Why Old Car Interiors Reign Supreme Over Elon Musk's Soulless Designs

[@Cell4TR]

2010: dont use your phone while driving 2024: you have to use touch screen for every single function of car

[@sanfayyaad]

A step back in car safety

[@theMelvinShow]

I think there's sill a difference between looking at a mini screen on your lap in a barebones corolla vs. looking at a big screen that's at a fixed place in a car with lane assist and brake assist. It's a fair critique but not a good comparison

[@Navoii.]

loud incorrect buzzer RR still uses physical buttons, and show no sign of slowing down. Same goes for Bentley, because they're luxury brands. Made for tradition > sport/modernity

[@Noredlac_]

@@theMelvinShowNo, you shouldn’t be peeling your eyes away at all, specially when those giant screens aren’t even angled toward the driver. The move to screens is only happening because it’s cheaper than manufacturing buttons and switches

[@theMelvinShow]

@@Noredlac_ I don’t disagree with you I‘m just saying the comparison sucks

[@Ffwybgi24]

Imagine not having to take your eyes of the road to operate the climate controls

[@Rapshout]

lol

[@americanfreedomworldpeace]

I bet Elon Musk wanted it to be that way. The Tesla Truck is a perfect example of what happens if Elon had full control over his designs, very awful design and idea.

[@GF-mf7ml]

When the screen on radio, you have to exist and go different app to turn on wiper, how about 5 seconds ads every app opening. All I need is 1 button.

[@Dexter01992]

I saw Audi added a touchscreen with handwriting recognition. Can you tell me exactly how this is supposedly faster than a bunch of buttons on the steering wheel, or how that thing is gonna work any time that the road is less than perfect conditions and every bump on the road make you mistake what you're writing?

[@AnthemAnimation]

the scroll wheels on the steering wheel control climate

[@sledgedragon2677]

The worst part is that Tesla engineers are somehow making the interiors even more minimalistic by literally removing the signal stalk. The SIGNAL STALK. They replaced it with *touch sensors* on the left side of the wheel, which get reversed when you're in a roundabout. Not only that, but they also removed the wiper stalk and the gear lever, adding everything into the screen to cut costs. For a "technologically advanced" car, Teslas sure do lack a whole bunch of standard features and hard surface controls.

[@sarimsalman2698]

More points of failure and complexity lmao. Teslas are cars meant to be leased and thrown away, not kept long term, at least the post 2018 (ish) models are. The older Teslas were very nice in terms of quality, but newer ones are a shitfest

[@sledgedragon2677]

​@@sarimsalman2698 I wouldn't say the old ones were quality either. They were built like toasters. That entire center console was held on by hopes and dreams.

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

Though this is also done by Ferrari/Lamborghini and other exotic car makers. I don't mind having driving controls on the wheel. But they probably should make left signal on the left and right on right. Basic common wiper controls are on the wheel or if you want, voice commands.

[@sarimsalman2698]

@@thedumbconspirator4956 It makes sense with Ferrari is driver focused and you use the paddles to shift

[@vqinred9689]

@@sarimsalman2698 and the left signal Is on left side and right side is on the right side of the steering wheel

[@DisparaErvilha7387]

the actual problem isnt the "soul" its that EVERYTHING is controlled by the touch screen in the middle, while actuall buttons would be wayyy better and more functional

[@OperatorMax1993]

And much more convenient as well

[@Exodia_Misogynist]

Females would find buttons as "toxic masculinity" hence the screens, because of ESG scores

[@avieron]

@@Exodia_Misogynist what are you on about?

[@agentdiamond9211]

​@@avieron he does not get any vitamin D

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

​@@Exodia_MisogynistFellas, is is lesbian to have touchscreens?

[@lily_valkyrie]

"minimalism" Is not a design philosophy that makes practical sense for vehicle information and control systems

[@crayola_captain]

Well then, why the touch screen that you have to take your eyes off the road to use?

[@ascherlafayette8572]

Idk what you're doing while you're driving. I only really need my speedometer

[@Navoii.]

Depends how much. You don't need every single gauge for everything in your car, just the essentials. Speed, revs(if it's an ICE), fuel/charge, etc. are important to have on hand

[@lily_valkyrie]

@@crayola_captain exactly

[@lily_valkyrie]

@@Navoii. speed, revs, fuel, engine temp, oil pressure, batt/alternator voltage. Those are really the ones every dash should have for ice cars. Not to mention buttons for systems controls. Which every car should just have with screens or whatever being some secondary options.

