[RickS]

I was disappointed to see those images. The headline vastly overstates it IMO. "Some buttons on steering wheel, center console still entirely one giant touchscreen" is not "bringing back physical buttons".

It's a shame too. I drive a 2016 VW GTI and it's an absolute joy. The last era of VW worth any consideration. Small touchscreen that shows current playing track, or carplay/map, but still with physical controls for volume and AC. I was glad to see Doug DeMuro shred them for the electronics in the newer model.

I'll be driving my 2016 car and 2008 truck into the grave, at which point I'll replace them with something of the same era or older. There are some enticing ways to die in a fiery car crash, but eating a median while trying to finger stab a mid ass ipad knockoff for control of the defroster is not among them.

[LightBug1]

Be generous ... no one is expecting this headline to mean a complete reversion to 1960's dashboards and full button control.

A nice balance of buttons and screen is just fine ... (imo).

Whether this specific example is great or not remains to be seen - but I appreciate the direction.

[AlexandrB]

1960s!? I want a reversion to 2016 controls. That's not that crazy.

[riversflow]

I don’t want screens in my cabin.

[clairegraham]

I have a similar model (2015 VW GTI, manual transmission) and I'm so glad I bought one before they ruined it. I will also be driving mine until it falls apart.