03-10-2024, 07:06 AM | #23 |
Brigadier General
1559
Rep 4,109
Posts
Drives: BMW M3
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Blue Bell, PA
|
I came from a Z4 with ID7. I'll take ID8 in my G80 any day. It looks and feels more modern and seems very well integrated from the driver's seat.
The climate menu is responsive enough for me, and I usually don't mess with those settings much anyway. My only minor gripe is sometimes I can't tell if the heated seats are on and I have to go into the menu ...which might be the most prominent first-world problem I've ever heard of. Charles
__________________
2024 BMW M3 Sedan Frozen Pure Grey II/Fjord Blue, 6MT
Past: 2021 Z4 M40i Frozen Grey II/Black Alcantara | 2017 F30 340i Mineral Gray/Coral Red, 6MT | 2011 E92 335i Le Mans Blue/Black, 6MT |
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 08:10 AM | #24 | |
Second Lieutenant
594
Rep 230
Posts |
Quote:
Have zero complaints about the car/tech so far |
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 08:18 AM | #25 | |
Major General
1671
Rep 6,587
Posts |
Quote:
Now, that I am used to it, the iD8 is not perfect, but light years ahead of 7 or 6. It is fast and responsive, it is clear and high resolution, a lot of things are programmable and intuitive, the HVAC controls that everyone is whining about are right there all the time (up and down) just like on all other iterations, although, in 10 months of ownership, I never touched them since the initial setup... |
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 12:22 PM | #26 |
New Member
5
Rep 6
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-10-2024, 01:23 PM | #27 | |
Major
1565
Rep 1,422
Posts |
Quote:
If I’m wrong, disabling the automatic program and setting it manually would absolutely do it. |
|
Appreciate
1
Hydrostream4.50 |
03-10-2024, 01:27 PM | #28 | |
Major
1565
Rep 1,422
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
03-10-2024, 08:16 PM | #29 | |
Major General
3274
Rep 6,723
Posts |
Quote:
My X5M50i has the older ID7 and I find myself thinking that screen is much smaller. I had a newer Mustang I rented recently with a screen layout just like ID8 and was pleased about how large the screen was. I don’t miss the buttons but maybe because I’m conditioned through my Tesla lol. I’m used to ID8 and prefer it. |
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 08:29 PM | #30 |
Private
61
Rep 80
Posts
Drives: 2021 M340ix
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Minneapolis, MN
|
I owned a 2021 M340 and now a 2024 M4. Both setups are great but I prefer the ID8. The screen feels so much bigger (in a good way). I feel it's easier to get around and more mostly more intuitive than ID8. The AC controls would be my only gripe but it's a minor one. I don't find it to take my focus off the road much more than it did with ID7
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 08:44 PM | #31 |
Private
197
Rep 89
Posts |
I've had many cars with classic dials and all that. I love the ID8 massive screen. When inside, it feels very integrated. What is not to like about having lots of information available at your fingertips?
The best way to look at this kind of stuff and avoid being an old man yelling at clouds is to realize that the driving experience is being improved by technology. If they could have big LCD screens 30 years ago, they would, but it wasn't possible. Now its possible, so we get to have this kind of stuff. |
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 10:19 PM | #32 |
Captain
1215
Rep 851
Posts |
Blows. Can’t stand non driver focussed gauge based dash layouts. I’m driving, not watching TV. I feel BMW did it to match Mercedes… they’re the ones that went that route with a huge ass screen across the entire dashboard a few years ago. Pretty soon we’ll just have videos of air vents swirling fake air around too. 🙄
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-10-2024, 11:11 PM | #33 |
First Lieutenant
679
Rep 306
Posts
Drives: BMW M3 G80
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: Los Angeles
|
Whole lotta cope in this thread
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-10-2024, 11:39 PM | #34 | |
Brigadier General
5320
Rep 3,961
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
Current: 2024 BMW M3 Competition xDrive | 2022 Audi Q7
Gone: 2022 Audi RS5 | 2020 BMW M340i | 2019 Audi RS5 |
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-11-2024, 05:55 AM | #36 |
First Lieutenant
494
Rep 322
Posts
Drives: 991.2 C2S
Join Date: May 2016
Location: MD
|
Thanks everyone. Seems a majority are assimilated and enjoying the technology. It's got me wondering further tho. What if we throw in another variable. If you love the new screen, do you own the 6spd manual or auto car? Is there a tendency for them to be related.