[@miku0621]

when you have to watch a youtube tutorial to turn on the damn ac, you know we went wrong somewhere.

[@sarimsalman2698]

I know right. My uncle rented a Tesla when he visited us and I had no clue what I was doing. Good design is easily navigable and self descriptive

[@titan133760]

While I've accepted that touchscreens in cars are here to stay, I'm a firm believer that such touchscreens should strictly be limited to the infotainment system. Anything beyond that is too much

[@vladimirvojtaml]

At least the AC should have easily reachable and distinguishable buttons.

[@Rapshout]

Yeah that’s cool and all but I would much rather have my steam library right next to me so I can bang out a quick game of csgo while going 80 on the motor way 😁😁😁 (joke) but thanks for watching !

[@barlex9113]

Recently, i got into a discussion with a friend of mine about the tesla interiors. he never owned a car and was more of the city type, so i was curious about his opinions on car interiors and he always went with the tesla interiors even when i obscured the steering wheel, he claimed it was "sleek" and "clean" no noise and such, and it baffled me so much at the time and still does, i feel like we are being the loud minority when market trends seem to really insist on making things empty for the sake of being empty.

[@patrickbateman331]

Yeah that's the problem, most people don't care about design and don't try to look into it and understand more about it which makes them easily impressed by shallow gimmicks like tesla interiors.

[@Rapshout]

literally the iphone of cars

[@mrsoisauce9017]

@@patrickbateman331yeah, the market loves shallow gimmicks. It hates anything with actual character. I’m tempted to say it’s a result of the malaise era, but I feel like it’s more down to the shortening attention spans of my generation (I’m gen Z) who actually buy into cheap gimmicks for the sake of a gag

[@nucleartime]

@@Rapshout Nah, iPhones have some semblance of build quality and quality control.

[@toyotasprintertrueno86]

@@nucleartime nah, theres a reason they're only popular in the usa

[@L0rdOfThePies]

Im an advocate for bringing back the 1970s denim car

[@Rapshout]

REAL

[@Dubfiance]

"Honey we're late get into the Jar"

[@nou7401]

@@Rapshout typical anti ev propaganda sponsored by toyota PATHETIC

[@chasechildress2720]

​@@TheGiggler333ayy fellow regular cars reviews enjoyer, specifically the AMC ambassador brougham sedan ,if dad get up noise was a car.

[@WayneKerr69420]

@@nou7401 The only pathetic one here is you lmao

[@matas1346]

as someone who was born in the 2000s please bring back the 1980s car designs

[@Rapshout]

I'm speaking for the 2000-2003 homies in this video, thanks for watching!

[@primus0348]

Exactly, not everything needs to be Sci Fi Futuristic, sometimes old is good, you can add improvements but never replace honestly

[@edu7979]

im an 07er and i agree

[@edu7979]

@@primus0348THIS

[@thesweyy5999]

Please don't. They were just as ugly in a different way. It was probably even worse then because of a lack of safety features. I was born in the 90's. I've owned 80's cars. They're not that good.

[@frost6916]

As a guy who was brought home from the maternity ward as a newborn in a 2007 Renault Clio 1.6, I can comfortably say that I have an incomprehensible appreciation for this car.

[@sarimsalman2698]

Man I wish we had Renault and Peugeot in the USA. Their older models are fantastic and I'd love to own a Clio or a 106

[@ShortArmOfGod]

Were you conceived in the back as well?

[@GF-mf7ml]

Why i have to touch the screen multiple times just to turn on the fan. I only want the interior like WRC or WEC cars just switch to do things.

[@Rapshout]

exactly so stupid!

[@nekopop8159]

My aunt’s Toyota Highlander had a screen, but it only controls the volume and GPS maps. Around the screen are physical buttons that can easily control the car’s “things” (I don’t know the terms for all of it). I love that car it’s so cool to me when I first drive it

[@miguelpereira9859]

Having to use a touch screen in a car for anything other than media and entertainment is really fucking stupid

[@Maddiedoggie]

I drive a 2014 Honda Civic. The car feels absolutely amazing. The interior feels like a space ship with its gorgeous two-part gauge cluster, and all the main functions aren't controlled by the infotainment. Its gear selector is also a center console mounted stick lever, instead of a knob or buttons on a screen.

