E-class new models dont do intirior colour options anymore?

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Has MB ever offered these colours?

Green, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Maroon?

Every one of them , by one name or another

 

[SW18]

To be fair... you use a mobile phone in portrait mode usually as well.

Only my theory here but I guess widescreen SATNAV has been the norm for so long it as it was based on a small TV screen (after all, you could watch TV on them in the early versions).

Now that Smart mobile phones have become the norm over the last 13 years, it seems logical Volvo have gone that way.

Saying that, it will also take some getting used to for me too as the screens in my car are both very widescreen!

I’ve never thought about screen orientation, but now I’m thinking about it, portrait does seem more useful - I do notice that on my landscape-format Merc screen I get a great view of the map either side of my route and only a small view of what’s ahead.

 

[Mactech]

I’ve never thought about screen orientation, but now I’m thinking about it, portrait does seem more useful - I do notice that on my landscape-format Merc screen I get a great view of the map either side of my route and only a small view of what’s ahead.

Exactly! If I spent more time watching movies whilst driving (!) I might lobby for a landscape screen. However, following a map in a normal 'heading up' modes you are much better off in portrait mode.
I do admire the styling of the 'Panavision' dashboards, but for functionality, I'll stick with portrait and 'weird'