[brian_tii]

Heh, got to love the Acura spun marketing where they tout their negatives as positives... the dual touchscreen setup on the Q7 is an amazing setup that works well and can even be used to hand write your destination... yet Acura says their goofy trackpad is “better”. lol. Im in the market and if I get an MDX it’ll be in spite of their touch pad and insanely limited color / package combos. Given current quality trends I actually wonder if Audi is the “safe” choice. The folks on the Audi forums aren’t having any big problems with the q7 that I can see.

 

[brian_tii]

I absolutely agree that people parrot opinions of the so called experts or first time reviewers. It is no different than a person reviewing a fine scotch and say they taste marshmallow toasted over an eight year old oak fire on a cloudless night in June in Montana, after hearing that from a scotch expert.

I’ve put 500 miles on my A-spec and I find the new touchpad system works exceptionally well. Yes, the first few times you use it, it is different. I can now just glance at the display without looking at the touchpad. My wife’s 2022 Volvo uses a touch screen. I feel I’m safer using the touchpad over the touchscreen. Also, using the controls on the steering wheel flipping through your favorite stations, which is what distracts most people, makes that task a breeze.

I'm impressed with your skill there - I struggled so badly with that touchpad deal that I had a hard time trying to make it work FOCUSED on it sitting in the parking lot. It would have been better if they made absolute positioning an option or at least made the thing more accurate or something. Scrolling pages was a dizzying mess. I felt it was awful to the point of being unusable. The best solution is actually simple - do both and people can use whatever they prefer (touch screen or goofy touchpad). Suffice to say we test drove a 2022 and said no thanks. It really didn't seem up to par with the entry level models of the German competition. I actually liked the 4 cylinder Q7 a lot better at that price point. The only positive thing that really stood out for me on the MDX was that the seats are incredibly comfortable. Frankly the test drive was really disappointing as we were expecting to LOVE the MDX but just didn't.

 

[brian_tii]

Brian, sounds to me like the sensitivity of the touchpad was not set appropriately for you. The demonstration sales person should have shown you how to adjust it if you were having problems. I have the the same system on my TLX and it is unusable for me when set to "high" sensitivity, but very easy and friendly on "low".

Aha! That maybe the key. I didn't have any sales with me due to COVID. We did the test drive and all solo.