[@benmacca1]

I am happy my 2023 VW Taigo still has dials and buttons on the dashboard and wheel. I only ever need to use the touchscreen to make calls or check the navigation. It is a nice blend of new and old. Has all the new tech found in modern cars but still has buttons where needed and don’t need to take my eyes off the road.

[@Rapshout]

yeah see thats a fair point, but having to use the screen and take your eyes off the road just to turn the air conditioner up in a tesla is just still. thanks for watching!

[@jonahhammond2438]

Tesla is the definition of soulless design. All of their designs look like something a kid can draw, and their interiors are basic and cheap

[@Rapshout]

I truly dont know what brought them to do it

[@Emmanuel-yt5vo]

Old interiors is wayy more cheap and unreliable than the teslas interiors y’all stupid as hell🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀💀

[@listenhereyoulittleshit389]

@@Rapshout Money

[@Navoii.]

Because they're a budget friendly family car brand. Not everything is made to suit car enthusiasts' liking. If you want to get a car with soul, go get one, but the world doesn't revolve around you.

[@Emmanuel-yt5vo]

@@Navoii. toddlers bruh🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@SirSayakaMikiThe3rd]

My '14 F250 platinum is my ideal interior. It has a touchscreen and hands-free voice control, but it still has all the buttons and knobs plus a faux-wood trim. Looks classic with enough tech to still be relevant. I tried a Tesla once, but couldn't wrap my head around having just a single screen in the middle.

[@retrotech383]

reject modernity embrace 1980s mercedes interior design

[@redline1916]

The Subaru SVX has an interior that both gives me nostalgia and the feeling that I'm back in one of the old libraries with that colored carpet, or those old buses with the jazz wave seats. We need design like that back in all vehicles, unique designs that give you that feeling. The vaporwavey stuff especially is beautiful.

[@HeroGenix]

Honestly one of the most recent cars with a stunning interior is the Honda E, seriously it looks amazing with the wood

[@aaronbryan5095]

You really find the Honda E's interior to be amazing? Straight up looks like a table with screens stuck onto it.

[@Littlefish1239]

It’s good but I still don’t like it completely

[@Mr_Sakul]

I completely agree but I think it all comes down to the cost. It's probably cheaper to go with minimalism and put a touch screen in the middle of the car instead of designing and manufacturing 50 different buttons. I can't even imagine myself ever buying a brand new car because even with all this plastic, minimalism and other crap, cars are still crazy expensive.

[@quan-uo5ws]

Then just ditch the touchscreen and go all analog. Cheaper, and more usable car.

[@harya7517]

"Why do we care about aesthetic on space, they don't need to be sleek, they need to be functional." -Tobias Frewer, Watch Dogs: Bad Blood

[@artur6912]

Physical button are a good thing. Sure, a touchscreen is nice to use for GPS, but that literally the last placement I want for the controls for my heated seats. And don't even get my started on the nonsense that is placing the speedometer in the top corner of a tablet instead of the middle of the steering wheel. Speed is the parameter that drivers check the most often so the last thing you want is looking to your right constantly instead of looking at the road.

[@nokia3112]

I honestly dont care about nostalgia, i just miss practical interiors, with easy accessible buttons and knobs, so i can fast and easly operate my car, without looking away from the road. Teoreticly now we have voice assistants, but they are annoying more often than working. I dont want to have to search through settings on touchscreen just to change radio station. I dont want to have to update my car, just to get somewhere. Old cars gave us freedom, new are taking it away.

[@LarySeeAircraft]

4:24 SAAB cars have all the instruments tilted towards the driver, I have a 9.3 2004 convertible and I noticed it when I sat in the passenger seat for the first time

[@BeemBaw]

Not as pronounced as in the supra but the e36 dash is also like this

[@Sonjaslostson]

This video makes me appreciate my Chevy Bolt's interior so much more.

[@car7906]

4:18 saab did kinda do that on some of their models, examples are: The 900,9000,9-3 and the 9-5

[@twotailedavenger]

The worst part about Tesla interiors isn't how soulless they are. It's that every other car company thinks it's the pinnacle of automotive design and is trying to copy them.

