I’ve just cancelled my order for the Volvo EX30. Because it hadn’t been released, I ordered it subject to a test drive and then really didn’t like it when I tried it.
It wasn’t the electric bit, that was great, but I couldn’t get comfortable in the seat (not like a Volvo of old) and I find the driver “aids” really very intrusive. The steering wheel was constantly bobbing about and I was forever being warned to pay attention when driving in a straight line and looking straight ahead. If I had the temerity to look over at the traffic light (to check that I could see it) as I was pulling up to a red light, it would have a fit.
All of it could be turned off but the control is three menus deep and needs to be turned off every time.
I’ve not personal experience of the vehicle other than from the outside, which was the aspect under discussion. However having gone from Mini (BMW) infotainment to Skoda (VW) I’d agree with that part of your post. It was obviously designed by someone who didn’t expect to need to use it while driving - and that would apply to every other maker that puts key controls onto a touch screen instead of giving them either their own physical controls or a selection system not susceptible to a bumpy road and distraction.
Appreciation of design is bound to be subjective, but the design language of Tesla looks to me as if it were developed by a 7 year old to suit the aesthetic ideals of a 5 year old.
On a positive note, Tesla’s build quality is up to the standard of a competent 10 year old.
My nephew is the fleet manager for Autoglass. They have quite a lot of Teslas - he drives one himself - and it was him that made the comment to me about build quality.
Thats good as my friends new one was much better panel wise so they have improved that. So much tech inside no wonder some things suffer. Another friend with a new Nissan Juke ICE has had the car back at the dealers 3 or 4 times so far and its still not completely fixed.
