There are a few things we can guarantee for the year ahead. For example, we know that there’ll be a whole load of new car releases. And we know that a whole load of them will be electric!
But it doesn’t stop there. We also know that with new cars, come all-new car trends… And some of them are absolutely awful!
With that in mind, we’ve pulled together a list of our 10 worst car trends for 2023. 10 trends that, if we could, we would get rid of forever!
For example, take the yoke steering wheel. It first appeared in the Tesla Model S Plaid, and now manufacturers such as Lexus are jumping on the bandwagon as well! But what exactly was wrong with the original steering wheel design?! As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
But it doesn’t stop there! Did you know that manufacturers are bringing in subscription services to unlock features that are already built into a car? You could spend £30,000+ on a New BMW and be expected to spend £15 a month to activate the heated seat!!
So what do you think - do you agree with our list? Or have we missed something? Let us know in the comments!
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*Wow* didn’t expect that from *Carwow*
I'm surprised you didn't mention the daft nonsense of burying controls for the heater/aircon etc. deep inside of the infotainment system. There is nothing wrong or old fashioned about knobs, switches and dials. The only knobs in some car manufacturers these days can only be found in their head offices.
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
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Buying a subscription for heated seats is crazy 💀
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??
Personally, i think what Lexus has done with the yoke/steering wheel is brilliant. Not only did they reduce drivability, and safety, but they also engineered in more failure points to raise the price of the car. This is what true innovation looks like, just like touch controls in a car.
What are u on about 😂 the yoke is horrible
The weight issue is totally bananas. We should be going the other way, using better materials to make things lighter, and being more efficient in design.
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.
Lack of physical buttons. It doesn't just take away the quality feel but it's also dangerous.
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
In my opinion the subscription charges are straight robbery. But the most annoying trend in modern cars is taking away the manual controls for HVAC, sound system, seat adjustment, and other controls that we need to change constantly.
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.
That popout camera will also work in finnish winter at least once before breaking since it froze and broke the mechanism.
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?
I would make the list a top 12 and add: Removal of physical buttons Swiping indicators/turn signals (chavvy)
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
Matt, you omitted the biggest problem of all! Which is the removal of physical knobs and buttons for basic functions like volume and aircon. Instead, we have to fiddle with complex touchscreens while driving. It’s utter madness and needs to be called out by influential reviewers like you.
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?
The subscription model reeks of 'You will own nothing, and you will be happy'.
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.
IMHO worst is the electronic door handles that sit flush in the door panels. While it looks somewhat sleek and cool to some, I've had this fixed 3 times already due to some 'software' error and my friends have also experienced some kinda bug or defects one way or another....definitely in top 10 worst trend I'd say.
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.
I've a humble Golf Mk7 and had to send it off to the dealership for fixing. They loan me a Golf Mk8 base model. It never shut the hell up beeping and booping at me. Everything had a warning sound attached to it. It was insane. I was so glad to be back in the much easier to use (and less cheap interior) of the 7.
mk7's are the best
11. Fake exhaust pipes. 12. No protection plates for doors and bumpers 13. Rear reflectors not integrated in the rear lights 14. Digital instruments 15. Touchscreens inside for everything
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.
The worst thing is having to do anything on a touchscreen that you previously could do with a physical button. At least anything that you could be expected to do when driving.
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.
#1 Planned Obsolescence edit: I had a Civic with an Isotta steering wheel like that yoke. I was told it was illegal by every police officer who ever laid eyes on it, citing safety issues.
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
Now that LEDs are commonplace, manufacturers are going wild using them as styling points, but imho some of these styles are pretty gimmicky and won't age well. The tail lights on the Cadillac Esacalade for instance, look like a set of goal posts.
Seeing these trends makes me appreciate my old car even more...
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 :)
The yoke was designed for aircraft. Aircraft operate in 3D and don’t normally make huge changes in direction. It doesn’t work in cars. Another brilliant video!
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.
The cost of new cars, the soulless homogeneous design across all brands, subscription based features… Nope, I have no desire to purchase a new vehicle anymore. It’s sad, my entire life I’ve been a “car guy”, obsessed with many aspects/genres, and I’ve just completely lost interest.