[@GraveUypo]

my 2015 mitsubishi outlander is still more oldschool than new. dreading the day i have to part with it. i specifically wanted a car that i could feel the road through the steering wheel (this one, compared to the completely dead steering of a hyundai santafe, felt like a go kart), a leaver hand brake, a v6 and awd, but wasn't expensive. it was the perfect car to me.

[@Rapshout]

yeah took some driving lessons in a hyundai i10 or i30, something like that and the power steering was mario kart level haha

[@GraveUypo]

@@Rapshout i seriously thought it was drive by wire. it has ZERO feeling

[@elgringolobo97]

I wasn't alive back then, but I miss the available red interiors you could get in the Ford and GM trucks in the 80s and 90s.

[@goldsrc8302]

This reminded me how much i love the interior of the 1989 Buick Reatta. also banger video this is the first time i've seen anything from your channel and its fire i'm subing for sure

[@shadowspire]

Bro that nostalgia. I remember sitting in my dad’s 89 Cadillac, he got for 1k in the early 2000s. We loved that car. I’m almost 30, and I refuse to get a car that doesn’t have buttons for climate control or anything else. My 2021s still has a shifter, and the touchscreen it has is only for the camera and radio/bluetooth.

[@whatthehell8108]

To be honest, I prefer the sleek Tesla minimalist interior design over the cluttered cockpit-style interior.

[@Rapshout]

dont worry my video talking about everything else wrong with evs coming out on saturday haha! thanks for watching

[@waffluno]

x2

[@roxyscripts]

Thanks for sneeking in the Trailer Park Boys clip, made this video so much better

[@zanzimez]

I have a ‘77 porsche and I cannot imagine ever being comfortable in another car made after the 2000s. The seats are so incredibly cushy and the original interior is in amazing condition. Looks a million times better than modern cars

[@kearneykaktus]

X-type mentioned. Still miss mine. It was a 2006 and had a touchscreen, which is almost delightfully retro in its crappiness and was basically useless, every control on the screen had a corresponding button, but I absolutely loved the brown and beige leather interior. I now have a 2011 E-class which has somewhat boring fake black leather with silver accents, but thank god for no touchscreen.

[@Rapshout]

I know I talked bad about it in the video but touch screen is kinda hit and miss, when I was a kid in my mums yaris it was kind of a cool novelty but I wouldnt want one today. thanks for watching!

[@icepl831]

buttons, switches and dials are not only cool looking but practical... unlike TOUCHSCREENS

[@rhapsody7751]

Actual good KZbinr found. Subscribed!

[@Rattlehead-gy9ct]

I've got a 2014 Mustang and I feel like the interior, while not as nice as the ones from the late 60s, is leaps and bounds ahead of whatever is going on now. I've still got cds and such stored in the cupholders, as I've never bothered to figure out how to connect my phone. It's comfortable, has real buttons, and is very pleasant to drive.

[@pseudojournalist]

Nice video dude. I hope you'll grow on KZbin.

[@Rapshout]

thanks imcryingcauseimababy I appreciate it

[@SilesianWarrior]

I think haptic feedback is very important for us fleshbags. The touch, the click, the sound switches make. You just can't get that with an ipad hotglued to your dashboard.

[@kairyuso]

Im 17 years old, and my daily driver is a 1998 jeep cherokee. It has no air, no carpet, and burns oil on cold starts. I love it though, ill never get rid of it. I plan to keep it alive for as long as possible. Compared to that, sitting in a modern car just feels so overwhelming. All the screens everywhere. I hate it

[@Rapshout]

hell yeah bro jeep rocks, thanks for watching^

[@caftood]

insane cope here

[@kairyuso]

@@caftood so real

[@Dubfiance]

As a 2000s 3 series owner the design of the car holds up hella well today unlike it's 5 series counterpart. Though seeing older Japanese cars in places like Pick N Pull really made me question how on earth did they fumble the bar so hard in the early 2000s.

[@epice6463]

I have a 1948 Buick Roadmaster and I gotta say it’s way more comfortable than any new car. The bench seats feel like you’re sitting on the living room couch.

[@CB-py1xh]

Its a development in interior design in general, in cars as well as in architecture: a switch from warm colors that were popular in modern design for almost half a century into the 1990s to cold, empty, barren spaces of white and grey.

