Sentences with phrase «idrive rotary dial»

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The system is much improved over the one initially fitted to the 7 - series, but it's still deeply annoying to have to tune the radio manually via iDrive rather than through a simple rotary dial or rocker switch.

The earlier dashboard design has also been lightly updated for the i8 Roadster and facelifted i8 coupé, with the latest version of BMW's iDrive system now offering either touch control on a free - standing 8.8 - inch monitor or rotary control via a dial on the middle console featuring among other subtle changes.

Once settled, you'll find all of the major controls fall easily to hand, including the rotary dial for the iDrive infotainment system.

Perhaps the highlight, though, is BMW's iDrive system, which — via a combination of the rotary dial interface and the menu design — still ranks up there as one of the best examples of an infotainment setup in an executive car in this class.

The new 4 Series gets the latest iteration of the iDrive system, its central control dial inset with a touch pad, letting drivers enter alphanumeric characters by tracing them, much more convenient than the old rotary selection system.

On the inside is BMW's excellent iDrive and 10.25 - inch widescreen media display, with a familiar menu layout and a totally intuitive interface based around a rotary dial on the lower centre console.

Among other subtle changes, the latest version of BMW's iDrive system now offers either touch control on a free - standing 8.8 in monitor or via a rotary dial on the middle console.

That's one reason we favour the BMW X5's iDrive and Audi Q7's MMI infotainment systems, both of which have a less distracting rotary dial interface.