Best/worst steering wheels

[new_bloke]

I particularly dislike the 'half-timbered' effect on my Jag steering wheel. The fake wood looks nasty, is slippery and makes an irritating noise when my wedding ring hits it...

[Mr Whippy]

stephen300o said:

New Pagani, looks really stty doesn't it. Like a fairground ride or a 4yr old's toy car dashboard.

We seem to be in the era of gimmicky crap right now. The F458 dashboard is a perfect example. What happened to two dials, dark matte materials, and err, a round wheel made of a homogenous material.

Such a shame as the F360 CS and original Zonda C12 7.3 wheels/dashes were so nice...

Dave

Edited by Mr Whippy on Wednesday 27th July 10:52

[The Black Flash]

Mr Whippy said:

stephen300o said:

New Pagani, looks really stty doesn't it. Like a fairground ride or a 4yr old's toy car dashboard.

We seem to be in the era of gimmicky crap right now. The F458 dashboard is a perfect example. What happened to two dials, dark matte materials, and err, a round wheel made of a homogenous material.

Such a shame as the F360 CS and original Zonda C12 7.3 wheels/dashes were so nice...

Dave

Edited by Mr Whippy on Wednesday 27th July 10:52

I genuinely thought that was a comedy photoshop! Ghastly.

[North West Tom]

Times have changed people.

[Mr Whippy]

The Black Flash said:

Mr Whippy said:

stephen300o said:

New Pagani, looks really stty doesn't it. Like a fairground ride or a 4yr old's toy car dashboard.

We seem to be in the era of gimmicky crap right now. The F458 dashboard is a perfect example. What happened to two dials, dark matte materials, and err, a round wheel made of a homogenous material.

Such a shame as the F360 CS and original Zonda C12 7.3 wheels/dashes were so nice...

Dave

Edited by Mr Whippy on Wednesday 27th July 10:52

I genuinely thought that was a comedy photoshop! Ghastly.

Yup, it seems the high-end Italian car industry has just discovered the Midi Hi-Fi styling of the early 2000's



Fake-tan brown mixed with silvery curvy shapes covered in glowy lights...

Nice!

Dave

[kayzee]

Is this chavvy!? I literally don't know. I used to love this wheel when I was searching through Demon Tweeks catalogue...

[carl_w]

kayzee said:

Is this chavvy!? I literally don't know. I used to love this wheel when I was searching through Demon Tweeks catalogue...

Probably is now. IIRC a lot of people replaced the standard wheel on their Impreza with one of these.

[minimoog]

Always had a soft spot for classic Mercedes white tillers, though I imagine they're unsatisfying to use:



Wouldn't mind being behind this

[kayzee]

I actually really like my wheel, was just searching for it on Google images, however I quickly came to the conclusion that I actually prefer the newer ones! I really like ones with the flat edge...

[Pints]

kayzee said:

I actually really like my wheel, was just searching for it on Google images, however I quickly came to the conclusion that I actually prefer the newer ones! I really like ones with the flat edge...

That's lovely.

[mwstewart]

new_bloke said:

I particularly dislike the 'half-timbered' effect on my Jag steering wheel. The fake wood looks nasty, is slippery and makes an irritating noise when my wedding ring hits it...

I am pretty sure it's lacquered wood veneer.

[esvcg]

I liked the steering wheel on my first car for the simple fact it had holes in it which I would rest my fingers in when stuck in slow moving traffic!

[kambites]

minimoog said:

Always had a soft spot for classic Mercedes white tillers, though I imagine they're unsatisfying to use:

That to me looks about ideal to use. About the right thickness and a good diameter, plus it looks nice. Modern wheels are too small and too thick.

[Rabbo]

BMW Performance, purely because it shows the oil and coolant temperatures, unlike the stock instruments on my 130i...

[Mr Whippy]

Cool, till it goes wrong...

£800 steering wheel, eek!

Why they didn't just put the info on the dash display, under a 'performance' screen with temps on it etc...

Cool ish, but lame at the same time.

Dave

[new_bloke]

mwstewart said:

new_bloke said:

I particularly dislike the 'half-timbered' effect on my Jag steering wheel. The fake wood looks nasty, is slippery and makes an irritating noise when my wedding ring hits it...

I am pretty sure it's lacquered wood veneer.

I stand erected They've managed to make it look like plastic though. I still don't like it. I much preferred the Nardi wheel in my MX5...

[10 Pence Short]

The MOMO in the Integra always felt good to use.

[T16OLE]

I never really like the steering wheel in my 182, too big and extremely worn and tacky it was literally melting.

Looked and felt a lot nicer after I had it re-trimmed though...

[Zod]

Mr Whippy said:

Cool, till it goes wrong...

£800 steering wheel, eek!

Why they didn't just put the info on the dash display, under a 'performance' screen with temps on it etc...

Cool ish, but lame at the same time.

Dave

Nothing ever gets unalloyed praise from Dave!

[Mr Whippy]

Zod said:

Mr Whippy said:

Cool, till it goes wrong...

£800 steering wheel, eek!

Why they didn't just put the info on the dash display, under a 'performance' screen with temps on it etc...

Cool ish, but lame at the same time.

Dave

Nothing ever gets unalloyed praise from Dave!

I praise plenty of things.

Unfortunately not that much stuff we see on 'sports' cars these days is anything more than an exercise in shafting idiots from their money.

Dave