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Subscribe to this threadFrankfurt 2007: Production perfection - Artega GT
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mk @ Sep 12th 2007 12:34PM
are you kidding? kit car designer?
This is the most refreshing simplicity I have seen in a long time, and very nicely finished. as nice as most production cars, and probably almost as nice as high dollar custom interiors.
Not that I don't like the overly intricate design of interiors like the R8's, but sometimes clean and simple is easier and nicer. This isn't an S-class or Maybach. It is a sports car. Maybe some people would like more of a "cockpit" design and high center console sweep into the dash... but that is a preference.
The controls and guages all look to be simple. I would think that the controls of the car would come easily to hand, but I am not in Germany, so obviously, I can't offer experience.
I might not have canted the audio system console down, but hardly a deal breaker. People probably think it has crank windows, but the door panels are such that those cranks probably only move up or down a few degrees to actuate the power window mechanisms, and just 'look' retro. The door panels would not allow them to turn completely as a mechanical crank.
The only other niggle, is the little side beacon on the exterior mirror... lots of other cars, including my subaru, have more integrated side mirror signals than just these stuck-on beacons. Easy to do better than that, especially considering how cool the tail lights are...