Improved Touchpad Interface - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test

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Improved Touchpad Interface - 2015 Lexus RC F Long-Term Road Test

Our 2015 Lexus RC F features a touchpad interface for its various functions. It takes some getting used to but I like it.

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darex

Touch-pads and touch-screens in moving cars don't work very well. As a passenger, typing on ones phone can be a challenge. It's worse when the surface is attached to the car. as with touch-screen systems or Lexus' touch-pad. iDrive and Audi's system work better for hands-free/mostly eyes-free control. The Lexus system strikes me as overall rather dangerous, as well as awkward to use.

My MINI's iDrive has a touch pad, but it's only used for POI input or name searches (thus, rarely). The rest, and vast majority of the time, it' s scroll/click or direct key-presses to swap modes (which you do not need to lay eyes on to effect, and it works very well, and seems much safer.

caramelo91

The trackpad can work extremely well. Lexus just needs to make an interface that is designed with the trackpad in mind.

dgcamero

It seems like a reasonable idea (and I love the Android style Home, Back, and Menu buttons), but the materials do not look to be holding up well. Unless that's a grease blob and a hair I see...

kcai

All it needs is a nob!! Why can't they do it like German does.