Cool cars are no longer new cars
I nearly bought a brand new Kia. It was perfect in every way. But I took it onto my town's main road, one that's full of S-curves. This thing beeped at me for 10 minutes until I made it out of that part. No matter how careful I was being, it wouldn't stop. I travel on that road every day, there is no way I'm putting up with that
This video could easily have a part two! My bugbear is the combined screen for sat-nav, music and pretty much everything else. Makes you have to operate the screen more than you should, which can have an effect on road concentration and safety. Also, on mine, I can't switch off the display if I just want to listen to the radio.
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.
The one that annoys me is when they changed from large door mirrors, sometimes with convex outer sections to smaller mirrors, thus creating blind spots, then introduced Blind Spot Elimination Systems (yes, VOLVO, I'm talking about you) for many hundreds of pounds, sometimes Thousands!
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.
I’ve got a great idea. Make manual windows with a crank handle used to open and close the window. Also make a triangular vent window which can be opened to any angle. It could blow air directly on you or wherever you want.
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 🤔
I've been driving a '68 Corolla for about 36 years so far. It's got cruise control, traction control, stability control, launch control, Rev limiter, anti-lock brakes...and all those systems are in my feet and hands.
I live in the USA and Mercedes subscription here is an absolute joke lol It has put so many people off it, for such a premium brand it is crazy how they are doing that
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!!!
7:00 when the car was invented there was actually a lot of panic about how the horses on the road saw cars and people actually put fake horse heads on the front of their cars so the real horses wouldn't freak out.
I've been visiting CarWow's site for a while to browse for my first car .. I had no idea you guys had an actually interesting KZhead channel! That's rare for a company not specialising in social media! nice job!
The subscriptions need to stop. I'm looking at buying my first car, a CX5. But it angers me that even the highest new trim requires a subscription after the first 2 years for remote start functionality. You cant even use remote start from the key fob like the older models. It must be done through the Mazda smartphone app now.
The yoke is not only stupid, it has undoubtedly already cost lives - I'm on record on that since day one. The GREAT thing about the steering wheel, one of the best user interfaces ever invented (and not as obvious as you might think, tillers and handlebars were the early equivalents), is that your hands always know where to find it, no matter how it's turned, what you have to be paying attention to at any given time, or what emergency you might be facing. You can't look at your steering wheel (or yoke) when cars are spinning out in front of you on ice, you're sliding yourself, and you need to put in just the right amount of opposite lock to maintain control. You need a boring, reliable, perfect, steering wheel. The yoke is stupid, stupid, stupid.
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!
The problem with these yoke-style controls is that you're supposed to also have a reduced rotation to go along with it, like in formula 1 cars. Something more like 270 degrees instead of 900 or 1080.
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 notice a lot of these feature are in higher end cars. It seems the more you pay for your vehicle the less you get and the more you need to pay for standard features.
About that Lexus. With the staggering amount of variable ratio needed at full lock versus just off center, recovering from a sudden winter oversteer situation would probably be out of reach of all but the most talented drivers.
100% right, as usual. And I could add a few. Having been responsible for strategy and customer proposition for some well-known consumer brands, I suspect that the new subscription models in particular will make customers actively hate BMW and others that do it. Nobody likes being told they can’t have something which they feel they’re entitled to - like a feature that’s right there on the car you just paid £60k for. Most other things are irritations - but that will build serious resentment and ultimately undermine brand value.
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.
Reminds me of an engineering magazine where designers were trying to make car components lighter weight at the same time manufacturers are adding stuff we don't really need or fitting it because they can. Haven driven a modern car and a brand new car over the last few years I am now looking for nice simple classic car to ENJOY!
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.)
Brilliant. I agree with you 100%. I just hope the car manufacturers see this, because if I find myself looking to buy a car with any such nonsense, I'm walking away.
I can watch you 24/7 😂 I love the reactions all the times ❤
My Scoda Scala reverse camera would get all messy and didn't have a dedicated washer. Then I figured out, that they aimed the back window washer in a way that it will drip from the window onto the camera and clean it. So efficient and nice, just like many other things in the Scoda.
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As an Ioniq 5 owner, there are two things that I really miss from my GTI. The rear wiper, and the hide-away reverse camera.
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
The base price of a no-frills Golf is just bananas. I remember when VW briefly had the City Golf model. We bought one brand new off the lot in ‘08 for $10k… in Canadian dollars. Quite literally the deal of the century.
