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Ukrkoz - You'll notice fuel economy is first on my list. So while the Yukon may be great for hauling capacity it is a massive fail in the MPG department.
This i what I want, to be able to go on a website and pick your options right down the the ashtray. All the parts the manufacture makes would be compatible with every vehicle the company manufactures, except for a few exceptions. For example, like you can't put a extended truck bed in a 2 door coupe. This way you can truly customize your car. If you wanted the hood one color and the passenger car door another color, that's possible. When the order is paid for, the robots assemble the car as you specified and it's delivered to you within a week or less depending on where you live.
This is what Real Time GPS navigation is for, instead of relying on a helicopter to see what is a few miles ahead, your interactive GPS would inform you what the traffic conditions are like up to 20 miles ahead and suggest alternatives routes to get around the problem area efficiently as possible.
No it will inform you of what the conditions were an hour or three ago. They never have current conditions. They also do not tell you what is happening what your choices are or whether the are policemen about. Plus they are no where near as fun as a remote controlled helicopter. Cost more too I think. Not sure.
No it will inform you of what the conditions were an hour or three ago. They never have current conditions. They also do not tell you what is happening what your choices are or whether the are policemen about.
Actually interactive GPS systems like Waze do inform you of current conditions and where the cops are.
It's a matter of preference, and my preference is comfort.
And this is why we have inattentive people driving appliances and causing accidents and traffic jams. They want their cars to be living room counches that they don't have to have any interaction with.
Seriously, if you don't want to interact with your car and the road, stay home.
You need to be able feel the road and be held in place in case of an emergency, so you can be 100% in control of the car, and not 50% in control of your living room couch on wheels.
I don't like a suspension that bounces me around like a bean bag every time I hit a pothole, or that jerks me around constantly due to bumps on the road. To me that's a torture chamber, not being "connected to the road". I like to glide over holes in the road like they aren't there, and there is no safety disadvantage to that - if your car is in trouble you'll know it no matter what kind of suspension you have. Also, in just about every floaty car I've driven I can feel the road and the tires just fine, so I don't see any disadvantage there, either. With a stiff suspension I actually pay less attention to the road because all that jerking exhausts me faster and gets the adrenaline pumping, both being safety disadvantages. Your mileage will vary, of course, but the point is that a smooth ride does not mean you are isolated and disinterested in driving.
A smoother ride in a stronger car is a very desirable characteristic. I for one love to drive, and drive long distances, but I like to be comfortable while doing it. That enables me to go even longer distances at higher speeds and arrive refreshed at my destination.
Below are some of the characteristics I'd want in a car, assuming that I had to have only one car:
- Smooth suspension and smooth gear shifting
- All-wheel drive, preferably considered standard
- A powerful motor, quick acceleration, and high top speed
- Full-size dimensions, with enough leg, hip, and headroom for even the largest person to stretch out either in the front or in the back seat
- A huge trunk
- Dark tint on windows, enough to preclude seeing anything more than a vague outline from the outside
- Intimidating, aggressive appearance, complete with black paint
- Big, wide wheels as a standard feature
- Plush two-tone leather seating, with 20-way power adjustment, massage function, and a very wide range of seating postures (all the way up, all the way back, etc.)
- Every other luxury feature currently found on high-end luxury cars, plus the option to turn almost everything on or off at will, such as seat belt alarms and ABS
- Two-way radio capability
- Beyond-visual range technology like what is currently found in jet fighters
The last one might be too much to ask for at this time, but that's about the size of it.
Below are some of the characteristics I'd want in a car, assuming that I had to have only one car:
- Smooth suspension and smooth gear shifting
- All-wheel drive, preferably considered standard
- A powerful motor, quick acceleration, and high top speed
- Full-size dimensions, with enough leg, hip, and headroom for even the largest person to stretch out either in the front or in the back seat
- A huge trunk
- Dark tint on windows, enough to preclude seeing anything more than a vague outline from the outside
- Intimidating, aggressive appearance, complete with black paint
- Big, wide wheels as a standard feature
- Plush two-tone leather seating, with 20-way power adjustment, massage function, and a very wide range of seating postures (all the way up, all the way back, etc.)
- Every other luxury feature currently found on high-end luxury cars, plus the option to turn almost everything on or off at will, such as seat belt alarms and ABS
- Two-way radio capability
- Beyond-visual range technology like what is currently found in jet fighters
The last one might be too much to ask for at this time, but that's about the size of it.
And this is why we have inattentive people driving appliances and causing accidents and traffic jams. They want their cars to be living room counches that they don't have to have any interaction with.
Seriously, if you don't want to interact with your car and the road, stay home.
You need to be able feel the road and be held in place in case of an emergency, so you can be 100% in control of the car, and not 50% in control of your living room couch on wheels.
The description "The big meany" is close, although I'd use another word. I KNOW what I'm doing, I operate rolling machines all the time, quite safely. It's the people yapping on cell phones that need to pay more attention. Not me. I was just asking for comfort that we used to have. I don't need my truck to be idiot proof in order to guide it in a specific direction. Obviously you enjoy that. And being arrogant. "Seriously".
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Originally Posted by PromisedPeace
Peace be on you. I wish new designed cars:
1- A car with driver seat at both ends with essentials so that one do not have to go through drill of reversing and turning around in small areas.
2- A car with four wheel tilt option.
3- A car with option to detach trunk if not needed; leave it at home.
4- A car company, where one can order many car-components according to their choice and economy; basic safety should not be compromised.
Cars will get closer to actual need of the costumer.
Good wishes.
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Originally Posted by SabresFanInSA
1. Toyota had a concept car that looked like pod sitting between four wheels. Instead of reversing the pod lifted and spun so the back became the front.
2. No clue what function that would serve.
3. Pretty much what a hatchback is, no?
4. Like Scion?
2. No clue what function that would serve.
The Clue:
Four wheel tilt for smaller turning circle, quick lane change.
But the problem is:
-- For smaller turning circle, if one turns the front wheels to the right side, rear wheels should automatically turn to left.
-- For quicker lane change, if one turns front wheel to right slightly, the rear wheels should automatically turn to right too.
?? Car should know that driver is turning in circle, or just changing lane; perhaps system could automatically decide upon the amount of turning of the steering....but it has to be worked properly.
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# 14 - This idea /wish views a vehicle (car or van) which has two parallel tube-like structures,
i- with some distance apart, open space like corridor of two? feet between them,
ii- two tubes are connected strongly with each other at proper places,
iii- each tube-like structure has single seats, one after other.
iv- engine in center but not very high, maybe two feet high.
+ Air will easily flow through open area.
+ Fuel consumption less in long drives.
+ Lighter weight.
- May be some difficulty is turning because of air flow through corridor.
Less blind spots. I was driving my moms Pontiac Torrent, and I've noticed it my dads 2004 F-150 and I look to pass and all I see are these giant plastic pillar covers on all the pillars and tiny windows. My 98 Lincoln Mark VIII has almost complete wrap around glass with hardly a blind spot in it
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