if it kept everything else more or less the same and then had it riding on the A4's MLB chassis which could hold their 3.0T..we'd be talking. The problem is that is damn near exactly what the S5 Sportback is.

Yeah it’s a great little engine and I prefer the looks of the Arteon but you’re right, that’s the dilemma, too aggressive and they cannabilaze their own sales.

 

[Kamauxx]

I disagree. Having the screen atop the dashboard is certainly a design cue that is still seeing implementation across a lot of brands...namely imports (Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Honda etc.). These manufacturers are NOT moving away from this look; at least not for 2019-2020.

I don't follow BMW but both Audi and Mercedes have both gone away from the stuck on look.

 

[Soca Boy]

I don't follow BMW but both Audi and Mercedes have both gone away from the stuck on look.

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Higher models are like that but, most are still with the tablet like look(lazy). Would be nice if they retract to have a clean look like the old Audi’s.