ScreenDrive | The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2023-02-22T18:30:00+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/screendrive-car-review/index.xml https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Daniel Golson <![CDATA[The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is getting a giant touchscreen, TikTok, and a selfie camera]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/22/23610496/mercedes-benz-e-class-superscreen-tiktok-zoom-selfie 2023-02-22T13:30:00-05:00 2023-02-22T13:30:00-05:00

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the 2024 E-Class' interior, and while its cabin is not a radical departure in design from existing Benzes, the new E-Class is packed full of interesting and advanced features that will influence the rest of the lineup - like a selfie camera and built-in apps for TikTok and Zoom.

One of the major upgrades in the 2024 E-Class is the Superscreen, which combines the large standard central touchscreen with a second display in front of the passenger. (Unlike the EQS's Hyperscreen, the digital gauge cluster remains a standalone display.) It looks beautiful, with slim air vents that curve around the top of the screen and a ro …

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]]> James Bareham <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: The McLaren 570S Spider puts the England back in New England]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/29/16808000/screendrive-mclaren-570s-spider-puts-new-england 2017-12-29T09:00:02-05:00 2017-12-29T09:00:02-05:00

Cars have become expensive rolling gadgets, full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our series, ScreenDrive, we review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

When you think of a McLaren supercar, the first words that probably pop into your head are "incredibly fast," "very expensive," "uniquely designed," and possibly "silly doors." I very much doubt that "sophisticated touchscreen interface" is on your list. And with good reason: you don't buy a McLaren for the technology you can see and touch; you buy it for the technology you can't.

If you're fortuna …

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]]> Natt Garun <![CDATA[The 2018 Honda Odyssey turns the screens on your passengers]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/12/16458444/2018-honda-odyssey-review-screendrive-cabinwatch-cabintalk 2017-10-12T08:18:35-04:00 2017-10-12T08:18:35-04:00

Cars have become expensive rolling gadgets, full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

The sounds of shrieking and yelling in a car shouldn't be normal for most people - unless you own a family van. But inside the eight-seat 2018 Honda Odyssey, the screaming didn't come from young children fighting over headphones for the built-in TV monitor, or what movie to watch. The shriekers were my adult passengers, freaking out over a live camera feed of their faces displayed on the main …

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]]> Dieter Bohn <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: Volvo’s take on the touchscreen actually makes sense]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/17/16141366/screendrive-volvo-v90-cross-country-touchscreen-sensus 2017-08-17T09:00:01-04:00 2017-08-17T09:00:01-04:00

Cars have become expensive rolling gadgets, full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

If you know anything about Volvo, you know this: it makes safe cars. The company has spent decades working on that goal and making sure you know about it. Volvo invented the three-point seatbelt in 1959 and has led the way in many safety features since. Say what you will about their aesthetics (as somebody of Swedish heritage myself, I like their boxy charm), but you can't really knock a Volv …

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]]> Thomas Ricker <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: Mini Cooper S Countryman is the ultimate ‘90s gadget]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/26/15872458/2017-mini-cooper-s-countryman-screendrive-review 2017-06-26T10:35:45-04:00 2017-06-26T10:35:45-04:00

Cars have become expensive rolling gadgets, full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

Oh wow, I thought, feeling the keyless entry engage just as soon as I gripped the handle of the Mini Countryman. Then, with a tug of the door, a winged Mini logo appeared on the asphalt at my feet, projected from a recessed light tucked just inside the door handle. I had to laugh. Like a good unboxing, I was already enjoying the Countryman experience and I was still standing on the curb. You …

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]]> Lauren Goode <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: Tesla Model S is the epitome of a tablet on wheels]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/19/15827652/2016-tesla-model-s-17-inch-tablet-electric-vehicle-screendrive-review 2017-06-19T09:40:02-04:00 2017-06-19T09:40:02-04:00

Cars have become expensive, rolling gadgets that are full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

The Tesla Model S embodies the whole "rolling tablet" concept more than any other car I've driven. That's because the Model S dashboard is literally built around a giant, 17-inch tablet, one that communicates the core functions of the car and will feel intuitive to a generation of tablet users who are used to taps, swipes, and pinches. Unlike Ford and Honda and BMW and every other le …

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]]> Ashley Carman <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: The $400,000 Rolls-Royce Dawn plays it safe with limited tech]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/7/15675914/rolls-royce-dawn-review-convertible-interior-photos-price 2017-06-07T10:00:02-04:00 2017-06-07T10:00:02-04:00

Cars have become expensive, rolling gadgets that are full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

The construction workers on 59th Street loved to stare. During my day of driving the Rolls-Royce Dawn around, I took the car through three boroughs - Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens - and stopped people in their tracks in each one. A construction worker in the city looked back at me while I was stopped at a red light. I saw him whisper to his co-worker, and then he turned around, too …

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]]> Natt Garun <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: 2017 Ford Fusion Energi is the first car with Alexa]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/1/15438554/2017-ford-fusion-energi-alexa-sync3-review 2017-05-01T10:00:10-04:00 2017-05-01T10:00:10-04:00

Cars have become expensive, rolling gadgets that are full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

"Directions to the nearest 7-Eleven."

It was 30 degrees and snowing outside. I should've just hurried home to bury under the covers, but my car can tell me the fastest way to redeem my free Slurpee coupon, so of course I'm going to take advantage of that opportunity.

We live in a world full of voice-activated technology, and no place makes more sense to integrate this technology th …

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]]> Lauren Goode <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: From a ‘dumb’ Jeep to one with the latest Uconnect system]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/10/15239206/screendrive-2017-jeep-compass-limited-uconnect-carplay-android-auto-review 2017-04-10T10:30:01-04:00 2017-04-10T10:30:01-04:00

Cars have become expensive, rolling gadgets that are full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

I drive a "dumb" Jeep. I bought it in 2007, and I plan to run it into the ground. Impractical temptations elude me, even when surrounded by some of the most amazing and tech-forward cars in the world right here in Silicon Valley.

The problem with an old Jeep, though (aside from that whole recall fiasco), is that its Bluetooth connectivity and touchscreen display are a little outdate …

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]]> Ashley Carman <![CDATA[ScreenDrive: The 2017 BMW 5 Series emphasizes design over intuitive software]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/3/15123170/bmw-520i-2017-5-series-review 2017-04-03T11:07:24-04:00 2017-04-03T11:07:24-04:00

Cars have become expensive, rolling gadgets that are full of screens, speakers, and sensors - but are they actually good gadgets? In our new series, ScreenDrive, we'll review cars just like any other device, starting with the basics of what they're like to use.

I tried to make it feel natural. I even tried to do it with some flair. I stuck my index finger out, drew dramatic circles in the air beneath my rearview mirror, and waited for the volume on my BMW 530i to turn up. A second passed, and then another. The music stayed low, so I tried my finger twirl again, but this time, I made the circle bigger. The volume jumped from being slightly d …

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