“Never change a winning team,” says the proverb. CX-5 has made 4,761,329 sales since its arrival in 2012, making it the most selling Mazda vehicle in the current squad. A model of the third generation of this week broke out, and abroad, it is an accurate development of its predecessor. However, the inner part is no less than the revolution.
If we judge through comments on For the first timeYou are not a fan of the simple dashboard: “There are no handles and buttons, no sale! The work environment is important to me;” “There is no way I will go without a button;” “What I don’t like is to remove the buttons and the vertebral phone call;” “The air conditioner, the heater, the rain, and the temperature of the control unit in the physical buttons should be turned on … please.” And so on.
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Of course, we decided to ask Mazda Why did most traditional switches have been removed. In contrast to those comments, it seems almost to go to the button is what people want. Tamara Melkik, Director of Public Affairs at North America Operations in Mazda said, Motor1 The decision to eliminate most traditional controls was based on an internal study that shows that customers prefer a large information and entertainment system:
“Based on customer observations, we have developed a new HMI interface (HMI) that gives priority for ease of use while preserving a safe driving philosophy in Mazda. The new CX-5 changes from a leader to a touch screen display, which is the most appropriate way to reduce hands away from the wheel during implementation:
• Learn the advanced sound that allows the driver to operate vehicle functions such as air, audio and navigation air conditioning systems;
• Human steering wheel keys allow the driver to operate controls without placing a burden on human interest resources. “
So, there is you. People spoke. Apparently. Suddenly, I feel I am in the minority to expose more representative planning. The presence of buttons for the functions used will be always ready to die. This is a model of Zoom-Zoom, which usually resisted excessive dependence on touch screens. Here is what Matthew Valbuina, Mazda’s engineer in North America in HMI and entertainment, said in 2019 when Mazda3 out:
“Do our research, when the driver reaches a touch screen interface in any vehicle, they will unintentionally apply torque on the wheel, and the car will be drifted from placing it in the corridor. Of course, with a touch screen, you should look at the screen while holding … and for this reason we were comfortable to remove the touch function.”
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Keep in mind that CX-5 is not the first to move in this direction. the EZ-6 Electric Sedan It has been sold in China and was renamed as 6e for other markets that also feature a simplified information board centered around a large touch screen. the EZ-60 Crossover ElectricAnd, which has not yet been confirmed to international markets, has a greater offer. Both EVS track their roots to Chinese models sold by the Changan joint partner, but the new CX-5 is the Mazda effort and a global model.
These cars are also goodbye to contact the dizziness similar to the BMW between the seats, which is a step BMW She has already made herself. It has dropped all the four -wheel drive models from Bavaria, and the next Neue Klasse vehicles will not get information and entertainment from the next generation. Less more, I think …
It remains to see whether this trend will be transferred to Mazda models in the future. We hope that they will at least except Next Mota and revive sporting cars This has been disturbed for a long time. The giant screen that floats on the dashboard can be deals for some.
