Lexus’ design language is as futuristic as it is beautiful, but the brand’s Enform infotainment system is anything but on both fronts. It’s not exactly responsive, this despite its massive tablet-like touch display, while its menus are confusing and challenging to navigate. Its big display and touch-first interface should make it a home run, but the execution is more like striking out on a bunt attempt. Unfortunately, said the touchscreen is locked out once the car gets rolling, leaving the finicky console-mounted control knob as the only option.ĭifficult-to-navigate menus, a confusing interface and a complete lack of responsiveness make Volvo’s Sensus system painful to use not to mention more than a little distracting. The interface itself is actually fairly easy to use despite looking outdated and juvenile and features a touchscreen that’s responsive if not overly crisp.
Unfortunately, the cover is about as appealing as spectating a cars and coffee event filled with Ford Mustangs. If there’s one system on the market that proves you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover it’s Mazda Connect.
Worse still, most of the system’s multimedia features, including satellite radio, must be run through a smartphone companion app that’s laggy and equally as baffling to use. But until the new Crosstrek and Outback hit the market later this year its availability is limited to the 2017 Subaru Impreza, leaving the rest of the pack with an interface that has more lag than a 2.0-liter TDI. The tide is slowly turning for Subaru’s Starlink system, and the latest version is lightning quick and easy to use. From circuitous menus that take far too long to navigate to console-mounted controllers that do little more than complicate matters, here’s a list, in no particular order, of some of the worst infotainment systems on the market today. For all the work that goes into developing infotainment systems, some of them just plain suck.Ĭonsidering how much we interact with these interfaces each day, frustration is bound to boil over when dealing with laggy, awkward, and convoluted systems.
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