[@B4R0N.]

I used to feel a similar way, but that changed once I actually tried a Tesla. The more cars I have had the opportunity to drive, the clearer it became to me that there is no such thing as a soulless car, let alone a soulless interior. All manufacturers have different approaches to the identity of their vehicles and the experience they wish to create for their users. And somehow, at that moment, that Tesla interior felt just right. In keeping with the rest of the car, for better or for worse. Sure, you can complain about how complicated it all seems, but it felt no harder to me than learning the the button placements for all the functions on my Audi. Hell, even the whole on screen shifting thing feels more natural to me than a lot of the other stuff I've encountered. (Specifically mercedes' column shifters which Tesla incidentally used before. I hop between cars a lot and these always confuse me for a few seconds.) Is the whole minimalistic trend overhyped. Yes. But I also think we enthusiast tend to judge anything new unfairly. And nothing illustrates this point more than the very start of the video. Yes, old interiors make us feel a certain way because that is what we grew up with, but it will be the same for Tesla kids eventually. All these same memories we've had are being made today for the new generation in these interiors, which will have the same meaning to them as 80's, 90's and 2000's interiors have for us. This comment is way too long so I'll stop here.

[@ДимаВеселов-в8и]

Totally agree with the future nostalgia bit, but couldn't disagree more about the different car identities. Our family used to travel to lots of places where we would typically rent a random car, so I also have some experience with different makes and models, and most of the time the only words that came to my mind about the design(both interior and exterior) were "generic" and "bland". Like, if it wasn't for the emblem on the stsering wheel you could barely tell whether you were sitting in a Volkswagen, a Citroen or a Hyundai. The design itself isn't bad, but it isn't good either-it's just standard materials made into standard shapes in a standard configuration and colours, so the only thing I can tell is "well, it's definitely a car". Of course, there are still some automakers that create their unique designs like mercedes, mini and to some extent Honda, but generally speaking cars today are too similar and most importantly too neutral. Tesla's design is unique, but to me it's painful because it feels like they just took this "generic neutrality" and amplified it to the maximum as if you moved from an already minimalistic apartment into a room filled with bleak-coloured cubes as furniture

[@ДимаВеселов-в8и]

As for the buttons vs touchscreen, learning all the buttons designations may be harder than figuring out the apps on a giant tablet, but the point is when you have actually learnt all of this you can, well, just click a button you need in a split second and it will do what you want, whereas on a tablet you still going to need to swipe and touch and scroll and touch and swipe untill you reach the option you need. It just requires more manipulations

[@sarimsalman2698]

I do like the Tesla's instant torque delivery, but that isn't unique to their cars, it's just an electric car thing. If I wanted a more "eco-friendly car" (That's not a thing lmao) or a mire fuel efficient car, I would get a Hybrid like the Prius, not an electric

[@compositionxi]

6:40 partly companies put screens because it’s actually cheaper than engineering physical buttons with wiring and everything

[@compositionxi]

not saying you its good i love older interiors im absolutely getting a car with no goddamn screen in it but it is cheaper to just have software do everything than to make physical buttons

[@brogeckon]

Another one of "It used to be better"... Tho I'm with those to be honest, however it is useless, in a perspective of time there's a chance that it'll be lost after few centuries.

[@SilverDergbold]

Honestly, I want a car that's from the 80's but runs perfectly and everything. Every car my partner and I had were hand-me-down'd by family members were kinda.. run-down junk cars on their last legs so.. I hope we can buy a good one, one day, so we don't have to worry about it breaking down or something. lol

[@Rapshout]

YEAH im the same got my first car that had like 6 previous owners lol

[@kantai3309]

No physical buttons is just impractical. But it's not like you NEED anything but practicality in a car's interior, so simplicity isn't a bad thing. The "soul" you mention so much can be found in simplicity too.

[@luzifershadres]

Well, some working class mercedes have (or had until 2015) wood looking accents in the car. It probely is only plastic, but it still has the same surface feeling and is a nice contrast to the rest of the car wich is pretty modern. (I was talking specificly about the family car version of the E class, the version with a screen.)

