A few touches stand out, including a soft - touch dashboard and carbon fiber
pattern around the center console, replacing what could have been additional painted plastic.
The ambient lighting, adding extra light
sources around the center console and instrument panel, in the door paneling and in the foot wells, enhances the sense of wellbeing in the interior of the all - new BMW X4.
Updated steering wheel controls mean that you needn't
paw around the center console to change what's on these displays, and switchgear for the dual - zone HVAC is intuitive, though some of the buttons are surprisingly small for work - gloved hands.
There are still some quirks, though — like the knock - off plastic «stitching»
found around the center console — but as a whole it's everything you could hope for in an American coupé.
The lower tier of the dash is angled on the passenger side, while the pad that sits above the instrument cluster traverses across the center HVAC vents, down the passenger's side of the center stack, and
wraps around the center console, creating a cockpit - like feel for the driver.
You can see some shiny
plastic around the center console and the aircon controls and it looks ok, but will quickly show dust and finger marks as it controls the dual zone automatic climate control.
Inside, the Land Rover Discovery Sport Landmark Edition combines Ebony grained leather seats with an Ebony headliner and dark aluminum
trim around the center console.
The copper - accented theme continues inside here as well, with the dark gold - like highlights seen around the center stack, the A / C vents,
around the center console, and on the «S» badge on the steering wheel.
All the major controls are within easy eyes - on - the - road reach, and I particularly like how many places there are to stash stuff in and
around the center console — especially the shelf under the HVAC controls that extends all the way to the passenger door.