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*Wow* didn’t expect that from *Carwow*

As a Tesla owner, I thought the same before I bought it. But honestly, after driving it for a year, it’s so much better than knobs.

Had me laughing thanks for that have a good Day.

Hahahaha

@@Tazman55x shut up

😂

If EA games made cars.

@@mikeallan7740 YES!

@@jackwhorton6826 lol. It’s joke?

@@jackwhorton6826 I get your perspective but if the hardware is already installed, why force us to pay extra to “turn it on”? Seems a bit redundant to me. What else will manufacturers force us to pay extra for next? The ability to open your sunroof? 10$/month to adjust your seats? I see this as the beginning of something awful

@@jackwhorton6826 but it’s *already built in* so why not just enable them from the beginning??

Regulations prioritize making cars good at crashing into things rather than making them less likely to crash. My car has been hit two times while stationary because the other person "couldn't see me" and decided they would drive blindly into me. In intersections I can't see anything around me because there's an SUV or full sized pickup that's never seen dirt blocking my view. I'm glad other people's need to feel "safe" in their massive vehicles with no visibility makes me less safe. My 4 door Volvo 240, which many people compare to a tank and think is heavy, is smaller than modern mini coopers, has way better visibility than any modern car I've driven, incredibly safe for it's time period, and handles very responsively with suspension mods and weight reduction. The materials, the tech, the driver assists, and the regulatory design make every modern car feel like a cheap appliance that forgot how to be a car. Every one of them feels geriatric with no steering or brake feel and creaky plastic being the only thing you hear in the cabin. I feel that modern cars almost entice you to fall asleep at the wheel with the lack of feedback or sound. Good thing manufacturers forgot how to make comfortable seats or we might have an epidemic on our hands

TRUTH. It’s an arms race to feel safer and more luxurious. The collective good, which could easily be had with todays advancements, lighter materials, more efficient designs, a safer road for everyone, has given way to class separation. It is only a safer road for those who can pay for an ugly battleship. That said, Navigator, Expedition, Tahoe, Yukon, etc… those are all beautiful, exciting, big cars. And they rip. To hell with crossovers and pickups though. EDIT: I saw a newer Ford escape in the parking lot before I finished writing this and to be fair, it has a nice stance and pretty big wheels and tires proportionally speaking. It’s like a big lifted focus, but not actually that big. Just bigger than a focus by a little

then it's going to make cars more expensive.

@@StreetForged I read a comment a few years ago that said, "if you want to reduce car crashes get rid of airbags and replace them with a shotgun that fires into one's face on impact and you'll miraculously see driving and drivers improve 10,000% overnight". I laughed at the time but after thinking about it a few years he may have had a point. If you make something too safe for the operators, they tend to lose respect for how dangerous what they are operating can be. There may NEED to be an element of danger/fear to keep someone focused and alert.

Same in Canada! The mechanism will get covered in slush and ice. Uncovered cameras are only usable for 5 mins.

I really don't understand that why the heck can't they be installed inside and behind rear windows. Most cars have heated rear window AND wiper. Why is it so hard 😃

@@jothain For one, the viewing angle out the back window is obstructed by the trunk on cars, and would be at a poor angle on an SUV. Also, that means that the window also needs to be clear of dirt/ice/snow, so then the camera needs to be installed in an area where the wiper is working....more toward center rather than tucked away. Some cameras also use infrared at night, which does not go through glass well.

@@ian3580 I don't see why it would be poor angle on SUV, it would be great in fact, plus there's tons of angle possibilities in optics. To me it would it far better than ie. common license plate area for mounting. Also just don't use IR in night, why would you as you have reversing light anyway. Better to have 90% off wintertime functioning method than current virtually always non-working ones. Also in sedans that trunk isn't that big of a thing. Use camera for detection as primary and have common bumber sensors in addition if needed. On sedan that blindspot wouldn't be that huge plus it would still give great measurement when parking on that "apex" plus with bit off modern tech it's easy to measure when that apex has straight view to object reversing and then use wheel sensors to give very accurate reading of distance to collision. And case still exist. Camera would work in winter times behind glass with much, much greater success than any other method. Plus as mentioned have it work in conjuction with tech that isn't affected by winter.