My 1986 Opel Kadett E makes only two sounds: - left light on and key pulled out of the ignition - engine running 😂
Does anyone else agree that whilst we enjoy watching videos on these new cars, we’re better off buying or keeping older ones? Manufacturers ought to heed Matts comments because he’s 100% correct, looking forward to part two….
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.
Having a couple of older cars (for redundancy) this video reaffirms my intention to keep them going for as long as possible.
Most disturbing to me are the automatic features like these mostly from a hybrid Camry and some from a standard Altima: Panic braking for cars ahead that that have just gone right but are still within 15 feet of the lane. Brakes being adjusted while you step on them just because the car thinks you are pushing too hard or too soft. Brake fluttering releases even for a small rough pothole patch. Lane centering especially when I want to give immense double trucks as much space as I can, or when driving twisty roads. It's like the car argues with me. Electronic steering constantly making tiny corrections on a straight, level road. The door unlocks almost randomly, based on if you hit the fob the right number of times and speed. Then sometimes unlocking if you're close, sometimes not. A few times, it unlocked before I was anywhere close to the car, but then petulantly locked them again since I didn't get there quickly enough to suit it. When I turn the Camry off, it beeps angrily if don't wait two seconds before opening the door. The Altima won't let you open a door with the engine on...unless you manually unlock it. HAL 9000 only tried to kill humans, not torment them into insanity.
My biggest issue is the increase in price. At least here in Sweden a Dacia Sandero has increased by 100% in 5 years. Sure you get a better car with more as standard and the old one didn’t even have a radio but still twice the price is a huge increase. And a Skoda used to be a cheap brand. Now a Superb costs more than a Mercedes E class cost 5 years ago.
I love this, I think more influential youtubers such as yourself should talk about these issues and maybe we can achieve some positive changes at some point down the line. Otherwise, us, the average consumers, will just keep on getting scammed by greedy manufacturers who are apparently becoming more and more out of touch with reality and the actual needs of people who buy and drive their cars.
Yeah
@@Professor-Scientist 👍
Spot on! I think that your point about pricing is more about manufacturers being greedy as opposed to the tech being the sole reason. Sure it plays a part, but tech is pretty standardised in todays world and as such is cheaper. It’s not as if manufacturers are inventing brand-new tech which is costing millions, which they then have to recoup. You only have to look at their subscription based pricing. It’s nothing more than maximising revenue. On the used-car market traditionally, the manufacture would stop making money from that car once sold from new, unless it went into their dealer network for servicing etc. this way they keep making money for the lifetime of the car. Personally I think it’s criminal and sets a dangerous precedent.
Matt watson is right on many things here especially UK car prices which make it impossible to buy premium cars such as the Mercedes GLC PHEV... not only that but as Mr Watson says cars have become heavier.. we're in the 21st century for Pete's sake.. what has happened to new ways of building cars even with all the tech onboard being lighter, not heavier (ergonomics, seems a lot of manufacturers don't even know what that word means) the heavier the car/vehicle the more powerful the engine needs to be.. do we really need all these large vehicles, a lot of which are difficult to drive on Britain's narrow roads or in our inner cities. Why do a lot of mums drive big landrovers in London is that really necessary?
Absolutely agree with all of that, especially the subscriptions (how evil is that). Also really glad you didn't complain about what you call soft limiters, which are neutral limiters not soft limiters, and which also don't matter. They're there for a reason. All the best, Nick
I agree with all of these. VW has managed to cram its front facing driving sensors into the VW logo so it’s invisible. Why can’t other manufacturers do the same instead of those ugly black box sensors 😬 They also put the rear camera behind the badge so that solves two of these issues.
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
The sound (maybe not THAT sound) can be a safety measure for people walking around the car or for the driver to sense the speed or acceleration without looking at a screen. That said, I completely agree with all the rest of your thoughtful list. Thanks
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.
Those moving cameras would be terrible anywhere with snow and ice. Like in Canada where anything powered on the outside of a vehicle is pretty much useless in the cold. Side mirrors don’t line to adjust, windshield wipers destroy themselves as well doors, handles, trunks, tailgates can all freeze shut. The sprays washers are marginally better, you just have to make sure to put winter cleaning fluid in them and flush them.
One of the worst trends recently is SCREENS ON DASHBOARDS . I mean , I'm looking at screens already throughout the day . I don't need to be looking at even more screens when I'm driving in my car ffs . Takes away from the driving experience imo .
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.
