Mixed feelings about my new QX60 after the first five days.
Love:
1.) Perfect middle ground between plenty of interior room, without being an impossible to maneuver boat.
2.) Ride Selector. I can be a very aggressive driver, so setting it on ECO mode mellows out my heavy foot. But when I do need to box someone out, I can always switch to SPORT mode.
3.) Looks. Both interior and exterior lines and finishes are excellent. The more I look at it, the more I like it.
4.) Engine: Nice smooth acceleration.
5.) Cushiness. It's a nice, soft, quiet ride.
Not love at first at sight:
1.) Navigation System - HORRIBLE SO FAR! Several times now it has taken me so far out of my way to get somewhere, regardless of how I have the route settings set. Why won't car companies stop trying to reinvent the wheel - and just let Garmin or TomTom do their NAV Systems?? I'm hoping it will learn from my normal routes, but I am not optimistic. I also can't seem to just keep the main screen on all the time regardless of how i have map views set. It always goes to split screen at junctions....hate this. I just want to see the big map. My Mercedes GLK had a nice feature where I could have the map going on the main screen, but I could get my turn instruction on the smaller dashboard screen....that would help this system a lot.
2.) Bluetooth Telephone System. It's not terribly intuitive. Again it would benefit from a separate screen for phone operations. I just want to be able to hit the phone button and see a quick list of the most recent incoming AND outgoing calls and then click on one. I do not want to have to navigate through menu after menu, and then choose whether i want incoming or outgoing calls. silly and not well thought out.
3.) Voice Recognition System. Too many menus. Too many responses. There needs to be a longer list of basic commands. You shouldn't have to navigate through menu after menu to do the most basic activities. I've now switched to shorter responses and advanced commands, but it's still too much.
4.) In general the car may have crossed the line of too much technology. Every time I change lanes or drive close to someone, or have someone next to me, beeps beep, lights flash....enough already....i'm not driving in the open plains of Idaho....I drive in a city!
Overall pretty happy. The technology needs some tweaking. I'll see what I can do with everything as I learn it better, but I don't see a lot of opportunity to customize things.
Love:
1.) Perfect middle ground between plenty of interior room, without being an impossible to maneuver boat.
2.) Ride Selector. I can be a very aggressive driver, so setting it on ECO mode mellows out my heavy foot. But when I do need to box someone out, I can always switch to SPORT mode.
3.) Looks. Both interior and exterior lines and finishes are excellent. The more I look at it, the more I like it.
4.) Engine: Nice smooth acceleration.
5.) Cushiness. It's a nice, soft, quiet ride.
Not love at first at sight:
1.) Navigation System - HORRIBLE SO FAR! Several times now it has taken me so far out of my way to get somewhere, regardless of how I have the route settings set. Why won't car companies stop trying to reinvent the wheel - and just let Garmin or TomTom do their NAV Systems?? I'm hoping it will learn from my normal routes, but I am not optimistic. I also can't seem to just keep the main screen on all the time regardless of how i have map views set. It always goes to split screen at junctions....hate this. I just want to see the big map. My Mercedes GLK had a nice feature where I could have the map going on the main screen, but I could get my turn instruction on the smaller dashboard screen....that would help this system a lot.
2.) Bluetooth Telephone System. It's not terribly intuitive. Again it would benefit from a separate screen for phone operations. I just want to be able to hit the phone button and see a quick list of the most recent incoming AND outgoing calls and then click on one. I do not want to have to navigate through menu after menu, and then choose whether i want incoming or outgoing calls. silly and not well thought out.
3.) Voice Recognition System. Too many menus. Too many responses. There needs to be a longer list of basic commands. You shouldn't have to navigate through menu after menu to do the most basic activities. I've now switched to shorter responses and advanced commands, but it's still too much.
4.) In general the car may have crossed the line of too much technology. Every time I change lanes or drive close to someone, or have someone next to me, beeps beep, lights flash....enough already....i'm not driving in the open plains of Idaho....I drive in a city!
Overall pretty happy. The technology needs some tweaking. I'll see what I can do with everything as I learn it better, but I don't see a lot of opportunity to customize things.
