I’m a big fan of the head up displays in recent cars. This takes it to the next iteration. The idea with the display seemingly more distant is that your eyes don’t have to adjust as much between the outside world and the displays.
The instrument cluster is actually a legacy solution that had drawbacks and just accepted for so many years. Time to break through it. The central display is no different to the current main screen and I totally agree that on its own it would be as terrible as a Tesla - but it isn’t. There is an instrument cluster - it’s just now pushed up to just below the windscreen and all across the front.
People criticised the IX steering wheel but tbh it’s been great for me.
I’m really looking forward to this… I suppose many people need to stick with the old way of doing things and I guess that’s fine. Eg many people haven’t embraced one pedal driving yet in their EVs …
Ps one thing I still hate and BMW needs to go reverse gear into is returning climate and some other buttons back as real buttons and not bloody touch screen controls. And don’t tell me voice commands is the future coz it isn’t, hasn’t been and can never be!!