BMW 1 Series New iDrive System - First released photos

Interestingly when BMW debuted iDrive they said it was to reduce the number of buttons and clutter in the interior. But every new iDrive and BMW for that matter has more and more buttons becuase they are more functional than spin and twist style controllers.
I still think iDrive has a place in the car but not for the most common functions. Those still need buttons.
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— TauronB2G (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 5:03:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I will have to try it, I hope it is better... I honestly don't mess with mine too often in my 3 Series.... I am only 30, but I am still old fashioned when it comes to cars, I like to just drive them!

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 5:21:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Will hold my final judgement until I can try it out myself. But it does look promising!

— audirevolution (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 5:41:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

It only took them 7 years to fix-it, now that's quick turnaround

— mpwr (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 5:45:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I never really saw a huge problem with iDrive. It had quite a learning curve, to say the least. I could memorize the menu's and flick through them, the same way that I could text on my phone without looking at it. My mom has a 530 with iDrive, which she hates.

— mattman953 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 6:10:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The 135 does indeed fly!

— mattman953 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 6:32:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Drove a 135i Sport coupe at Susan Komen charity event last weekend. The car was unbelievably fast, felt much quicker than my 335i and was really a ton of fun....drove it twice !!

This new iDrive makes the 1-series interior look much nicer IMO than the current fold up Nav screen. Also, the convertible is pretty girly if you ask me.

— Chip (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 8:23:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I never thought that the idrive was a really complex device. Personally I thought it was a brilliant idea and that it simplified all of the functions inside the car.

— SHOoff92 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/16/2008 10:38:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

To be honest it took me 2-3 weeks to get used to it, and was quite maddening the first week and involved lots of reaching for the manual, but now I love it. I'll probably upgrade my current 335i in a year and half or so when the coupe 'refresh' comes out just for new new iDrive and M-DCT dual clutch transmission.

— rumnyc (View Profile)

Posted on 7/17/2008 1:41:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Ran across this description the other day...Rather fitting for this clown:

All hail the champion! BMW drivers are bar none, the worst around. They have managed to achieve that elusive combination of disdain, money, attitude, disregard for others, and self-importance that no other drivers have. BMW drivers don't just not care about you … they HATE you. They hate having to share the road with any other driver. They hate those who drive what they consider sub-standard cars (i.e. any car not costing over $40,000) because they are losers. They hate those who drive Mercedes, Lexus, etc because they are stuffy or old. They hate those who drive SUVs because they take up too much room. They hate those who drive Porsches, Corvettes, and other big-bicks sports cars because those drivers don't drive fast enough. They even hate other BMW drivers because they can't stand that anyone else has their car. BMW drivers are generally white 40-somethings with a wife and three kids, plus a mistress on the side. They tend to be largely lawyers or investment bankers, whose philosophy is that the world is here to serve them, and it is doing a bad job of it. They mistreat and underpay their illegal Honduran or El Salvadoran housekeepers, and consistently mispronounce their names. Their children are named Kaitlyn or Brittney or Chase or Brendan. They were all in either fraternities or sororities, play golf badly, and revere Tiger Woods for being a credit to his race. They are the scum of the earth, and are truly deserving the title of the worst drivers around. If you want to have fun, do yourself a favor and cut a BMW driver off without acknowledging him. Then when he honks his horn or gesticulates at you, give him the bird. The audacity of your display will send him into a rage the likes of which will provide you with hours of enjoyment as you recall how many shades of purple his face became as he cursed you out for soiling his planet with your existence.

— sho_nough (View Profile)

Posted on 7/17/2008 12:25:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Oh, and if you don't agree with that, then try this one on:

BMW drivers are the worst on the road, according to a poll of 21,000 motorists.

They were followed by those behind the wheel of luxury makes Subaru, Mercedes, Land Rover and Porsche.


Those quizzed named old people as the biggest danger on the road.


Boy racers were second, followed by white van men, cabbies and bus drivers.


The survey for Auto Trader magazine also learned Sundays are the worst day for motoring, then rush hour and the school run.


And women were seen as dodgier behind the wheel than men.

Check it out...: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1428238.ece

— sho_nough (View Profile)

Posted on 7/17/2008 12:29:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Oh boo hoo...you can't handle/don't like the truth? Go check out the survey...I wasn't one of the 21,000 surveyed, but had I been, I would have voted the same way...Now my previous post, that's just plan funny and as I'm sure most people would find that description accurate...

— sho_nough (View Profile)

Posted on 7/17/2008 3:19:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

If you can't make a decent car just make more models so that the fools buy them, look magic more car sales.

— lovecars11 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/17/2008 5:35:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1