Yeah, I had to think about that for a minute and remember that an AR means something else to some other people.
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I did not know that, thanks for the info.
Since I'm currently driving a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer, I have not become accustomed to a touchscreen in my vehicle. When I drive my husband's '21 Ranger, I get mildly annoyed at the touchscreen. I just want nobs and buttons. I don't want to have to look at a screen to adjust the temperature, change the radio station, etc. I hope that Scout has physical buttons for everything, too. I don't need a touchscreen in my car. I am not supposed to be looking at a screen, I'm supposed to be looking at the road. Besides, studies have shown that buttons are safer than touchscreens, and, starting this year, the EU won't give a vehicle a 5-star safety rating if it doesn't have physical buttons.
Here is just one article. If you do a quick search, you will find several more articles. My husband said that a recent issue of his SAE Automotive Engineering magazine also had an article about this very topic, embracing the move away from big touchscreens and back towards buttons and nobs.
www.bgr.com
Here is just one article. If you do a quick search, you will find several more articles. My husband said that a recent issue of his SAE Automotive Engineering magazine also had an article about this very topic, embracing the move away from big touchscreens and back towards buttons and nobs.
Some New Cars Are Finally Adding Buttons Again - Here's Why - BGR
Many automakers, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Hyundai, among others, are returning to physical cabin controls in their vehicle lineups.
www.bgr.com
The Scout will definitely have knobs and buttons for sure. It will not be necessary to do everything through the screen. Here are some pictures my husband took when we saw the Traveler in December.Since I'm currently driving a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer, I have not become accustomed to a touchscreen in my vehicle. When I drive my husband's '21 Ranger, I get mildly annoyed at the touchscreen. I just want nobs and buttons. I don't want to have to look at a screen to adjust the temperature, change the radio station, etc. I hope that Scout has physical buttons for everything, too. I don't need a touchscreen in my car. I am not supposed to be looking at a screen, I'm supposed to be looking at the road. Besides, studies have shown that buttons are safer than touchscreens, and, starting this year, the EU won't give a vehicle a 5-star safety rating if it doesn't have physical buttons.
Here is just one article. If you do a quick search, you will find several more articles. My husband said that a recent issue of his SAE Automotive Engineering magazine also had an article about this very topic, embracing the move away from big touchscreens and back towards buttons and nobs.
Some New Cars Are Finally Adding Buttons Again - Here's Why - BGR
Many automakers, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Hyundai, among others, are returning to physical cabin controls in their vehicle lineups.
I love the rectangular screen, it gives really clean lines across the entirety of the dash which a lot of cars love to break up now.
As far as HUD, for me it really depends on the implementation. I don't have experience with the more involved ones that show maps and such, I think I'd find that annoying, but I've also seen some that just flash alerts or show speed, which is definitely helpful for a driver to keep your eyes on the road.
I also like the Xiaomi YU7 panoramic HUD, its a nice way to show more information with minimal disruption.
As far as HUD, for me it really depends on the implementation. I don't have experience with the more involved ones that show maps and such, I think I'd find that annoying, but I've also seen some that just flash alerts or show speed, which is definitely helpful for a driver to keep your eyes on the road.
I also like the Xiaomi YU7 panoramic HUD, its a nice way to show more information with minimal disruption.
I certainly appreciate the photos, thank you very much! I am very happy to see the buttons and nobs and I love that your husband took great care to photograph them! That's the kind of detail I love!
I hope that there is a air flow directional switch/toggle like this one I currently have. I can have the air just at my feet, at my chest/face level, the defroster, or defroster and feet. It's a simple toggle, but it works. I don't like just defrost or just feet. In my husband's Ranger, you have to go through the stupid touch screen to get to the place where you can choose the air flow direction, there are no physical buttons to choose the air flow outputs. Too many taps and looking at the screen instead of looking at the road.
Have this as well. I think it’s fairly common in newer cars. Not sure what you are driving but I’d be shocked if scouts don’t have this
I love the details as well! I don’t know if you have seen my threads with all the pictures my husband took. We went to Nats last June and then saw the Traveler in Chicago in December. Between those two he took over 1100 pictures. He shoots everything.
Here are the threads just in case you didn’t.
We are in OHIO! IHS NATIONALS here we come!
We plan on getting there tomorrow at 10 and I started this thread to post my pictures and impressions along the way. I take it as a good sign that I saw the vintage Scout on the road in Indiana while we’re were driving here. I told my husband even tho I’m getting the Traveler we need to take pictures of the Terra as well.
It feels like Christmas Eve!!
I can’t promise anything but if there’s anything someone really wants to see let me know!! My husband loves using his camera.
We plan on getting there tomorrow at 10 and I started this thread to post my pictures and impressions along the way. I take it as a good sign that I saw the vintage Scout on the road in Indiana while we’re were driving here. I told my husband even tho I’m getting the Traveler we need to take pictures of the Terra as well.
It feels like Christmas Eve!!
I can’t promise anything but if there’s anything someone really wants to see let me know!! My husband loves using his camera.
This is one of my Volvo peeves too! In my Subaru its a knob I can just turn to get the air just to where I want (usually feet + defroster in the winter). In the Volvo, theres only a Defroster button which puts you on MAX AIR, so you then have to go a layer into the touchscreen to adjust where you want the air going as well as how much air you want. It's annoying!
OMG, yes! My husband's Ranger does the same thing! If you want defrost, you only get defrost and it's full MAX AIR blowing from the defrost vents. No warm feet at the same time. And, like your Volvo, I have to exit out of my phone navigation with a tap (sometimes 2 taps), then choose Ford Sync - another tap, and go to climate - another tap, then select the air flow directions - at least 2 taps, then go back to my phone navigation - 2 more taps. All the while, looking at the screen because there's no learned tactile location for where all of that occurs on a flat touchscreen.
My husband said that he didn't think that the defrost and floor vents should be on at the same time. I argued that cold, numb feet aren't safe for driving and the feet shouldn't suffer because Ford is lazy in their design.
Granted, the Ranger floor vents leave a lot to be desired, anyway.I took the photos of the four options that my Chevy's air flow toggle has (and that is in addition to choosing just defrost if I want to, which has it's own dedicated button.) I have the option for 1. just the dashboard vents, 2. floor vents and defrost, 3. just floor vents, or 4. floor vents and dashboard vents. If I choose the dedicated defrost button, that same image will show just the defrost, but since that's not part of the toggle switch, I didn't take a photo of that.
I've played with a lot of the HUD options in my current sedan and really only use it for the G-meter to see how hard I'm corning and occasionally for the shift light (manual transmission), so I really don't see any reason I'd want it in the Scout. Now, if they do a full-windshield infrared overlay for night driving so I can see heat signatures akin to the creature in Predator, I might reconsider.
Speaking of screens, what was the knob on the passenger side of the screen for again? Passenger volume?
Speaking of screens, what was the knob on the passenger side of the screen for again? Passenger volume?
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