__________________
2025 LCI SGM/Silverstone M4 week 16 build status 190
2019 BSM/Coffee X5 X50i MSport | Stock AF Grocery Getter 2013 TSM K1300S | Full Akro Exhaust Sold: F82 M4, F15 X5, F30 328, E46 330 |
Appreciate
0
|
03-11-2024, 06:43 AM | #38 | |
Major
1565
Rep 1,422
Posts |
Quote:
I love the iD8 in my base 6MT G80. My other BMW is an automatic with no screens at all. In both cases, I prefer them to the alternative. Though I would have gotten a manual had one been available in the 335d. |
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-11-2024, 07:00 AM | #39 |
First Lieutenant
435
Rep 335
Posts
Drives: 2024 M3 Competition Xdrive
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
Of course there are drawbacks with ID8, but overall I really like it. I had a loaner with ID7 and to be honest it felt very dated. Like anything, you will adjust to using the new system because its here to stay so embrace it.
|
Appreciate
1
sabrina493.50 |
03-11-2024, 07:10 AM | #40 | |
First Lieutenant
494
Rep 322
Posts
Drives: 991.2 C2S
Join Date: May 2016
Location: MD
|
Quote:
I've had a few E46's without screens. And have driven my parent's 1930 Model A. Yeah, we've come a long way.
__________________
2025 LCI SGM/Silverstone M4 week 16 build status 190
2019 BSM/Coffee X5 X50i MSport | Stock AF Grocery Getter 2013 TSM K1300S | Full Akro Exhaust Sold: F82 M4, F15 X5, F30 328, E46 330 |
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-11-2024, 07:21 AM | #41 |
Brigadier General
5937
Rep 3,291
Posts |
My SO and I both had our ID7 cars serviced and for the first time had loaners with ID8. It was fun to spend some time with the big displays and we both liked it well enough. Voice control without logging in with a BMW account was utterly ineffective but I connected my profile to my loaner for the day (and then deleted it) and the voice control worked great for the heated seats and several other "buried in the screen" functions. I was very happy with the larger NAV screen display.
If/when I change out my ID7 car, I'd prefer to move to an ID8/8.5/9 car, if only to move to something different, but I'm not in a hurry to hop away from ID7. My only real complaint about it may have been that I was driving a 2 instead of a 3. It was impossible to get the steering wheel positioned to the point where some of the driver's display wasn't blocked by the steering wheel. The ID7 driver's screen fits perfectly with the steering wheel, and that is a big plus. Can anyone with ID8 on an M3/4 tell me if that's a problem with your cars? |
Appreciate
0
|
03-11-2024, 07:40 AM | #42 |
Captain
1215
Rep 851
Posts |
There’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. I’m not a electric vehicle person at all, but the Tesla Model S and the Rivian both have proper dash layouts with more than enough info presented to the user, but it’s setup right and not just a throw of a stupid big screen propped up on the dash like BMW did. I think the biggest issue I have with it is the fact that whomever does the GUI design on these and the gauge graphic layout absolutely blow at it. Not giving the user an option to customize how they want the stuff to look and coming up with stupid geometric shapes for the rev bands and other gauges just looks stupid. It’s kind of like the dumb ass move Audi did on the newer RS models where the damn revs are backwards/upside down on their digital gauges. Like who thought that made visual sense? 🙄 They need to hire better GUI engineers because fucking up an interface is far too easy, not only from a visual look aspect, but also from a usability aspect… and we know there’s already things on the new system that’s less accessible or ass backwards thought process. That takes away from the experience as well.
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-11-2024, 09:28 AM | #43 | |
Brigadier General
5320
Rep 3,961
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
Current: 2024 BMW M3 Competition xDrive | 2022 Audi Q7
Gone: 2022 Audi RS5 | 2020 BMW M340i | 2019 Audi RS5 |
|
Appreciate
0
|
03-11-2024, 10:08 AM | #44 | |
Major General
1671
Rep 6,587
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
1
Galandel193.00 |
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|