@@jothain I think you're missing the point of a backup camera, and also don't understand how cameras work. The backup camera needs to be where it is to see directly behind the car at a VERY downward angle. Right at the bumper. I challenge you to put yourself inside the back of an SUV and use your Cell camera to get a picture there of the back of the pumper or within a few inches behind it. Now do it with a sedan. Could you see backing up to a curb, or a child laying there, etc? Behind the glass is going to have a much more outward rather than downward view based on the limitations of location and physics. If your idea was better do you think EVERY car company the world over would be putting them on the outside where they actually capture the angle necessary for safety?

This and stuck on tablets instead of integrating the screens into the dashboard are my biggest pet peeves with modern cars.

Look at phone illegal, big touchscreen in the car legal.

This.....sooooo much this.

F**ng hate this

The wiring used to make knobs are costly these days, its cheaper to put it in the infotainment

Indeed. All controls in a car should be usable by touch alone. If I need to take my eyes of the road to interact with a control, the design has failed.

​@@rogerwilco2 I read somewhere that there was an attempt in 60-ties with using those green screens, with infra red net for "touch" coordinates to create "smart" systems in cars, and it failed miserably, people rejected them because they had to take eyes off the road. But, evolution, here we are, same thing that failed 60 years ago now it's okay. Oh the irony...

and IGNITION. and BRAKES. Things you might want to not be computerized in an emergency.

Why do you need to constantly change your HVAC and seat? Both of them you set once before starting to drive...

For me the really telling one was looking at a Lexus at the auto show. It was just a rebadged Toyota Camry but it came with a 2y subscription to Sirius, a 12m subscription to ... etc For $60k? And then you want another $100/month to maintain the gizmos and "not be a Toyota" ?! Insane.

Cool cars are no longer new cars

The swiping indicators was an effort to make indicating cool, to encourage the German car drivers to do it. They will only do something if it has a benefit to their ego.

@@dts7824 You have to understand that we have strong data protection laws which actually make it illegal to use indicators, especially if you sit in a BMW. Also, we don't buy Chevys.

what's w/ kia putting turn signals in the bumpers?

German cars should be built without indicators

absolutely disagreeing with the physical buttons removal, because touch buttons are very sensitive and you can accidentally touch on them, with the opposite of physical buttons, they are less sensitive

Soon we'll have Car as a subscription model, and eat ze bugs for dinner

So true! In a few years I can see cars being equipped with a qr scan, so that you have to scan your vaccine passport if you want to start your car or some similar crazy idea

I won't use subscription models and I will be happy.

Jesus christ everywhere right-wing zombies repeating cluelessly this bon-mot, without even understanding the source of this "quote".

@@Geebvs Then please inform us of the truth, if we are so ill informed.

he mentioned it in another video

That’s why you do something called doing it at a stoplight

so you are claiming your car doesn't have volume controls on the steering wheel? that would be a rare finding these days. plus most cars have automatic climate control that you set and forget...

@@slapshotjack9806 yep, especially on a highway! When you have another couple of hundreds kilometres ahead🥰 /s

@@mikhailgagarinov4323 bruh I don’t know what’s so different about it you still have to look at it anyway and I’m pretty sure the steering wheel has some of those controls anyway so why bother?

Cars are way too over-automated today. Lots of things are easier and quicker to do manually, plus they’ll almost never break. But they don’t look as cool and you can’t charge extra for them.

My 1987 Subaru XT had these flush handles; only they were spring-loaded, not electronic. They never failed me.

What are u on about 😂 the yoke is horrible

same here !

@@51tomtomtom So do I. My car has none of these and is just great to drive. A..i TT.

Most sensible comment on here. I'll keep my 1600E Cortina , bags of street cred, covered in chrome and real wood dash, no silly bleeps/sensors and it's even ULEZ exempt with ultra cheap classic car insurance too. Happy days :)

This is part 3, it's been mentioned before

@@T4lyX part 4 actually imo.

absolutely!

