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Ford Explorer Redesigned from Ground Up: America’s Favorite SUV Delivers More Power, Capability and Adventure Tech

cygnus said:
Front fascia styling is an improvement. The center console is a disaster. One of the things I love about my Grand Cherokee is that the buttons take up the entirety of the center console - there is no wasted space and spacing between each button (x and y) is consistent throughout the dashboard.

What is the point of having 'Sync' embossed on the dash and two inches of plastic between the knobs and where the climate control is? Stupid. Seriously, who designs this crap at Ford? I'm not even a designer and I know there are certain characteristics/principals of interfaces that give designs an appealing aesthetic.

I have high hopes for WL.
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They’ve always been proud of Sync, with it displayed prominently on a lot of their vehicles. Not sure why they feel the need to advertise that it’s just another terrible Ford touch screen. Hopefully they have improved the UI though where the elements are at least precisely aligned.
 
Smaller 8" unit infotainment has leaked long time ago

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cygnus said:
Front fascia styling is an improvement. The center console is a disaster. One of the things I love about my Grand Cherokee is that the buttons take up the entirety of the center console - there is no wasted space and spacing between each button (x and y) is consistent throughout the dashboard.

What is the point of having 'Sync' embossed on the dash and two inches of plastic between the knobs and where the climate control is? Stupid. Seriously, who designs this crap at Ford? I'm not even a designer and I know there are certain characteristics/principals of interfaces that give designs an appealing aesthetic.

I have high hopes for WL.
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The tacked-on look is real with
Bili said:
Smaller 8" unit infotainment has leaked long time ago

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That's a lot better. I actually kinda like that.
 
The cubby space under the screen seems pointless. I'd prefer the buttons be positioned higher and give more storage space in front of the shifter.
 
That screen is horrendous. It looks like some sort of aftermarket conversion where someone glued an iPad to the dash. I HATE this current design trend and I'm praying FCA stays away from it in their next generation of interiors. Also, I know we're in a game of oneupmanship, but why does the centre stack screen need to keep getting larger and larger? I know Tesla started this but please. How much screen room do you need for the general centre stack controls and a nav component?
 
Powdered Toast Man said:
That screen is horrendous. It looks like some sort of aftermarket conversion where someone glued an iPad to the dash. I HATE this current design trend and I'm praying FCA stays away from it in their next generation of interiors. Also, I know we're in a game of oneupmanship, but why does the centre stack screen need to keep getting larger and larger? I know Tesla started this but please. How much screen room do you need for the general centre stack controls and a nav component?
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I like larger screens for better display of navigation and the camera feeds.
 
Ryan said:
I like larger screens for better display of navigation and the camera feeds.
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I'm not against screens in general (although I think touch screens are dangerous due to driver distraction and their use to control vehicle functions should be limited) but when you start making them so big that they cannot be effectively integrated into the console and need to be stuck to the dash (like the above Explorer) it seems like it's too far. I like the 8.4 that I have in both my vehicles and that's very good for cameras and nav display.
 
Personally I dislike the EU style tablet on the dash look. The new Explorer is just a hint of Ford news design language. Sort of Asia meet Porsche ....... other than that Durango
 
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