iPod inspired BMW
well, i have no proof of this, but if <a href="http://www.bmw.com/e65/id14/3_a91_idrive.jsp" target="_blank">this</a> wasn't inspired by the iPod's wheel i'd be very surprised.
nice car btw.
nice car btw.
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The iDrive has been in development for years and there is no real connection to be made between the two.
Oh by the way, the new 7-Series is a joke. The iDrive is also WAY too complicated for the people in their 50's and up that buy that car. And for upwards of $80,000, it is not a very expensive or classy looking car.
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lowfi
Far far far before the iPod.
Having used both, it's not at all similar.
And G4Dude: you're just wrong. To start the car, you step on the brake and push the 'start' button. Nothing too complicated at all.
you're also wrong about the price.
I won't get started on the looks of it, but it's rather... distinctive. The front 3/4 of the car is gorgeous, classic BMW. the back is where it gets unique- i think it looks nice, very sculptural in person.
Photographs don't do the car justice. The lines are very complicated.
But like Jonathan said. Insert brain, insert key, step on brake and press the ignition button. It's not rocket science. In normal conditions should always be stepping on the brake when you start any car.
...but, iDrive is still poorly executed. It's way too complex...8-way controller instead of 4-way. Typical drivers will not be able to both drive and look at the viewscreen at the same time either.
2-turn a key
3-push a level forward
4-push in a second pedal
5-lower a second lever
6-remove right foot from second pedal, push down a third pedal while slowly releasing the first pedal.
That's how most of the world, myself included, starts up a car. Complicated? Not really.
A little commentary:
Damn car electronics. . . Not only do they add weight to the vehicle, but they draw current from the alternator, robbing precious horsepower from the drivetrain. So now you guys know why the M3 is so slow.
A little relevant commentary:
Once I get an iPod I'm going to route some wires into the head unit and use it in my car. Not the classiest way to do things, but hey, not even Vin Diesel had one of those. . . <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
No offense, but that's what almost ALL knobs do. I cannot see any remote association between that raised knob and the shuttle-wheel on the iPod other than circularity.
Sorry...
<strong>Splinemodel, and on some cars you have to get out and turn a crank too, but we live in the present. I'm not particularly enthusiastic about standard cars anyway. I'm much too lazy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe I wasn't clear. I was implying that braking, turning the key, and pushing a button is not a big deal.
<strong>thanks for the clarifications guys, M3D- i see what you mean. as far as the car goes- it's fugly.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Drive it and you will think it looks HOT!
stick shift or automatic
bmw or fiat
its a matter of personal taste (and money).
don't get carried away.
but to add a little food to the thread:
"mine has only got two wheels"