Touch Buttons Cost Half As Much As Physical Controls
CEO Benedetto Vigna says production costs for touch controls are 50 percent lower than those for real buttons. Ferrari will put more traditional controls inside its cars. Existing Purosangue and…
Volkswagen Revisits The Golf GTI With Three Times More Cylinders Than Seats
The Golf Design Vision GTI premiered 13 years ago. VW’s one-off hot hatch had a V6 engine and just two seats. Despite GTI badging, it had all-wheel drive. Volkswagen’s 50th-anniversary…
Polestar Is Finally Giving People What They Want: Buttons
With new regulations taking effect overseas and customers still fed up with screens, automakers are finally starting to dial back the touchscreen overload. Even Polestar—a brand that launched with nearly…
Huge Touchscreens Are ‘The Wrong Technology’
Drivers are fed up with touchscreen overload, and automakers are bringing back physical controls. Jony Ive says touchscreens distract drivers and don’t belong in core car functions. Ferrari’s new EV…
This Manual Hypercar Is Inching Closer To Production
Capricorn Group has unveiled its second Zagao 01 hypercar. The first customer deliveries are scheduled for this year Capricorn is building 19 of them. Capricorn Group, a supplier to Formula…
‘There Are Certain Functions You Need’
Kia’s interior design chief believes buttons are required for ‘certain functions.’ He said burying functions deep in menus is ‘bad for everybody.’ The brand has no plans to eliminate buttons…
The New Kia EV2 Is A Boxy Little EV With A Quirky Design
The Kia EV2 comes with two battery options: 42.2 kWh and 61.0 kWh. It has a maximum range of 278 miles (448 kilometers) in the WLTP cycle. Kia claims a…
Here’s Why The Ferrari 849 Testarossa’s Interior Is So Good
The interior blends classic design cues with modern supercar technology. It features a floating aluminum shift gate, physical buttons on the steering wheel, and customizable screens. There’s even a frunk.…
‘Feedback From Customers:’ Audi Tells Us Why Some Physical Controls Are Back
Audi’s stunning Concept C not only previews a future electric sports car but also introduces a new design language and a more ergonomic interior layout. We’ve been promised a return…
The Lexus Coupe Concept’s Interior Looks Beautiful
Lexus is getting ready to launch its new sports car, and there’s still a lot we don’t know about it. The automaker started teasing the production model with the Sport…