[@artwes]

i remember playing that exact route in pokemon sapphire on my way home from a summer vacation. My friend and I where young, and had never completed a pokemon game. We wanted to see if we could do it together. My game cartridge had a flat battery, so my friend and i kept the game powered on for days, making sure the console charged throughout the nights. When we had to head home, we used a charger plugged into the cigarette lighter in my family's crystler minivan to keep the game alive. Nearing the end of our 2 hour car journey, grinding the levels of our pokemon, my family made a stop to say hi to my grandparents. I don't remember if we ever won that rival battle or if the DS died unplugged in the heating car. That route made an impression, and i loved that minivan's interior. Nice video!

[@muro158]

imagine being a lead designer in tesla just for everyone to call your design “elon musk’s stupid design”. I really don’t get the hate behind tesla as it is solely aimed towards elon musk, you dislike the design, alright then, hate the designer. i don’t get why people act as if musk is not just a soulless ceo.

[@Rapshout]

because he is the face of the brand, i dont mind elon personally but I will use his name in respect to the cars he manufactures.

[@americanfreedomworldpeace]

It is his design, Elon Musk has the final say on how the design should be. Someone designed the car but he made all the final edits. Just like an executive producer of a movie who can override the director and producer and basically has the final say, though they are not the creative mastermind of the film.

[@TheToasterPope]

Bare minimum he signed off on it, he's at least partially to blame.

[@valletas]

I dont get how putting an huge ass screen in place of a panel isnt illegal considering how using your cellphone behind the wheel is (and for good reason)

[@dreamplace7469]

I'm all for the occasional swim in nostalgia, but it easily can become a black hole for many people. The warmth provided isn't necessarily the warmth needed for your current self. I remember the late 90's and 00's, but they're gone now. Old men die, and the world keeps on spinning.

[@Zer0sVoid]

I'm merely an outsider in the enthusiasm of cars. That 90s Supra interior is glorious.

[@Rapshout]

I super fanboyed it in this video but I think it deserves it. Truly the lonely drivers club car of all time. Thanks for watching :)

[@Miki-uy1rc]

2:42 does anyone notice the little rc car getting ran over lol

[@Rapshout]

It’s from a show called trailer park boys absolutely amazing show check it out if you have the time. Thanks for watching !

[@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381]

Interestingly some 80s cars already had "digital" dashboards with LCD or VFD screens like the Opel Senator (also known as Vauxhall Royale later Senator), the A2 (facelift of the first generation) got that in 1984 and also the Corvette C4, but unlike some others the tachometer wasn't simply circular like a traditional mechanical one but it was a bar/curve modeled after the torque graph of the engine.

[@railwaystuff]

I feel like the 2016 Skoda Octavia is the perfect mix between buttons and a touchscreen

[@XneverstopfightingX]

I LOVE the firethorn red and wood interior of my 77 el camino. And yes, that bench seat is like a sofa, great for when you want to sneak out of a wedding for a quick nap before going back inside.

[@sidlazzar1002]

Yep. Hate those interiors. I’m 29 and chose to buy a 03 Volvo s80 to avoid a car payment and I love having actual buttons to press and hear. So satisfying and my headlights have lil wipers that still work.

[@meddlerfilms2585]

Newer cars were made for a generation that just didn't like the car that much. Gen X just wanted to haul their kids form parking lot to parking lot knowing they'd survive an accident, and millennials don't even want to THINK about driving: the more a computer does for them, the better. None of this matters for Gen Z, most of whom are too broke for new cars and either insist on ride shares and public transit, or their first car is often as old as they are. Special mention goes to a coworker who I wanna say is 19 or 20 and owns two stickshift WRXs. Owning a car HAS to offer us something Uber can't, or it's just not cost effective anymore.

[@artempozdniakov2850]