I have a 2014 c63 6.2l . This car was the perfect time in automotive history, or when the fruit was the ripest on the internal combustion tree, the forefront of innovation in internal combustion engines , but jjst before the eu noise, safety and emissions regulations came in . And yes ! It has physical knobs for the radio and heat controls. That V8 burble is music to my ears
The weight thing is a big issue, especially given road wear has a 4th power relationship to vehicle mass.... i.e. double the mass, road damage increases by a factor of 16!! This is why we have so many pot holes. My other bugbear are non-tactile heater controls (i.e touchscreen). If I'm driving alone I need to be able to control the ac without looking at a screen, I need to be able to do it by touch.
I've had my Toyota Kluger for 4 years. I have never used the rear wiper, like ever. I also have a lil merc hatchback which I have also never turned on the rear wiper but it does automatically turn on when reverse gear is engaged. I live in Australia where we don't get snow and our roads are quite clean. another thing we could get rid of is sunroofs, like the first day I bought it was, I was like oooo cool a sunroof, I opened it once and never again.
All valid. For part two though, you need: - cameras instead of actual wing mirrors (a mirror is totally fine, better and cheaper) - air con controls in the screen (or, actually worse, touch sensitive controls that still need you to take your eyes off the road) - full-width light bars on the front of cars (they loook shite) - having to fanny about trying to work out how to disable lane keep assist (just give me a damn button) - extra cost to 'upgrade' to a 'bigger' digital dial screen (my one experience being the current Audi A3 - it's the same bloody larger screen in every car, just masked off with plastic trim and smaller graphics to make it look smaller, thankfully I'm now rid of it)
- 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 !
BUTTONS!!! BUTTONS!!! We want physical buttons!!! Digital control don’t work for many controls whilst you’re driving and still want to look at the road!!! (Sorry Matt, i got emotional… nice video)
Ohhh man, the beeps and bongs in newer cars drive me nuts! Just this week I drove a brand new Honda CRV; a chime because it wanted me to shift up, a chime when it wanted me to shift down, a chime when it read a maximum speed sign, a chime when I changed lanes and I forgot to indicate... and even more annoying is that it's the same chime for everything so it forces you to look at the dash to understand why it's chiming at me... seems quite counter productive to road safety.
I like the rear camera cleaner in my 2020 Explorer! Works very well, no moving parts and it doesn't make a huge mess. Had it in my 2017-19 Explorer's as well.
I think the only car that tries to maintain its similar size from preceding cars is the Miata MX-5. Not only the size of the car, but the weight only gained about 200-100 pounds (according to sources) while still maintaining a 50/50 ratio. Kudos to them.
See the BMW "Mini" - almost the same size as an early SUV now.
Except they removed the cute popup headlights :(
What about the infotainment screens glued to the top of the dash? They all look like the designers thought they'd finished & then realised they'd forgotten the infotainment, deciding to then just glue a tablet on & hope we don't notice!
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.
manny good points. I have a lot to pick from. but here is my short list on that. 1 screens. I hate big screens in cars. I look at the screen and not on the road. 2. button. I need to feel that I hit the rigth button, so I don't need to look for it...once again..not on the road. 3. all the noice. and massage for everyting. after all this. I find some few cars good. but still...I don't replace my old mb w211 320 cdi yet. thanks for your video.
The heated seat and heated steering wheel can be wired differently so you won’t have to worry about the subscription.
Great video! I agree on all of your points! If you plan a part 2, definitely add the lack of physical knobs and the strange trend of flush/ retractable handles. With their need of additional actuators and sensors they add weight on the scale, above that: what happens in the case of a crash? Will they still open? Function follows design never was the best solution in the engineering world.
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.
My big issue and a deal breaker when looking at buying a car it has to have Spare wheel not a tyre repair kits and temporary wheels.🤬
One more malignant trend in my opinion is removing manual gearboxes. Some models are already equipped with AT, AMT or CVT only. It always increases fuel consumption and just doesn't feel right. I've tried driving automatic many times and it feels like the gearbox lives it's own life: gears shift with lags, when you don't give enough gas it shifts down, when you give too much gas it also shifts down. Driving manual feels a lot more natural: if you engage a gear you know it wouldn't change randomly and no automatic algorithm, no matter how perfect it is, will ever synchronise with your brain, so training driving skills with a manual gearbox would be more efficient than developing automatic ones. But nowadays it's a lot harder to find a new manual car in my country as most manufacturers just don't let them appear and many drivers have already unlearnt how to use it. Together with all other malignant trends (such as skyrocketing prices, absence of real knobs and the philosophy of "smartphone-on-wheels instead of a simple vehicle") it becomes very annoying and makes me want to skip this period of hi-tech overcoming the commonsence. I believe these trends will go away because some day people just wouldn't pay for cars that overpriced and overstuffed.
