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Originally Posted by PM3
way way too many buttons...i thought the point of the idrive was to clear the cabin. yes its luxurious but i still prefer my 7 interior with the central idrive button.
But still...huge improvment over the last generation...i actually got a seven because the 5er interior was really poorly designed and not luxurious enough. I miss the wave like design over the idrive screen though.
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From someone who came from Audi MMI setup in an S5 to the Mk1 i-drive in the M3 I for one am glad BMW have now adopted Audi's basic setup with their Mk2 version and dare I say it improved on that system which is what the 3 series now have and the new 5, 5GT and 7 series have got.
I understand your opinion that it appears to a backward step to offer separate buttons for certain the likes of radio, nav, air-con etc but the reality is that it speeds things up greatly and creates much less distraction, so basically it's safer.
Job done.