I honestly think about the topic every single time I see a modern car interior (window, windshield, internet - wherever). I absolutely DESPISE the "replace dashboard with an ipad/screen" thing. First off, for aesthetic purposes, it looks absolutely inferior to real dashboard, no matter what picture you stock behind those soulless indicators. My dad drives a 2014 MB E class and its dashboard is just gorgeous. It has small displays, but they're used in conjunction with a really quirky and interesting looking set of mechanical indication. And the interior overall is a bomb. My bottom line and, frankly, obe of most beloved interior aesthetics are early 00' Nissan interiors. I grew up having family rides in a 2002 Maxima and drive a 2004 Patrol, and I feel really comfortable and nostalgic in that kind of interior. It's not as gorgeous as Mercedes, had fewer belts and whistles, but it's really well composed and stands up to this day as really solid. Another point: aren't these huge ahh displays distracting? Traditional minimal light dashboard is dull for a reason - you only look at it too get the most essential information about your speed, engine, parking break, etc. It's not flashy, it knows its place. And then the whatever modern car. Big flashy display and obnoxious controls on a side ipad. How the F are you supposed to control it? In a traditional interior you can physically memorize buttons and switches and operate blind if you so desire, distraction is there, but it's minimal. You want a flashy bit? Heads up projection on windshield, where you should be looking anyway. That's the stuff. It's ergonomic, non distracting, looks cool and IS cool. TL;DR: minimalist design sucks, old school cool, screen dashboards go away Rant over

[@Caesim9]

The biggest thing not mentioned in the video is just User Interface as a function. Through the 90's and early 2000's car companies had mastered designing controls in an intuitive way. Every action was just one button press away and through well thought-out design elements (my favorite is, I had a design book display how Mercedes had 3 buttons resemble a seat where each button toggled the seat heating for that seat element). We could focus on driving and the dashboards helped us in that. The modern touchscreen based cars are quite frankly terrible. The touchscreen can by it's nature occupy less space than all of these buttons could. And the worst is having to navigate menus and sub-menus for basic tasks. Which differ between car companies.

[@danutmh]

I love sanitized soulless interiors while driving to my soulless job 🥰 Any sign of warmth and comfort would distract me from the grind 😡

[@coolbro8922]

I suppose modern car companies don’t realise distracted drivers exist, so they add more distracted drivers.

[@Rapshout]

adhd generation

[@tacticalidiot175]

So true. Look at 1970s and 1980s American luxobarges - absolute beauty. Everything designed for comfort and ease of use. Everything within arm's reach, plush seats, colorful wood paneling and tons of color options inside. Every single one was different! I have a 1989 Ford F250 and the entire interior is completely blue with one wood trim ring around the gauge cluster. It's so fun to look at, and everyone that sees it thinks it's cool.

[@dalejohnson1796]

I feel like my 2024 SEAT Ibiza is barely clinging onto the days of old car design. Sure, the dashboard is digital and has a touchscreen info screen, but the dials on the dashboard screen are analogue styled and look really cool, and everything else buttons and levers. It's actually quite nice, just annoying when I do want to change radio station, but at least everything else is tactile and has a button / dial / lever.

[@viaxxl]

As someone born in 2009 I have never step foot into one of these pretty cars. Though I can 100% agree they should bring old styles back and def profitable

[@cbaha4985]

Hmmm you have a great point. I always get excited like a little kid when I get into an old car and feel that vintage interior.

[@Kojima93]

I like analog. Always have always will. I like buttons. Hard to break. Never freezes or lags. Been in Rivians and they are nice and I’ve been in teslas they are also nice. Either one works but I prefer analog.

[@eightlights4939]

I own a 1989 500SE Mecedes Benz with premerger AMG parts on it. The interior is absolutely incredible. Everytime I drive it I feel like a baller, and the seats are so comfortable I could drive it all day. Every convience item I need is within close reach and logically placed. Its just an incredibly beauitful and thoughtful interior. I own two other modern performance luxury cars and they dont even compare

[@bouncypear_net]

I drive a 2001 Mazda 626. Simple radio with no screen, glowing green gauges in the dark, oscillating airvents, dials and buttons. It just works. No technological frills, only perfect handling and driving feel.

[@jackezzpanzer]

Being born during the 2000's was a wild time for a child to be alive, there was so many options for you to choose on what you want in the future.

[@kennythemeat]

love my interior of the eclipse. the controlpanel is slightly angled towards the driver. sporty looking comfy seats inspired from racing seats. with an adjustable roller in the back of the seat. the original musicplayer had an equalizer with sliders. rust is fixed. drive that thing another 30 years.