@@purwantiallan5089 Thanks, will check them out!

I don't see why cars need a screen except for stuff like a backup camera. It's a car, not a computer.

mk7's are the best

Even then some aircraft have developed side-sticks and moved past yokes 😂

@@hassanabdulaziz4517 yes my brother works for Gulfstream and they’ve gone to side sticks. First one I ever saw was in the F16 when I was in the Air Force

And the operation is different. Turning the yoke on a plane starts the plane rotating on the x axis. The amount you turn the yoke determines the rate of roll. Once you reach the degree of bank you require for your desired turn, you straighten the yoke again, hold it throughout the turn, and at the end of the turn, turn the yoke in the opposite direction to roll back to level where you straighten out the yoke again. Making a tighter turn doesn't require turning the yoke more, just holding the roll until you get a steeper bank. As such, the max rotation of a yoke is not going to exceed 90 degrees.

Indeed. All controls in a car should be usable by touch alone. If I need to take my eyes of the road to interact with a control, the design has failed.

I also hate touch buttons. The old physical buttons gave you feedback, you knew that you pressed them, the touch ones I always find myself looking, did I place my finger correctly, did it register etc. And that's not only in cars,computer monitors for example do that too. Why change something that was proven with something objectively worse and more expensive?

@@djibrille31 its Not More expensive :( those crappy touch interfaces Are cheaper than buttons

See the point on subscription payments to unlock capability.

It's not actually a problem. Takes a few minutes to get used to it and then most people welcome the lack of physical buttons.

Making everything automated ensures a customer for the life of the car. People can’t fix their own vehicles anymore. Only dealerships and manufacturers can repair many electronic/software issues

Digital stuff is alright but like another guy said. It shouldn’t control things that could just have a switch or a knob. For music and navigation, the digital side is great

16. no seat vacuum for sucking out farts.

That's true, I just want physical buttons and Analog Instruments, want to feel how the dials goes up and down.

You're wrong about 13, the reflectors need to reflect the lights from the car behind, but those lights illuminate much lower than the taillights so they can't be in the same cluster, they need to be lower

I've got no problem with digital instruments, so long as it is primarily the instruments and not controls. having a digital instrument cluster actually allows the manufacturers to reduce the cost (actually, probably increase the margins) because they can then change the instrumentselectronically rather than having to have a different set for KPH and MPH. It also allows the user to do so when changing from UK to EU, for example. Once you have the digital instruments, the added cost of other instrument options is near zero.

I'm sure this is for better aesthetics and also aerodynamics. I think larger mirrors on my Volvo would definitely look a bit goofy.

@@sugonmaballs i agree they look better, but I'd prefer to be safe.

@@paultodd9301 You're safe with the BLIS.

@@sugonmaballs not at that price - I refused to pay that and went to another brand instead.

@@paultodd9301 Cool, my 14 year old car has BLIS though, so not sure why that's relevant. We're talking about the tech, not the manufacturer.

And let's install tillers in place of steering wheels, too!

There's a lot of merit to this. Happened briefly to get a very old used car in the family, that is, one with manual window openers. They were much easier to control, pleasant to use, and -- could be used when the car was NOT RUNNING. As it is, when I want to leave my dog in my car for 5 minutes after doing my shopping, I have to unlock it, put the dog in, get in the driver's seat, start the car, lower the windows, turn the car off and then leave. DUMB DUMB DUMB.

@@blixten2928 I know, right? Also, if you’ve ever had to replace a widow motor you know what a hassle that is. The manual method has some inconveniences but in the long run I think this is a case where the old way was better.

@@joebyedone2351 Absolutely. Also, older sewing machines. Also, older tractors. Also, sound systems with knobs. Electronics and computers have become a horrid anti-user way to force consumers to pay more for planned obsolescence. I'm buying more and more used (my household tractor is a Massey Ferguson from 1958).

@@blixten2928 I can lower my car windows with my keyfob by holding unlock 🤔

You mean it's a yoke, right?

