Ferrari admits that he made a mistake when he deleted the real buttons

When I showed Ferrari Amalfi Last night, we were pleased to see the successor of the Rome, the V-8 was stronger without resorting to a hybrid setting. There is a highlight of another on the inside, where the horse is now characterized by “beginners” with a regenerated steering wheel with actual buttons and a suitable starting button. Why change? MARANELLO responded to customer complaints about Touch Capacitive keys, which they found many frustrated, and is now returning to material controls.

Amalfi leads the road, but all Ferrari’s future models will feature material buttons. Enrico Jalira commercial coach said Autocar The real buttons will be published “in every new launch we put in the market.” Even better, I told the head of producer Gianmara Volghenzi The highest gear This update modification of current models is possible. The current owners will not have to replace the entire steering wheel; The central section should only be replaced, and the procedure can be performed in a merchant without charging the car to Italy.

But why did Ferrari embrace sensitive keys to touch in the first place? According to Galileera, it started with SF90 The idea of ​​equipping the Super-Lgine with the latest technology available at the time. However, the company soon realized that this approach was not “100 % perfect for the use of the car”. He added: “This has become clear, and we had reactions we received loudly from our customers.”

Galira believes that the touch buttons are “very innovative” but they recognize Ferrari I failed to think that “when using it, you are also leading, and the end result (contradicts) our goal of eyes on the road, and hand over the steering wheel.” The intention was to repeat the speed and familiarity of the use of a smartphone, but that did not go as planned.

Although touch control tools tend to frustrate, the super facing did not deter buyers. Ferrari was standard sales in 2024, with 13752 cars, or 0.7 % over the previous year. She has enough customer orders Production coverage until the end of next yearIn the sense that the newly placed requests will not be fulfilled until 2027.

Ferrari is not the only auto industry company that moves away from touch control elements on steering wheels. Last year, Volkswagen has brought the physical buttons on GTI, R, and even the least R-Line trim, which is sold outside the United States. For future models, VW is also Return some appropriate buttons On the central control unit.

However, the era of information panels with a dedicated climate and the controls used frequently fade slowly. The exceptions are certainly exist (Toyota and Hyundai/Kia Spring to Mind), but for the largest part, all of it is about screens now. Heck, even Ferraris now has only an additional width for the front passengers.