Prominent cheap knob rant

[Clance]

I have a GV80, and I love it; it makes me smile even to think about it when I'm not driving it. So why am I bothered so much by the "Drive Mode" knob? It's in such a prominent place, yet feels like an afterthought (for just the US market?). It's the cheapest plastic design they could have installed. It looks benign until you use it, then you realize how inappropriate it is. Well, that's my knob rant. Does anyone know if there is one available made with quality materials (metal/glass/etc)?

 

[SGilbert]

FWIW, it doesn't bother me one iota!
What does raise my curiosity, though, is why the shifter is a large knob, the "Drive Mode" knob, as you called it, is small knob out of the way, and the infotainment wheel is just that--however, the '23s have a knob now. All three should match.

 

[EdP]

FWIW, it doesn't bother me one iota!
What does raise my curiosity, though, is why the shifter is a large knob, the "Drive Mode" knob, as you called it, is small knob out of the way, and the infotainment wheel is just that--however, the '23s have a knob now. All three should match.

No, they should not match. Too easy to grab the wrong knob while eyes on the road. Differentiation of some sort it good.

 

[Vince_K]

You know, I've never noticed. Maybe cuz I don't use it that often. I guess I see where you're coming from. It is a lightweight material. All the other dial type control surfaces have a nice heavier feel. Having said that, it doesn't irk me in the slightest. Yes, if it was the same material as the drive dial (but same smaller size that it is now, so Ed won't grab the wrong one ), it could be a bit nicer.

 

[SebringSilver]

My 2023 GV80 has arrived and I'll be picking it up later this week. I'm so glad we got the GV70's infotainment controller. I wish the GV70's drive mode selector toggle switch also migrated over to the GV80.

 

[Vince_K]

My 2023 GV80 has arrived and I'll be picking it up later this week. I'm so glad we got the GV70's infotainment controller. I wish the GV70's drive mode selector toggle switch also migrated over to the GV80.

Wow. GV70 and GV80 in the garage? Nice!

 

[SebringSilver]

Wow. GV70 and GV80 in the garage? Nice!

Thanks. It was getting kinda weird having two GV70s in the same household so we swapped one of them out for a GV80. Picking it up tomorrow! Savile Silver with Ultramarine Blue and Dune interior.

 

[wheeling]

No, they should not match. Too easy to grab the wrong knob while eyes on the road. Differentiation of some sort it good.

agreed, they should be all different look, size, and feel, so you don't make mistakes.

 

[SGilbert]

agreed, they should be all different look, size, and feel, so you don't make mistakes.

What could possibly go wrong? You will never be able to go into Reverse or Park while driving; clicking into Eco, Snow, Sport while driving will do no harm! Likewise, changing a radio station, map limits, etc. on the entertainment wheel will do no harm. All have their respective tasks, and none can cause a problem. Besides, they are each in distinctly different locations. The center console looks like an afterthought without simitry!

 

[SebringSilver]

What could possibly go wrong? You will never be able to go into Reverse or Park while driving; clicking into Eco, Snow, Sport while driving will do no harm! Likewise, changing a radio station, map limits, etc. on the entertainment wheel will do no harm. All have their respective tasks, and none can cause a problem. Besides, they are each in distinctly different locations. The center console looks like an afterthought without simitry!

I agree with this. All those YouTube channels that say they get confused between the gear selector knob and the infotainment knob (in the GV70 and now on the '23 GV80 presumably) make me wonder how they don't mistake the gas pedal for the brake pedal.

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[EdP]

I agree with this. All those YouTube channels that say they get confused between the gear selector knob and the infotainment knob (in the GV70 and now on the '23 GV80 presumably) make me wonder how they don't mistake the gas pedal for the brake pedal.

Sadly, they confuse the pedals at times. Too often on the news you hear of a (usually older) driver going through a store front.

Caught On Camera: Driver Accidentally Crashes Car Into US Store, Injures Two Employees

Minor injuries were reported after a car accidentally drove into a retail store in Tempe, US, on Thursday. The driver won't face any criminal charges for the crash, however, they were arrested for an unrelated warrant.

www.ndtv.com

 

[SGilbert]

Sadly, they confuse the pedals at times. Too often on the news you hear of a (usually older) driver going through a store front.

Caught On Camera: Driver Accidentally Crashes Car Into US Store, Injures Two Employees

Minor injuries were reported after a car accidentally drove into a retail store in Tempe, US, on Thursday. The driver won't face any criminal charges for the crash, however, they were arrested for an unrelated warrant.

www.ndtv.com

Stupid is as stupid does! Or is it survival of the fittest. What ever happened to the Darwin Awards we used to see years ago?

 

[Clance]

Stupid is as stupid does! Or is it survival of the fittest. What ever happened to the Darwin Awards we used to see years ago?

Careful… Someday soon you too will begin to become less and less able. I don’t know if your comment is antagonistic or just foolish. If the later, I’ve been there, done that too.

 

[SGilbert]

Careful… Someday soon you too will begin to become less and less able. I don’t know if your comment is antagonistic or just foolish. If the later, I’ve been there, done that too.

Neither, but a cautioning that someone ought to be taking these 'special' people off the roads.

 

[NVQB10]

I have a GV80, and I love it; it makes me smile even to think about it when I'm not driving it. So why am I bothered so much by the "Drive Mode" knob? It's in such a prominent place, yet feels like an afterthought (for just the US market?). It's the cheapest plastic design they could have installed. It looks benign until you use it, then you realize how inappropriate it is. Well, that's my knob rant. Does anyone know if there is one available made with quality materials (metal/glass/etc)?

Maybe this?

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