Same goes for BMW, to this day I won't understand the $80/yr for map updates on $100k+ cars. Like, add $1000 to the price upfront for software upkeep and give it 12yrs of updates and be done with it. Nobody will refuse to buy a $105k vehicle whereas they'd buy a $104k one, you just annoy people with nickle and dimming them. Not really 'Premium' if you ask me.

@@zwerko I can tell you. When they realize that after 3 years no one has a running subscription, they won't put any more effort in it. If they have to maintain it "for free" though, they have to put in work for 12 years

Mercs are notorious for that crap. You have to pay for the forced updates to the EV's software. Want be long before MBW and MB want to charge you a subscription for wheels.

@@Veliona328 i can't believe the subscription on the beamer heated seats! Wtf!!!

Yeah, exactly - I have a 26cm Fanatec carbon fibre Formula rim - functionally equivalent to a Tesla Yoke - which is brilliant in eg the (simulated) F3A or F1 - but not many others. The wheel in the Tesla Model 3 is actually very nice, being more compact than others it's fairly responsive. I sure as hell wouldn't want a Formula style rim in it - especially one with hardly any buttons.

Almost like a racing style wheel has it's purpouse and isn't practical for every day driving..

Right. A yoke makes sense on a Cessna 172, where you turn it 90 degrees left or right for full aileron deflection. Not so much when you need to turn it 360 degrees (or more) for a tight turn.

To be honest.. i drove the yoke in a tesla and its very easy to drive with.. it takes 1min to get used to. after that its really nice.

I can see how the fly by wire system will get around it but why fix a problem that doesn't exist with something hideously complicated? Better for self driving systems though I suppose.

I think the idea was if you don't want the feature, you don't have to pay for it. and the subscription was a "try before you buy" type affair. but it really comes across as double charging for something that would otherwise be part of the sale price.

I wonder what happens once the subscription feature stops working. Who pays for it?

Could you “hack “ these features. I’m sure someone will work it out.

You're definitely right, I was considering an X3 for the next car but will now be avoiding BMW for fear of subscription nonsense.

With subscriptions, car makers ARE really tinkering with the concept of 'what you get'/ownership when you buy a car - a bad trend they are taking over from the software world, where everyone wants you to subscribe, and not buy anything. So eventually you end up renting everything and own nothing.

You want a Caterham Super 7! I, too, want one but, we can't really get one in the States.

an old family car would do you nicely, like a cavalier

*Same here!* I totally and absolutely dislike all the "New Tech" supposed to make our driving more pleasant... Hence why it took me close to 10 years to replace the Passat I loved so much: _The more "innovations hit the market. The LESS I liked them._ It took me quite a month to get used to my new Toyota: too many steps/options for any setup everything and tons of "features" I haven't even been able to access. THEN the eternal noises for whatever, I even think the car has a specific special sound for when I: blink, yawn, burp or fart... Soo confusing that I used to stand next to my car trying to figure out WHAT it was warning me this time of: *I gave up! Doors closed? Seatbelt on?* Who gives a RAT's ass what it's trying me to warn off next... Nevermind the backup camera, it's the "Ghostbuster edition" keeps on finding ghosts on my rear than No One ever sees. BUT hey! If someone walks too close to the car, the warning system doesn't care: "Ohh well that guy is gonna be run-over immediately anyway..."

100% agree. Modern cars make drivers lazy and have become more point and squirt.

@@900108Chale I feel the pain of this every day. I started driving a truck (I say it's a truck if the steering is on the left, and a lorry if it's on the right!) in 1999, when there were few, if any, electronics. Now... Everything is beeping, dinging, and buzzing at me. It has RADAR that will slam on the brakes when the computer decides that I'm going to rear-end that vehicle that is already merged into the exit lane. It slows the cruise control gradually behind slower vehicles, so I look down to notice that I've lost 5 or 6 MPH somewhere. It farts at me when I get too close to the white line... or when I cross over painted-out lines from previous construction... or just because... reasons. Worst of all, if the door is opened when the brakes aren't set, the horn starts blasting. And you CAN'T TURN ANY OF IT OFF! (Although a bit of tinfoil and a strategically placed smear of grease on the glass defeats some of that technology that probably cost millions in R&D. That thought just warms the cockles of my heart.)

