Thread 28563463

>buy car for $70k
>this is the steering wheel you are getting

>>28563463 (OP)
>expensive car
>still seas of corolla-tier piano black in the interior and chinktablets for a dash

boomers and soccer moms love this shit

>>28563467
>>28563468
not even the audi rings are real rings anymore.
what the fuck

>>28563463 (OP)
Are those actual buttons or capacitive touch nonse? If the former than I think the wheel is the least bad thing in the picture. Also, at least I don't see flappy paddles

>>28563472
capacitive garbage

just to put this into perspective
>30k i30N/elantraN steering wheel

>>28563477
Are they at least backlit? Some earlier VWs with the current-gen glossy tabletcrap didn't even put lighting on all the touch areas.

>>28563482
forgot picrel

>>28563472
>>28563477
I was gonna ask the same thing. If they've got a tactile click I'm ok with it, but if it's like tapping on a smartphone screen it can go straight into the trash.

>>28563467
How are you supposed to consoooom digital services without a tablet?
Though apparently on some models, you can also pay monthly fees for CarPlay/Android Auto support, digital radio reception, park assist functions and matrix LEDs.

>>28563463 (OP)
The audi rings are just a fucking sticker?

>>28563551
yeah. the new badge on the front grill is horrible too. cheap bastards

>>28563463 (OP)
My wife works in marketing. Basically every company is going to a flat back and white 2D image and spending millions doing it. It’s trendy and justifies the marketing department.

In the 90s it was all about the 3D logos that pop out at you. Now it’s minimalism stamps that can be used in black and white and in App Stores etc.

BMW did it a few years ago with the see through logo. Porsche actually switched to just P O R S C H E script as their logo and have an updated flat crest

>>28563566
marketing is literally just legally protected scamming of retarded people and anyone working in marketing should be put down for the betterment of society

>>28563571
Yes it’s true but it sells cars and other shit to dumb people

>>28563566
I hate marketing fags so much it’s unreal.
But there’s billions to be made so it’s not a bad idea to get good at it

>>28563576
yes that's the point
i want companies to go out of business

>>28563463 (OP)
70k isn't a lot of money for a car in 2025.

>>28563467
You can only afford a 2k beater poorfag, cope.

VAG bet the farm on EVs. Turns out that was a mistake and now all their cars are going to be 5-10 years and worse value that their competitors. Sad!

>>28563608
Haha yes my fellow rich man, let's enjoy our piano black trim which totally won't look like shit in a year and covered in micro scratches/finger print and have eye-blinding glare in the sun, I seriously wouldn't prefer any kind of trim!

>>28563463 (OP)
the goyim must be abused even more. Make it have piano black on all the interior touchpoints. Electric cuckbutton parking brake only. And no manual - only baby paddles for lil cucky. Suffer in your neutered momcar

>>28563463 (OP)
Overpriced yuppie garbage

>>28563485
Looks terrible

>>28563772
better than the rslop3 lol

Steering wheel airbag covers have gone downhill for a decade.
Picrel, this is a $50k mercedes with a little fischer-price plastic cover.
I think they all get them from the same few 3rd party suppliers or something and since it's a "dangerous" part of the car they do the bare minimum because designing and certifying something bespoke would be too expensive?
The rings on that Audi aren't real rings anymore because (again, just a speculative guess) of safety in case someone smacks intro the wheel or something similar. Maybe there are little laws about this that most aren't privy to.

>>28563592
>>28563599
The irony to me is that it’s a bit of an arms race. They spend millions marketing to outcompete but if they each spent .25% of their budget they’d get the same results

>>28563801
>Steering wheel airbag covers
I never really paid attention to them at all until the Corvette offered a leather wrapped on in the highest trim, it really makes the car look more refined and complete
Such a small touch that completes the look, you'd think the more premium manufactures would make it standard

>>28563463 (OP)
70k is the new 30k because we allowed Jews to debase our currency off the gold standard

>>28563471
be happy that they aren’t squircles like the wheel

>>28563463 (OP)
Thirty year old GM products have better materials and longevity. Sticking some fuzzy-side velcro strips in panel gaps will reduce the rattling to audi levels too. Just buy a well-garaged shitbox at this point and dump a grand into anti-rattle and a detailing and you've got a better car

>>28563463 (OP)
>>28563472
>>28563477
The best part about capacitive buttons is when there's lag, no vibration feedback, and the texture is coarse like a regular button but has no give so the whole car feels both fake and broken.
I semi-recently got the "privilege" of driving a newer GLC mercedes. The whole console button bar was in fact a row of capacitive touch points mounted on a single movable button switch. And yes, I was able to feel it shift and move around in directions it should not be shifting and moving around in. Damn thing fels like it was going to break. The millennial-style raw-wood look dash also rattled in a grating way if you tapped it. Only thing I liked was the AC vents, they were nice and clicky when moved around
>Designing and/or approving capacitive buttons for production should absolutely get you hung

>>28563566
Porsche switched to P O R S C H E because Chinks don't recognize brand logos from foreign companies but the ones with money know just enough English to be able to read basic clear script names.

>>28564243
The P O R S C H E lettering looks pretty cool on that fat 992 ass though

>>28563566
svg-ability is very srs

Wow same as a lambo desu

>>28563681
>piano black trim
Take better care of your stuff. My car is 15 years old and the trim still looks as shiny as a Grand Piano.

>>28563484
>Some earlier VWs
Even current VWs don't light up.

>>28564556
It has basis in history too actually. Just pointing out the trend isn’t limited to Audi. They will all have this type of branding by 2030. The Jaguar rebrand was actually doing this too if you looked w the typeface and past the trannies.

>>28563559
>audi builts the exact same car for 40 years, give me something new