Automatics are better in every way. Superior fuel economy, faster shifts, smoother, less vibration, no clutch to wear out or fail... offering a manual option means everything from a new footwell and pedal box to changing the engine mapping and recertifying the car for emissions... and when they do offer them, they don't sell, everyone buys the auto instead... so why bother offering a manual?
@@richardharrold9736 No clutch? Rly? A regular AT has more clutches tha a manual one to shift gears. AMTs have one or two clutches and CVTs have two variable pulleys permanently worn out by the belt's friction. Also transmitting torque through a hydraulic converter (two turbine wheels spinning in a liquid) will always be less fuel efficient than almost directly through a regular clutch. Talking about fuel efficiency, heavy semi-trucks are still mostly manual with up to 19 gears and commercial cargo transport is where you do need to save fuel. Automatic shifts may be faster but sometimes they look random: giving slightly less gas causes an immediate shift down, giving slightly more also causes a downshift with skyrocketing RPM. The gearbox lives its own life and as a conscious driver I prefer feeling the car and having a predictable response from all controls. EVs don't need gearboxes but cars with internal combustion engines are better with manual ones.
A yoke or even stick (like on the SAAB 9000) is a great idea - in addition to a tiller wheel and push-back trucks when you need them... 😁
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... 😁
Agree on the whole list. I think the problem is manufactors are nervous to miss the new features and trends and loose market. It shows a lack of confidence and thats why everyone looks at everyone and puts everything in all their cars (even the cheaper ones). When the market becomes more confident in electric cars and the transition we will see normal cars again without crazy features that is just annoying.
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.
Surprised you didn't mention the lack of heater/AC controls onbuttons, dials or knobs (this has been mentioned elsewhere, and I absolutely, 100% agree with the lack of rear wipers. Another, important, model which doesn't have the rear wiper is the MG 4, and that also doesn't have grab handles. I'm not convinced about the lack of grab handles, I'll have to wait and see when mine arrives, but no wash wipe? If I was in the UK it would be such a fault that I might be tempted away. Fortunately, living in Spain it is not such a serious ommision. At least the MG has 2 programable knobs, so I can have one for the heater controls.
Price - another thing about rising prices is that the government hasn’t adjusted for years - the ‘luxury car’ threshold still sits at £40k and that is based on the new list price not the discounted price (or even second hand price) you may pay. Get more and more easy for family cars to drift over this £40k which means that you will pay the hiked ‘luxury car’ VED for 5 years. Although I agree with you on the subscription features, in certain cases they can be used to counter the luxury car tax. If you don’t pay for these features at purchase the list price is reduced which could bring you below the dreaded luxury car tax threshold. Buy them after you have taken delivery and you still pay what you intended to pay but you have swerved the luxury car VED.
I like that Audi managed to hide the braking guard sensors in the 7 series where the fog lights already would have been and then gave the headlights the ability to simulate fog lights. That being said, my Audi also has a front night vision camera that I never use, cleaned by a nozzle connected to the windshield wiper fluid. It has leaked from that nozzle since I bought the car. 😅
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 “
Buttons in general and controlling your own air vent. I have a fight with the vents in my friend's Rivian truck every time I get in it because the air vent isn't aiming where the screen says it is. Just let me control it myself with a little switch manually...please.
It's crazy really. In Australia, a decent cheap 'new' car that drives ok costs at least $30,000 AUD. I doubt prices will ever go back down in the sub 20's.
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’m just waiting for the manufacturers to make square wheels, they would look neat.