Rear wiper getting removed considered to be completely useless.

its to reduce drag and increase range, another reason why I don't want to switch to electric.

@@hampps4729 given that the area at the back of hatchbacks/suvs is already a turbulent vortex, not a part of laminar airflow, I'd expect the impacts to be minimal to negligent. But like mentioned in the video, put it under the spoiler, where it's out of the airflow completely, especially since they already do that on several other models.

@@JeffDeLamater you’re not wrong but it’s the little things that add up that car makers have to do to increase the range even by a couple percent that are really off putting, design and functionality wise.

@@hampps4729 I won't go (full) EV because of charging station anxiety on long road trips in rural areas

Well said

The steering wheel existed for centuries before the automobile... it was tried and tested as the helm in thousands of ships.

@@mmaldonadojr Yeah that's a point. Still one of the greatest inventions, possibly even better suited for cars than ships. And I'm sure you'd agree it's true that a lot of early cars skipped this piece of progress. And none of it distorts my opinion of that awful backwards design I was writing about in the first place.

Yep. They are trying to make cars feel more like airplanes when they forget a few key things. 1. Planes (with yokes) also are controlled by pedals. Not just the yoke. 2. Planes dont need to make sharp turns when flying. They almost always make slow, gentle turns, and so do not need to turn the yoke all that much (in fact a properly configured/maintained plane requires very little force to move the yoke at all) which brings me to point 3. 3. Airplane yokes only turn to at most 90 degrees from center. This, of course doesnt work in cars because the amount you need to turn the wheel changes given how fast you are going and because you often need to do pinpoint, tight maneuvers, such as during parking, which is not necessary in airplanes.

I've been driving a yoke controlled car for almost two years now. As I've gained experience with the device, I will say my rate of running over homeless orphans with leukemia has lessened considerably, more or less. I do agree with your assertion that all good things have been invented, and that all change is bad. It's good to meet a brother from the "I fear new things" tribe, welcome!

That's what he's complaining about, not the existence of the sound but the sheer ridiculousness of the sounds used.

@@AlejandroLZuvic you're right

We complain that vehicles are too loud. Bicycles, E-Scooters etc. are also less noisy, and they don't use sound generators. There is also the horn. Plus, the battery cars sound weird. Having a sinus tone beacon draws a lot more attention, like many trucks or utility vehicles have.

@@svr5423 silent cars are a real problem for blind (/visually impaired) person. and for manouvering those sinus-tones are good, but for (normal) driving? but yes, the sounds they use for electric cars atm are hideous

@@DaheyDraco Why are "silent" cars a problem for blind people, but not silent bicycles/e-scooters which are more likely to maneuver in shared space? Same for electric trams which do not make extra noise? Why is a fossil fuel car coasting with it's engine off towards a red light not a problem, even though the noise emissions are equally low? This seemingly came out of nowhere from my perspective.

cant forget the differential brakes and hand-operated throttles

Ever drive an A320 down the 405? Hahahahah😂😂

a TOGA button would go a long way helping people get on the motorway that are incapable of using the gas pedal.

@@svr5423 Actually, I have already experienced a compressor stall situation when accelerating out onto the Autobahn. I tell you, there was blue smoke EVERYWHERE behind me on ALL three lanes... 😁

Yeah

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Indeed. All controls in a car should be usable by touch alone. If I need to take my eyes of the road to interact with a control, the design has failed.

Sure it looks better, but it's complete crap in Nordic winter conditions. Even slightest amount of sleet or wet snowfall sticks like a glue into it. In worst case you can't get from one traffic light to next without triggering "Front Assist not available" fault, disabling the emergency braking system and and Cruise Control.

@@mikkojk83 Tbf I’ve never experienced that myself. However if it’s snowing/heavy sleet I’d rather fully take control of the vehicle anyway so wouldn’t bother me. I even have a skin over mine to make the VW logo black and it’s worked perfectly every time.

