Technological evolution has brought the automotive industry to where it is today. The summary would be the following: all, or almost all, of the technical improvements have offered a great service. Especially those that refer to active and passive safety with exponents such as the seat belt or ABS and ESP. Still from time to time they occur cases, as has happened to the Volkswagen Group, that have turned against it...
Does the "mess" of the haptic buttons on the steering wheels of the Golf, Arteon or Born sound familiar to you? Surely so, since since the Golf MKVIII saw the light they have "spread" like a curse on the dashboards of the brands that are in the orbit of the Bavarian group. In fact, The reviews have been many and varied. even from customers and the specialized press. But that will end soon, as Thomas Schäfer himself has announced on his LinkedIn…
The Volkswagen Group has listened to the "criticism" of its customers and will once again offer physical activation buttons on its steering wheels
If we take a look at the Schafer's post CAN read the next message...
“Our industry is in the midst of a major transformation, which is crucial now from my point of view: listening carefully to our customers, learning and providing answers to the pressing questions of the time. Today, it is about moving to the next level in electrification and digitization”
And among all the promises he gives for become the most desirable brand for sustainable mobility and further democratize technology we have the following...
“We are refining our portfolio and our design, in addition to create a new simplicity in the operation of our vehicles. For example, We brought back the steering wheel with buttons! That's what customers want from VW."
This information, although it has caught us by surprise, had already been hinted at in the form of a prototype. That is, the future Golf could abandon these haptic controls to adopt normal ones, as some spy photos that have reached the network showed. the doubt is in whether the Volkswagen Group will also remove them from the HVAC air conditioning system or these will not touch them. Especially since they are not illuminated and they are chaotic…
With everything the Golf will be the first to take on this novelty and its group brothers will follow suit. We will have to see the evolution of Cupra, Seat or Skoda in addition to the fact that they are immersed in companies as important as the survival or the electrification of their respective ranges. Time to time…
Source - Thomas Schafer LinkedIn
More information about this model
- Plazas 5
- Power 150 - 231 hp
- Consumer goods 15,4 - 15,8l/100km
- Assessment 4,5