The mechanism to wash the cameras is the exact same as all cars have had for years to spray the headlights. those small cutouts underneath the headlights are sprayers that pop out and spray the headlights every x times you use the windsheild washer
Honestly the thumbnail explains everything
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
I gotta say, looking at all this unecessary stuff which manufacturers put into cars nowadays, I love my 18 years old Citroen C2. Weighs under a 1000kg, is sporty to drive and simple on the inside. Like those analogue dials for the fan and heating. :-)
I had a C2 1.6 16v VTR SensoDrive new in 2008, loved that car.
i bought a Kia Picanto in 2018. It was the 2017 model and had been used as a showcase care at a local dealership, so i got a good bargain on a basically new car which had less than 400 kilometers on it (from test drives). It has knobs, it has bluetooth, it has heated seats and steering wheel, it has electric windows and mirrors, it has pressure warning system, the only beeps it does is when you leave the car in neutal with no parking brake or forget to put on a seatbelt (it beeps fo 5 seconds and then shuts up). I love this care to death, it was just above 10k €, it has had 0 isssues since 2017 except for a blown out speaker which i caused myself (i tried getting a little more music outta the budget speakers) and most importantly: the car is small, lightweight and uses less than 5 liters petrol/100km. I am dreading having to buy another care someday when i have kids and need space.
I have to add 2 points on something basic like indicators: The "latching" to 3 flashes when you accidently hit the indicator lever. Also these indicators which don't flash but indicate like waves... They are much harder to spot and are just SO wrong, especially when you have the hazard lights on. Also annoying: rear or front lights going across all the way: makes it much harder to judge the distance and size of the vehicle...
SUVs and Hatchbacks. That's all the list needs! SUVs have killed car design and 99% of people that own them only take them to Starbucks
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
The more I see of these connected cars and the ability to have things turned off for no reason, the more I like my old cars!
I have a 2017 kia optima hybrid. I do lyft, people hate that they can't hear me pull up. One guy was three feet from my car and had no idea I was there. Most people tell me how smooth the ride is. Kia did it right with that hybrid. Everyone says electric cars are the future. They've been saying that since 90's as far as i know from when i started driving. My car has no starter, i never hear that annoying crank sound anymore and it's so nice.
I love this. I started this video and was expecting having to scream into the comments, how I don't want all that electronic bullshit, like navis, air-conditioning, distance-sensors, cameras, touch screens, seat-heat etc because I want a cheap car that is as low weight as possible. I don't even need a radio and I much prefer knobs to regulate my heating instead of a touchscreen. But I didn't have to, because you actually made that point and I did not expect that from a car person. So thank you!
Then you are the opposite extreme. No radio, no aircondition, no navi, really? Wouldn´t be my thing.
Your emphasis on efficiency and practicality is spectacular. Most of these brands are really not keeping up with customer requirements when it comes to being practical.
Agree.
Ok grad students in psychology, here’s a project for you: using eye tracking equipment, study how long a driver takes their eyes off the road to use various systems. Put a driver in the drivers seat, give them random commands like “heater off”, “adaptive cruise on” etc. measure the time their eyes are off the road. Then get a job at a car company that prioritizes safety, and design interfaces that minimize TOT. (Time Off Task) I’ll bet fighter pilots don’t have to scroll through menus to select targets.
Absolutely agree on every point. Car manufacturers, could you please stop doing these?
The yoke is a deal breaker for me. Any company that will offer replacement steering wheels for the yoke will definitely make millions.
But no one is making millions doing that. I wonder why? Maybe you opinion isn't representative of most buyers' opinion
@@marecar5449 If people could actually argue with reason🤦
@@marecar5449 Let me give you a time saving advice. If you don't want to argue with someone, try to minimise interactions with them, especially the ones which can break out into an argument
@@biplabkumarghosh6300 shut up
Have you tried to drive one or just via hearsay? I don't care what others drive but I notice a lot of options from ppl that never tried one for themselves.
Good list. The size thing really is starting too bug me. Cars are getting to large. Parking garages is increasingly a nightmare. And good luck if you live in an old town with tight streets. It really hits you when you for example see an 80s Porsche 911, next to a new one. The 80s one looks like a moped car.
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.
manufacturers talking between: 1: let's put blinkers somewhere in Menu Option? 2: your'e so evil! That's genius! 1: and one more thing, if they want to unlock 2nd gear, they will have to find Easter Egg under the backseat :) 2: what easter egg? 1: my poop. 2: Congratulations! you just got promoted.
11. Flashing tail lights. On my commute many of the cars flash their tail lights 5 times when driver taps the brake pedal. So on a congested highway, it's like you're at a night club with all the strobing lights. You can't tell who is actually slowing down.
Same gripe I have with bright headlights. They just blind oncoming traffic.