"...but it's complete crap in Nordic winter conditions..." If properly designed: this is wrong The sensors have a built in heating to prevent an "ice dam built up"

No they haven't I've got a 72 plate with the black sensor box in the middle of the bumper

@@neilmorris6719 Which car? My 2018 Golf R sensors are behind the VW Badge

Yep, agree - my MB S212 does pretty much all of this with physical controls that I never have to look at to operate.

So true, my 2006 GMC Sierra is still my favorite favorite over my 2022 F150. The overall usability is just so hard to beat on that GMC, such a nice driving truck and not to mention insanely comfortable. The poor thing is rolling up on 300k miles and will still knock your dentures out when you put it to the floor. It's like one a those WW2 vets that just refuses to admit it's time to retire and loves to pick on all the millennials for being whiney n soft.🤣

THIS is why I'll never part with my '18 Mercedes GLA45 AMG. It's the last of the generation of (mostly) analog cars...and delightfully free of distracting digital nannies and irritating design features!

Hahaha…. You’re funny. Analogue cars died around 2000-2005….

@@kingsalami142 GLA45 AMG still better in terms of quality than Teslas.

Then you are the opposite extreme. No radio, no aircondition, no navi, really? Wouldn´t be my thing.

Just all new bmw designs to be precise

In his yt shorts he uploads videos of the bmw washing thing and says it's cool but in the thumbnail he says it's not?!?!?!?

BMW, fake grille,fake exhaust etc

@@T0NYMANUEL bmw never do fake exhaust on gas cars

Sadly, acronyms sell cars more than quality/reliability. 😢

Agree, a lot of it is to blame to tesla imo, (no tesla hater btw) they are very popular and trendy and a lot of folks find everything they do great and are very vocal about it. This creates hype and makes it look cool and seem all great. Because Tesla is now seemed as cool and all other brands want to follow and jump on the wagon. Like the yoke, but also the big screens with every function, like ac and heated seats on it started with tesla.

See the BMW "Mini" - almost the same size as an early SUV now.

Except they removed the cute popup headlights :(

Especially since they had it figured out 10 years ago…Audis from 2010 have their screens integrated into the dash properly,I genuinely don’t understand

@@bosknight7837 Its just what screens they can buy. You can put one square 8 inch one in the middle without it looking stuck on, but if it has to be a foot long, well no one is making curved screens a foot long (although they are working on it). Also lets say they made a perfectly round screen, or one made exactly the shape of a cut out, triangle on one end and curved the other. A giant teardrop. That could end up costing more than the car. Then in 5 years when they run out spares, there wont be one other screen on the planet that fits. When you can buy a screen on a roll and cut it to shape, they will look amazing.

@@geroutathat these older screens were literally normed my dude. Double din,like a normal car radio is single din. But you’re not entirely incorrect,they usually do just take the cheapest touch screen they can find and basically glue it on,paired with proprietary software that’s also as cheap as possible so they all have horrible response times and feel

I thought that was a good move - the closer to the sight-line the better. It may look like an add-on but is much safer.

Well said ... written, I mean.

- cameras reduces drag, that is their only purpose in this case - I hate it, too - just speak to your car and it will fulfill your wish... sometimes... - full-width light bars on the back are another issue - or just make me enable it by myself... and not with every time I start the car - disabling it everytime is cruesome - manufactures had found a new way to catch more money - it's the same with detuned engines (you can both modify for the full experience)

In my opinion you are right man.

Sir what about the VW Golf mk7? I thought it got a very small screen (the trendline version) but now after reading your comment I started doubting that, does it really got a small screen or is it actually bigger but has thick plastic bits around and smaller graphics like your old A3 had?

@@VladimirComputin I was actually on about the digital cockpit rather than the MMI/infotainment screen. If it's the infotainment screen you're talking about in your Mk 7 Golf, there were definitely different sizes of unit (I had both Mk 7 and 7.5 GTi's), rather than single-sized plastic-trimmed standard units. I'm not sure about the digital cockpit screen though as it was so long ago, sorry.

@@swampthing20 Okay tank you !

