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Newsletter Issue #37
3rd August 2009
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Gadgets from BMW

BMW iDrive
Instead of a bewildering array of switches, knobs and buttons, the large multifunction knob located in the console between the front seats consists of a combination rotary and push button for selecting functions -- from communications to climate control, navigation or entertainment.

Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe
‘Starlight’ headlining with its 1600 LED lights. Perfect for roof-up star-gazing. Simply the coolest product yet from the BMW-owned Rolls Royce.

Mini Cabrio Open Timer
It tracks the amount of time the cloth roof is left in open versus the total time the Cabrio has been driven. This huge analogue dial is plugged next to the massive rev counter, giving it more air time than the speedo itself. But most annoyingly, it blocks the air-con vents.

 

This Week's Auto Feature

Sex on the Move
 Manufacturers are loading new cars with more gadgets than ever. Incidentally some of these gadgets are giving drivers or the drivens sexual pleasures while on the move.

Read more here.

Innovations that improves your driving experience

Lexus LS600h - Ottoman seat
 The only petrol-engined green luxury car on the market includes the Ottoman seat allowing the businessman to sit nearly flat out in the back seat

Citroen C4 - Lane Departure Warning Sys
 Designed to warn a driver by sounding an alarm or vibrating the driver’s seat if the vehicle begins to drift out of its lane

 

Mercedes Benz S-Class - Distronic Plus
 Maintains a pre-set following distance behind the vehicle ahead: the latest radar-based system operates at speeds up to 125 mph .

BMW 760Li -infrared night vision
From the small screen; can spot a hedgehog at a thousand feet. Unfortunately the system will fail to show you the ten tonner right in front of you.

Opel Zafira - 5-speed MTA gearbox

This seven-seater MPV comes a MTA gearbox which allows drivers to switch between manual and automatic mode with a simple push of the lever. Opel says that with the MTA, the drive becomes ten times more engaging: a complete waste on a vehicle considering the intended end-users.

Read more here.
 


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