How about #11: removing features from cars after reviews are out. Take the BMW IX Xdrive50. Came standard with air suspension and rear wheel steering. It's now removed and only available on the top trim M60. Yet all reviews talk about how the xdrive50 has nice the drive feel with the air suspension. People waiting for a delivery of an Xdrive 50 got the choice of accepting removal of their air suspension and rear wheel steering or canceling there order and ordering a new M60. BMW also removed opening the tailgate with your foot and massaging seats for the front passenger in all trims due to parts shortages. So your luxury SUV is now less luxurious than one built a year ago. Tesla removed the parking sensors because of part shortage (even on the X and S). A replacement should be coming in software using the camera's on board, but it's not here yet (so it probably doesn't work well). A Dacia Spring of 20K has parking sensors, a new model X at 120K doesn't.
Tesla removed the ultrasonic sensors because they don't think they are necessary. I suspect it is because they can save a load of cash off each car by removing them. Tesla claims its camera software update will do the job just as well but I suspect body shops are going to be doing a lot of bumper repairs on Teslas in the coming years.
My pet hate is the expansion in dimensions. My garage isn’t getting wider and it’s so much easier to park my mk3 golf in there than the mk4. The thing that got me was the new polo is bigger than the mk4 golf. Crazy. In addition the increased safety around the A pillar has decreased the visibility to the extent you can actually hide a car in it making it more likely to have an accident. Turning circles have also reduced and you can’t say it’s because of legislation because they managed to get type approval for london taxis. Lack of tactile controls for things that need adjustment is idiotic. I don’t need to look at my controls in the Mk3 golf to change the heating or direction but the mk4 needs to be looked at.
Love your new car reviews! Very honest!! Watching this review of modern tech on new cars; I have to agree with you about the reversing camera!! As an Irish person who's recently bought a new car with this feature, I find myself cleaning the camera, literally EVERY day, this time of year because of dirt & grime being splashed onto it from the road by passing vehicles. I love the idea of a camera that is "hidden" away until reverse gear is selected, but I drive a Ford Fiesta & so, the camera's not stowed away until needed, but then; the camera's not stowed away on ANY model in the Ford range, as far as I'm aware...
I am shocked you miss having to use a touchscreen for setting up music volume or AC temperature, making the warning button a touchscreen, and fake exhausts…
Talking about wipers and washers. The headlight cleaning systems, usually high pressure washers, is almost gone on vehicles other than SUV’s and “heavy” equipment. When you live in a country with snow, sleet and dead dirty roads due to spiked tires gnawing the tarmac, it’s a big safety hazard when your headlights are like candles. Driving behind a trailer or large lorry is a pain five months a year. When diverting onto a small road without streetlights in the winter suddenly turns you blind. On my Mercedes E class I could not have headlight washers even as extras, not good…..
Great Video, designers should have at least a TEAMS meeting with you..😄 Some trends are even dangerous: - recessed door handles (I hope this is the right word). 30 years ago, the motor journalists forced even BMW to change their handles to the style of Mercedes and VW (and many others). This because after an accident, these handle style could give the first responders more power to open damaged doors. - Cameras instead of side mirrors: Nice, but you cannot change the view angle to erase blind spots by simply move your head - electric doors: What the....instead of one switch, you need actuators, motors and sensors (to avoid damages with near objects) In addition, if the electricity is down (happened on a TESLA the other day, guy hardly escaped from the burning car), you need to know where your emergency opener is.
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.
Oh, yes. You are so right. Have You seen the front radar sensors at the actual Audi A6? There are so many things I miss about new cars, like slim steering wheels, cushy seats and suspensions, colored interiors, white-walls... And a kind of elegance and simply any BEAUTY! And there are so much things I hate about new cars, like non functional details (fake air inlets, -alloy, -carbon, -exhaust tips, -LEDs, -4x4 look ...) or ridiculously huge rims...
1: A proper implementation of a yoke is better than a wheel 2: BMW have been smoking crack with their subscription models, the bad part is that people actually pay for them. Further incentivising this 3: I don't mind the additional sensors, I do mind that they made no effort to tidy up the look 4: You'd have to be mad to add sound to cars 5: The technology doesn't justify the price for sure. There isn't 10K worth of additional tech in there, it's just that they've made it so much harder to build because construction optimisation is something legacy auto can't do well or at all
7:35 the other problem is the government keeps forcing more and more safety / tech. I’m other words they’re forcing you to buy tech you may not otherwise want.