As the line between automotive electronics and consumer electronics grows ever closer, the list of new-car options has grown at an incredible pace. As a person who’s constantly in a new vehicle and has an insatiable love for gadgetry, click through the jump for my top 10 must-haves and the 10 options you should avoid at all costs. Picking the right options can help your car’s resale value and choosing the wrong ones can lower it or even limit the market for your ride.
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Tagged as adaptive cruise control, Alex L. Dykes, automotive electronics, car options, gadgetry, gadgets, key technology, New Cars, radar system, Technology, volvo xc60
Tagged as adaptive cruise control, Alex L. Dykes, automotive electronics, car options, gadgetry, gadgets, key technology, New Cars, radar system, Technology, volvo xc60
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philadlj - I was always convinced the car was called “Golf” not because of the Gulf Stream, but because...
brid1970 - Can’t tell you how much this old guy enjoyed reading this thread. I’m from the carb generation but graduated to fuel injection...
korvetkeith - My 2000 XJR ittermittently goes into “engine failsafe mode”. And throws a code indicating abnormal throttle pedal position sensor range. For the...
Summicron - “driven by a plebe” That saddens me. I previously assumed only the affluent were being punished by those ergonomics.
CJinSD - Is that so your video stops when you have to take your eyes off your phone to look at the road?
toplessFC3Sman - I still see a number of these (or at least regular contours with the body kit) around the metro-Detroit area. I think about...
Land Ark - I’ve always liked these. I enjoy when manufacturers take a boring car and make it exciting. And for the time these were out,...
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