It's still a three-element UI, with a central home screen showing running applications, an app grid, and the BlackBerry hub -- a feed of time sensitive notifications from email, calendar, BBM, social apps and more.
The radiator grille trim, consisting of two solid aluminum struts and a centrally positioned VW logo, is now a three-dimensional element that extends into the headlights and defines the entire front end.
In terms of the bolster's aesthetic value, interior designer Jayne Michaels of the firm 2Michaels likens the cushion to the waistcoat of a three-piece suit a tailoring element.
How the next two installments in the trilogy are going to deal with the two and the three-way love triangle that lies ahead without this animating element is a mystery.