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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Nobody: 7:53am On Nov 30, 2018

No 4. Though..

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Jaynom(m): 7:53am On Nov 30, 2018

Hmmn

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by YorubaEmir: 7:54am On Nov 30, 2018

Cars are losing their carness

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by MrJames007: 7:57am On Nov 30, 2018

Not sure Benz is friends with that number 1. I don't see touch screens on Benz. As for number 2, Toyota dey do am pass. Saw fake exhaust tips on a 2016/17 Prado, and I was like what nonsense is this.

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by MrJames007: 7:58am On Nov 30, 2018

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by IjebuWarrior: 7:59am On Nov 30, 2018

joyfullyjoyous:
We are practically paying for our foolhardiness. Every year new model is produced so ppl will always want to update. Why not make vehicles in such a way that they can be updated without having to buy new ones cos of the little changes?

Madam, e never too late na.. you sef fit make am join guiness record books. angry

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by joyfullyjoyous(f): 8:04am On Nov 30, 2018

Dont get

IjebuWarrior:
Madam, e never too late na.. you sef fit make am join guiness record books.

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by WaffenSS(m): 8:09am On Nov 30, 2018

AutoJoshNG:
There are various car makers in the world. Each and every one of these car makers always want to stand out amongst the rest in one way or the other, hence the competition.

These car makers introduce new features as the years passes by in a bid to make their car better and to suit the demands and tastes of their customers. Most of the times, the make sense, other times, they just overdo. In a bid to make some features top notch, they end up complicating things. A lot have been added to the modern cars to make them appear or serve better of which make the cars more luxurious and more interesting to use.

One thing is sure; you can’t just have it all in one car. One thing must be traded for the other.

Today, we want to talk about some of the things we consider to be the worst trends in these newer cars produced recently.

We ask again, are these the worst trends in modern cars?

1. Replacing everything on the dashboard with touch screen console:

If you’re observant enough and follow up the newer cars being produced, you must have notices that touchscreen is replacing the conventional buttons and knobs we use to have in cars.

Come to think of it, this seems like operating a mobile phone when you’re driving. All your attention is needed just to adjust the volume of the stereo or AC (forget about gesture control).

The touchscreen is okay when you are not in motion or when you are driving very slowly in a less busy road.

Driving distractions should be reduced, and not the other way round.
https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tesla-model-s-station-wagon-interior.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

2. Fake exhaust pipes:

Automakers can go extra miles for aesthetics. Making fake exhaust pipes is one the creepy things they do to achieve that.

The original exhaust pipes are faced down under the car where you can’t see them, and then they install the fake exhaust pipes you can see.

Mercedes and Audi are very fond of doing this. Other car brands practice it as well.
https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/worst-car-trend-fake-exhaust-pipe.jpg?resize=600%2C390&ssl=1

3. Fake engine noise:

Everything is just becoming faked these days. There are some cars what are very quiet in the inside that the manufacturers have to introduce fake engine noise using the infotainment system.

When they realize it’s not loud enough as they want, they synthesize the various engine noises they want and then load it into the car infotainment. BMW M5 is a victim of this faking.
https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bmw-m5-4.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

4. Replacing side mirrors with cameras:

It appears side mirrors add a very distinctive beauty to cars. Taking them off and replacing it with cameras will make it look weird.
https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/retrovisor-inteligente-del-audi-e-tron-eliminara-peligros-como-angulo-muerto-1538137236831-600x400.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1

5. Electronic door handles:

You can’t grab this handle physically except it pops out. Why not just keep it simple?

Jaguar and Land Rover are on this table.
https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/range-rover-velar-side-2-1.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

https://autojosh.com/worst-trends-modern-cars/

1. Modern cars are essentially computers on wheels. Brakes, accelerators, and gears are now drive-by-wire, and virtually everything is controlled by software. So the features and options are expanding, meaning switches and knobs don't cut it anymore. Most of the controls are on the steering as well.

2. Visual symmetry. That's why.

3. Nothing wrong with a little more va va voom. You can turn it off you know.

4. To reduce drag, and increase field of view to eliminate blind spots.

5. Also to reduce drag

Stop whining

If we're paying millions for cars, they better be packing something cool.

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by olasesi(m): 8:17am On Nov 30, 2018

AutoJoshNG:
3. Fake engine noise:

Everything is just becoming faked these days. There are some cars what are very quiet in the inside that the manufacturers have to introduce fake engine noise using the infotainment system.

When they realize it’s not loud enough as they want, they synthesize the various engine noises they want and then load it into the car infotainment. BMW M5 is a victim of this faking.
https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bmw-m5-4.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

Electric cars are silent. So they are modelled or faked with fake engine noises to avoid accidents.

If it's not an electric car and is silent, it would be smart to fake the engine noises to also avoid accidents with any passersby.
One may have been hit before he notices that a car was closeby

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Ghostmode2two(m): 8:39am On Nov 30, 2018

Bluehill1051:
Then there's this gear control I see mostly in Range Rover that looks like stereo volume knob

BMW has the knob too

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Benjamin08: 9:42am On Nov 30, 2018

NONSENSE

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by LivingBetter: 9:56am On Nov 30, 2018

IjebuWarrior:
Chai... All dis technology go be very, very bad market for 9ja mechanics so...

Imagine how dem Saka, Akeem, Rasheed go take repair dis ones ooo..

And Emeka, obi, Ejiro, preye, musa and likes grin

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by INDUSTRIALFAN(m): 10:22am On Nov 30, 2018

JohnGainsville:
Replacing side mirrors with camera is nice upgrade

attractive to thieves because the camera can be used for another thing when modified and will cost and arm and leg to replace. Ordinary turn signal light for cars like Mercedes Cclass W204 and 205 these days cost arm and legs not to talk of side cameras.

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by IjebuWarrior: 10:24am On Nov 30, 2018

LivingBetter:
And Emeka, obi, Ejiro, preye, musa and likes

Of course na... I just wan face my own pple before dey come for my head.. grin

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by asamaigho(m): 11:17am On Nov 30, 2018

wristbangle:
No 2 is annoying. Seeing a Prado jeep with the exhaust pipe not connecting with the fake exhaust pipe piss me off.

Infact nothing could be worse than dis

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by consultancy: 2:39pm On Nov 30, 2018

replacing gear sticks with gear selectors. e.g some range rovers.

Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Twoclans(f): 3:19pm On Nov 30, 2018

Replacing side mirrors with cameras ~~ that is so cool.

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Martin0(m): 4:19pm On Nov 30, 2018

Twoclans:
Replacing side mirrors with cameras ~~ that is so cool.

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Twoclans(f): 5:02pm On Nov 30, 2018

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by Martin0(m): 6:36am On Dec 01, 2018

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Re: Are These The 5 Worst Trends In Modern Cars? by tck2000(m): 3:22pm On Dec 26, 2019

I Agree

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