What Car Models and Brands Made Today Do Not Feel Like Playing a Video Game? Anything out there still? Or has the computerization of driving won?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Depends on what you're looking for but it's not easy to find analog cars today. I don't know how much is the regulations forcing manufacturers to implement all kinds of nannies, drive by wire, accelerate by wire, brake by wire etc. and how much is it them finding digitized cars cheaper and easier to design and build. In the sports car category you have the latest and late Lotus Evora GT as the most analog sports car and the upcoming EMIRA is supposed to follow the same direction and both are available with a great manual box. Of course there's Mustang 5.0 that is available with manual and you can turn off the nannies almost all the way.What Car Models and Brands Made Today Do Not Feel Like Playing a Video Game? Anything out there still? Or has the computerization of driving won?
Thanks in advance
. . . I don't know how much is the regulations forcing manufacturers to implement all kinds of nannies, drive by wire, accelerate by wire, brake by wire etc. and how much is it them finding digitized cars cheaper and easier to design and build.
Largely agree, I am a big Honda fan I am on my 4th consecutive one- after a brief stint with an Acura MDXall Honda's still have human engineering. if you owned a Honda and got in any new model you would be comfortable navigating the interfaces. ventilation, turn signals, lights, wipers, radio, cruise control is all buttons including volume. many things operate from the steering wheel intuitively. transmission shifting, paddle shifters, starting processes, and parking brake are all intuitive.
yes; there are settings for radio stations, phone interface, how you want the door locks, seat memory and light sequence to happen, but it's a straightforward process and one baby boomers can do easily. salespeople train customers on it in 2-3 minutes.
the navigation system is a step more complicated, but in a couple of minutes that is easy too.
this part has always been a strength of Honda. sure; Honda has a middle dash screen to stay up with the times, but the processes are simple. and you cannot access any layered files when the transmission is not in park. set-ups have to be done stationary. driving and learning screens cannot be done simultaneously. safety first. many of our long term customers try to refuse any guidance at delivery; we insist on setting up a few basics.
i would expect frustrations with complications with new cars is partly design, and partly poor delivery processes. i've appraised cars and managed delivery processes for 47 years and it's easy to see which brands have their crap together. no one quite touches Honda.
btw; this is a daily subject matter for me.
Depends on what you want, for interesting performance- Nismo 370z weight to power- awesome ... and true old school. Tons of fun. I have a 2020 6 speed and its a riot.What Car Models and Brands Made Today Do Not Feel Like Playing a Video Game? Anything out there still? Or has the computerization of driving won?
Thanks in advance
I likely would be rolling over Priuses by accident.
A friend recently got a M2 CS, I haven't got to drive it yet but it seems like it'll be one of the best BMW M-cars ever.
We used to complain about vapor lock, drum brakes, carburetors, mpg, handling and the ability to corner…Having bought the wife a new car last fall and myself one this spring has been a generally less than pleasant confrontation with auto modernity.
Having an analog button to turn off the 'engine turn-off at stop light' function is de riguer. (Honda) Having that button remember its setting is better.(Porsche) - versus a 3 deep menu option that must be navigated every time the ignition starts. (Subaru)
Having a button to turn off / black out the damn screen is one feature I have not found. Some cars don't let you turn off the screen (Honda) Some require multi-step navigaton to turn it off (Porsche)
With all the various sensors and cameras built in to rear, side, and front panels, the price of body repairs (and insurance) keeps going up.
Turbos have gotten a little better but they still lag and now they're everywhere. Fewer and fewer lines offer any manual transmission. Fewer offer a full sized spare.
The closest they've come to the tossable 2002. I think you can get it with a stick shift.
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