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    Disappointed with the BRZ interior, don't think the Z proto's is much better.

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    • Milky
      Milky last edited by Milky

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      How did they make it so cheap and blocky looking? I know passenger knee impact zones exist, but holy crap that glovebox looks bad.
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      The Z's interior looks like someone actually designed it, but still looks like a vertical wall to me.
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      I'm biased but a 5 year old Miata interior still looks better in my opinion.

      I'll still happy test drive both of those cars when they come out. But instead of using my consumer dollars on a new car, right now I think I'll be buying a used more expensive car.

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      • interstate366
        interstate366 last edited by interstate366

        None of those interiors appeal to me.

        1992 Aristo TT | 2012 TL SH-AWD | 2001 Prelude | 1988 Fiero GT

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        • Poor_sh
          Poor_sh last edited by

          Except for the miata infotainment tablet. Ew

          14' Cayman S | 99' Miata

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          • Milky
            Milky @Poor_sh last edited by

            @poor_sh I get thats a popular opinion but looking at the BRZ interior I cant help but think Mazda made the right choice. Its a square, let it be one without ruining the rest of the interior.

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            • Milky
              Milky @interstate366 last edited by

              @interstate366 I'm mostly with you, but for $30k sports cars you don't have much else to pick from.

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              • Jarrett
                Jarrett last edited by

                Swap the head unit on the BRZ and it would be much better. Maybe wrap the plastic surround for the middle air vents too.

                The Z's arm-rest area looks like 90s organic plastic blob styling. Needs a bit of dressing, otherwise I think it looks not so bad.

                Miata head unit really needs to be a bit more integrated into the dash, imo

                2018 BRZ, 2011 Mazda3, 2015 Rogue, [Rust in Pieces - 2002 Miata]

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                • Tekamul
                  Tekamul last edited by

                  In the BRZ, the radio looks bad, the glove box is awful. Everything else seems fine.
                  For the MX-5, the way the screen is added helps to keep the rest of the dash look clean. Unfortunately, the tacked on style of screen would be a non-negotiable deal breaker for me. Unless I can remove it and still have a functioning car, it's a no-go.

                  2016 FXS | 2013 FRS | 2018 Outlander PHEV

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                  • CaptDale - is secretly British
                    CaptDale - is secretly British @Milky last edited by

                    @milky if Mazda would stop with the damn tack on tablet then their interior design would be really really nice. I really hate that trend from Mercedes and it needs to die. At the very least if you are going with a non integrated dash screen do something like the old Z4 did and have it pop up when you don't want to have it.
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                    That is a very nice and clean interior that has a screen if you want it.

                    69 AH Sprite | 77 AR GTV 2000 | 95 4Runner | OR Oppo

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                    • Bandit
                      Bandit last edited by

                      Lol it looks like someone put an oscilloscope in the dash. alt text

                      1981 Pontiac Trans Am
                      1993 Chevy Corvette
                      2019 GMC Canyon

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                      • Milky
                        Milky @Jarrett last edited by

                        @jarrett Worth noting the new Mazda interiors do integrate it more. Im just complaining that I want my next to have a nicer interior and a 5 year old car shouldn't be able to keep up with those 2 new offerings.
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                        • davesaddiction
                          davesaddiction last edited by

                          @Milky I hope both of these new cars are truly great, and sell like hotcakes. The more sports car options, the more better.

                          Looking forward to the old BRZs depreciating more, too. 😁

                          manual . RWD . LS3 . MagneRide . Brembos ... 4 doors + 5 seatbelts

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                          • e90m3
                            e90m3 @Milky last edited by

                            @milky At least there's not a Nissan badge on the wheel, at least you can pretend it's not a Nissan.

                            E90 M3
                            E92 328i

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                            • Milky
                              Milky @Tekamul last edited by

                              @tekamul I mean you said it right there, it keeps the rest of the dash clean. Theres no reason to have a tall flat dash in a small sports car, its not a F150 with 2 feet to use up.

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                              • Milky
                                Milky @e90m3 last edited by

                                @e90m3 Ha, didn't notice that, unfortunately it still has Nissan badges on the outside. Too bad they didn't pull a Mustang/Corvette and remove all corporate badging.

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                                • Boxer_4
                                  Boxer_4 @Tekamul last edited by

                                  @tekamul I’m just glad that Subaru seemed to win-out over Toyota on the head-unit placement. Toyota has mostly moved to tablet like screens. The glovebox isn’t great, but at least the head-unit is possibly fixable. Subaru head-units have never been the best, but I mostly like the functionality of the STARLINK setup in my Crosstrek.

                                  I’ve liked what others have done in the first gen BRZ by using a single DIN Alpine head-unit and a single DIN gauge pack below.

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                                  • MUSASHI66
                                    MUSASHI66 last edited by MUSASHI66

                                    I am fine with all of them them. I am a simple man - I see an interior with a stick and a real handbrake in 2020 and I upvote.

                                    2019 FIAT Abarth 500 | 2000 Toyota Tundra V8 AC | 2021 TREK Roscoe 6

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                                    • Milky
                                      Milky @CaptDale - is secretly British last edited by

                                      @captdale-is-secretly-british Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think you're going to like any new car interior.
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                                      • CaptDale - is secretly British
                                        CaptDale - is secretly British @Milky last edited by

                                        @milky I don't like the new car period. Hell I don't like the Z4 after they ditched the soft top for a folding hardtop.

                                        69 AH Sprite | 77 AR GTV 2000 | 95 4Runner | OR Oppo

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                                        • MybirdIStheword
                                          MybirdIStheword @Milky last edited by

                                          @milky honestly I like the brz and the z and not the miata. Not having touched any of them obviously.

                                          79 Firebird T/A
                                          18 Focus ST
                                          Consideration is given. Respect must be earned

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                                          • sn4cktimes
                                            sn4cktimes @Poor_sh last edited by

                                            @poor_sh said in Disappointed with the BRZ interior, don't think the Z proto's is much better.:

                                            Except for the miata infotainment tablet. Ew

                                            Yeah. I don’t like the ā€œfloatingā€ or non integrated screens either. Seems half-asses to me.

                                            '84 Dodge Rampage, '88 AMC Eagle, '15 Husky FE350S -Oppo Never Dies!

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                                            • Milky
                                              Milky @MUSASHI66 last edited by

                                              @musashi66 I like your positivity, I should learn from you.

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                                              • Milky
                                                Milky @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                                                @mybirdistheword Thats fair, I like your Firebird interior more than the Focus.

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                                                • Zaphod's Heart of Gold
                                                  Zaphod's Heart of Gold last edited by

                                                  The Mazda dashes don't look great but the placement is excellent to actually use. It's up where your eyes already are and can be controlled with the knob on the console.

                                                  2020 Gladiator Rubicon (in manual!), 1956 F100 project

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                                                  • MybirdIStheword
                                                    MybirdIStheword @Milky last edited by

                                                    @milky if it wasnt trashed, I would agree 😁 some carpeting would be nice..

                                                    79 Firebird T/A
                                                    18 Focus ST
                                                    Consideration is given. Respect must be earned

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                                                    • spacekraken
                                                      spacekraken last edited by

                                                      @Boxer_4 Friend has a '15 XV (whatever top trim was at the time) and my roomate last year had a '18 Impreza. The head units/screens feel like 15 years apart haha, agreed!

                                                      This interior definitely isn't my favorite (really anything posted except the Maz3), but I'll take it if it means handbrake manual RWD light sports coupe.

                                                      Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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