I had that happen on my way home from collecting my new car. I didn't realise it was switched on and freaked the 1st tike it tried to steer me into the workmen's barriers lol

Agree.

Okay but why hatchbacks??

@@thomas.nd2 Don't lik em'! However, SUVs 100% need to go

@@MichaelBertolino I agree but hatchbacks were always there.. an most of em are cool

I had a C2 1.6 16v VTR SensoDrive new in 2008, loved that car.

Same! Old car had the camera laid bare, always dirty. My T-Roc now same as your Golf. Although the sound when the emblem covers the camerta back up again was irritating at first and I thought something is broken :D

I have a mk 7.5 Golf GTI. It took me weeks to workout where the reversing camera is.

Its been 7 years and I've never cleaned the backup camera in my Golf. I also live in a place where it snows and all cars are covered in dirt for half the year. Its a truly elegant solution ahead of its time.

But wages have also doubled, amirite ? Sike, get fucked poor people. I cant even buy a a fuckin 10 year old car I want here in croatia cuz "co2" taxes aka we steal your money in the name of ecology

Yeh but you don't pay personal vehicle insurance or road tax so it's made all inclusive of the vehicle price or sumthing like that

In fairness you guys also have a horrid currency

I readed "AUDI" loool

Isn’t your minimum wage something like 21 bucks an hour???

I agree completely with everything you said here. Looking at every car on the market today, Colin Chapman must be spinning in his grave.

The biggest problem is the law makers. They keep mandating that cars be safer and safer, and while this might be a good thing for the consumers chances of surviving, this really adds weight. There is only so much extra strength you can add to a door, by cleverly bending the metal, at some point the only way to make it stronger is to add thickness to the material, and this adds weight.

imo EV´s are NOT the future. at least not now. the battery technology is still way too heavy and bulky. and dont get me started on the milageand imagine this, you replace ALL ICE cars with EV´s... now look at the powergrid... see where this is going?

exactly ! It seems ALL needs to based on the US .......

My dream car, a mid-'60s XKE, looks tiny next to most new cars. (I wanted one since I was 18, but now I'm on Social Security----another youthful fancy dashed).

It's been many years since I could tell the difference in a Corolla or Camry. My 68 Corolla weighs about 1500 lbs, you can reach the back windows from the drivers seat, good vision all around, quick and nimble, up to 50 mpg on a good ol', regular rear wheel drive, 4 speed manual.

The manual door release on a Tesla is just about where it would be if they did not have electronic door opening. The reason the Tesla has it, it to make it possible for the car to roll down the window slightly before actuating the door, to not destroy the door seals. Then you might say that this is a silly design, but this is how the made it.

Remember cameras instead of side mirrors don’t exist in all countries.

Don’t ever call any Audi a “series” this ain’t bmw bro

@@SticksAndStoners007 easier than typing A/S/RS, but aight

@@Samus5164 seems like you have no issue now ? And please tell me a7 vs 7 series which one was shorter to type again ?

Again nobody who owns a Audi says “series” you must don’t take pride in your joy go buy a bmw and you’ll be comfortable where you belong mr “ series “

100% agree, ugly, inelegant and lazy design

Agreed, analog gauges are 3D, while digital gauges are only 2D.

I like it. It's great for using navigation and other things because you are not looking down at a touchscreen. Instead, your focus is on the screen but you can more easily glance forward. It's safer than a touchscreen where you have to take your eyes further away from the road. It's also nice since you are not craning to see the screen. It's right in front of you

I do think however that it's ugly and ruins the flow of the design. If it's particularly bezel-heavy, it can automatically date the car's interior. I think when it's done right there are many positives to it

@@colechapman6976 nice while all pixels are working but won't last as long as analogs or analog-digi combos.

don't run over anything, someone did. few scratches under the car what fine in normal car insurance gave cost to fix it was $61,120.00 something Canadian $61.1k car was one year old and written of as damaged battery, just driving down a big highway. not cheap if you run over something but normal car it be no issue with that damage a few scratches under car. all you doing pricing poor from the roads as e all paying higher insurance because so called green car fraud