[@squidwardstuckinalocker]

I love my 2002 Subaru outbacks interior because it's the perfect mix of simplicity and comfortability

[@KLiNoTweet]

Ahh, old cars with wood interior. Miss it. Genesis still uses such interiors, and they are really cool

[@vw_hater]

1:24 still gotta respect vw for keeping the plaid seats for all these years

[@MaximumEpic-vk1dx]

It wasnt until like 17-18 when all remaining charm of the interior was removed

[@EruseanPug]

Tbh the 2000’s eras of cars has gotta be my favorite

[@andrewmarshall1142]

“Minimalist” is a fancy word for cost-cutting

[@wixte]

I loved the very simple/blocky design in my old 1st gen pathfinder. Sure it didn't have A/C but damn- I loved it regardless.

[@kj64gaming19]

Couldnt help but notice the multiple uses of the Lexus LS400 in the beginning of the video. I've got a 2nd gen LS, and even from the 1st (1990) to 2nd (1995), the quality of the interior is just a bit lower, but the feel is still totally there. I grew up with 90s cars, the nostalgia i get from them is unmatched.

[@Klayperson]

50s and 60s cars are surreal and alien to me. the spindly levers make me feel like i'm going to be stabbed. the interior at 1:57 looks straight up like the backrooms to me

[@ennou1236]

Honestly I wouldn't call these designs "minimalist" because minimalism is much more than "less stuff", let's call it what it really is, cutting costs and corners for profit

[@Rapshout]

true facts

[@eperu12]

The real reason of the screen and minimalism is bc is cheaper to produce a screen and some code that 30 or 40 buttons for the interior...

[@phaikia13]

Interiors of old japanese and european cars were really something else man

[@nanevak]

Same thing with street lights. Low pressure sodium lamps>High pressure sodium lamps>led lamps

[@tovape]

I got the X-Type and sometimes I drive like 3 km/h just to admire the interior

[@mohawk4759]

shiny wood and tan leather is a combo i can describe with one word: scrumptious like it makes me want to eat it looking at the interior

[@ahardearnedincome6437]

My 2011 328i bmw sedan is absolutely beautiful it's sad they went so modern afterwards. Will be keeping this beauty till I die

[@justinparsons572]

Can’t believe you can get ticket for holding a phone but a iPad called a Tesla is okay

[@SFVYachtClub]

A friend at work took me on a quick joyride in a rented Tesla few months ago. It was stupid fast, but the car itself reminded me of a doctor's office or maybe a mildly trendy airport lounge. It was stark and alien and not comfortable at all. I genuinely preferred the smoky plastic interior of a worn out Civic, complete with swisher wrappers on the floor, cup holders filled with ash, and black ice air freshener dangling from the mirror.

[@ambrozoblak7371]

Old cars, no matter how cheap, or low quality, or top speed, horsepower...ect always stand out to me on parkingspots and roads. Because all modern cars look the same, its almost like refreshing.

[@jitarthurlin3105]

Dang, I rember that car My dad has looks like he chose both the og glossy wooden interrior and ultra minimalism, it's kinda strange.

[@vetar3372]

Good examples of minimalism from the past are the Lagonda, and any Citroën from the 70s or 80s, they all had amazing interiors

[@michelep9477]

The Jaguar S-Type (also pictured in the thumbnail) is one of the most underrated cars of all time

[@Cherry-ms6pi]

God the nostalgia and memories of my Famlies Seat Alhambra and later a Seat Altea Freetrack the kinda sh*tty low quality interior was kinda cosy as a kid because it had tables very comfy seats and the Altea even had a small tv and the clatter of the 1.9TDI and 2.0 TDI when where stuck in traffic on the Austria Highway surrounded by Mountains and poured rain on our way to italy was kinda special i dont no why

[@vsdsas]

imagine is is raining and the traffic is stopped due to heavy rain and your are sitting in this car 2:41 man the sleep would be crazy 😴

[@liamhorne6939]

I have a 96 Miata and 2021 Jetta I’m picking the Miatas interior every day and don’t get me wrong Jetta has an awesome interior but the Miata I’m def bias cuz it’s my project car but there’s just something about it

[@iwontdieofdeath]

Imagine making a whole video about car interiors, and spending a whole chapter of the video talking about driver centric interiors, without mentioning Saab. They had been doing what the Supra did since the 70s...

[@techtical7079]

I do think the interior of Tesla cars look horrible, but in general I prefer the more minimalistic black interiors of cars that have been made post 2010. It just gives me a comforting feeling.

[@Rapshout]

each to their own I guess we grew up around different cars aha thanks for watching