Base Interior Spied Up Close for the First Time.

[Bikeman315]

If you have long legs (with average-length arms) and have to move the driver's seat all the way to the rear position to drive the S650, how difficult would it be to safely operate the info screen? That is the position the way I drive my Mustang and I have a tough time changing the settings on my Shaker 500 radio while driving.

I would image not that different from what the S550 is. The dashboard is designed to be useful for the majority of drivers. If you need to be all the way back, then you’re going to have to reach.

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[jjw]

All they had to do was make the S550 LCD gauges a little larger and freshen them, then do the same with the infotainment unit. I love well done digital gauges. I plan on upgrading to the LCD gauges in my '19 pp2. But these... wow. I cant believe a whole group of people decided "yeah, lets go with that." These gauges make me wish I was involved in the focus groups.

 

[GT 550]

These gauges make me wish I was involved in the focus groups.

Understandable. But it's what Ford wants us to want (because cost reduction/move to autonomous/EVs whatever) and they'll have a strategy to convince us it's a good thing. They wouldn't be the first company to skew the focus group questions in favour of their preferred outcome so they can say 'in light of feedback', and they'll also know the focus group demographic that will give them that outcome. Unfortunately they're much better at manipulating our consumer brains than we are.

I'm hoping that after I sit in an S650 a few times I don't know how I did without it, and arrive at that position in the absence of any marketing bs from Ford. Or maybe it's a dog's breakfast and Ford simply screwed the pooch.

 

[lcbrownz]

https://fordauthority.com/2023/02/2024-ford-mustang-ecoboost-interior-spotted-for-first-time/

First time seeing the dual screens. Thoughts?

This is what the Chinese-made Ford Edge looks like. They have split screens as well but the info screen is a long tablet.

 

[RTFM]

This is what the Chinese-made Ford Edge looks like. They have split screens as well but the info screen is a tablet.

I wonder if the mid-cycle refresh in a couple of years will do an attempt at fixing the ergonomics and esthetic of the current S650 dash. Or we’re stuck with it till the next gen in 6-7 years.

 

[Tonystark]

I wonder if the mid-cycle refresh in a couple of years will do an attempt at fixing the ergonomics and esthetic of the current S650 dash. ...

From your mouth to God's ears (or Ford's), I hope.

 

[Slackaveli]

Well, I definitely prefer the single larger screen in the Premium trim, but I guess this is better than the tiny 4" display in the current base S550

Yeah, but, at least I was able to avoid the 4" screen with the 101A package. s650 101A is still on the shitty screens.

 

[Slackaveli]

Kind of shocking how it was even cost effective to have different screens. But regardless it looks terrible in my opion.

Well, even the premium is "two different screens", it just has a black chunk of plastic that makes them APPEAR to be one piece; they really aren't.

 

[Slackaveli]

Both vehicles I am looking at (S650 and M240i xDrive) have the large tablet display. Doesn't really bother me at all. The BMW, at least, has thinner bezels.

Considering you already have a dope '21 GT, just get the Bimmer and call it a day.

 

[rubbertoe]

I am glad this is my first Mustang. I got a base model that happened to have active exhaust and manual transmission. Since I don't know any better is is hard to hate on the interior and dashboard.

 

[lcbrownz]

https://fordauthority.com/2023/02/2024-ford-mustang-ecoboost-interior-spotted-for-first-time/

First time seeing the dual screens. Thoughts?

It looks good for a rental car.

 

[Upacurb]

Some brotherly ribbing here.... so please dont get too mad- but in 10 years y'all graphics on your dashes going to look like this...sorry had to do it....you all know I love you lol

 

[MustangMac67]

Some brotherly ribbing here.... so please dont get too mad- but in 10 years y'all graphics on your dashes going to look like this...sorry had to do it....you all know I love you lol

Lol. For a second I thought that was an ad.

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