Ushering in a hitherto completely unseen rethink of interior functionality, the iDrive Controller allowed to offset the increasing complexity of modern vehicle operation systems with a simple-to-use, ergonomic and intuitive alternative. Instead, the fourth generation of the iconic BMW 7 Series limousine was given a completely symmetrical instrument panel, when seen from above.Īll said and done, it was another major innovation, also introduced in the 2001 BMW 7 Series, that perhaps more than anything else came to mark the most radical shift thus far for BMW interior design: the introduction of iDrive.
#WHAT IS BMW IDRIVE REVIEW DRIVERS#
The concepts which had found their way to drivers with the 1972 Turbo, and later in production thanks to the 1975 BMW 3 Series, were now regarded as outdated. This in turn meant that for the first time since 1975, a BMW was offered without some kind of geometrically angled instrument panel.
#WHAT IS BMW IDRIVE REVIEW DRIVER#
The concept allowed the driver to keep their eyes on the road without having to look down at the controls on the instrument panel at all – everything was now intuitively placed within reach with a clear logic in favor of the driver’s needs, with the new iDrive as the crown jewel.Īs a result, the E65 is considered the bearer of the very first iteration of the modern, driver-oriented car cockpit. The E65 became the first car on the world market to fully embody the new BMW ergonomic principle oben anzeigen, unten bedienen – or “show up top, control down below”.
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