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Originally Posted by pradipk Old vehicles which has 3 gears have gear pattern with Reverse placed at the position where most cars have their 1st gear. To avoid accidental engagement of Reverse, some of cars have provision to lift gear shift & then engage.
For eg. old Willis jeep could be engaged normally but Beetle provided lifting method while engaging into Reverse. In modern cars, Daewoo Cielo had the same gear pattern.
This may look odd but it was good feature to avoid accidental engagement of Reverse. |
This feature was present in the first Tata Sumos (the later models use the Safari Gearbox). The Verna also has this feature. Reverse is engaged by pulling a knob below the gearshift and shifting into where first gear would normally be. Quote:
Originally Posted by nipunkul Good thread. The fabia has some of the features mentioned and some more:
- Reverse wiper starts on engaging reverse, when wipers are on.
- Music volume dims to lowest on engaging reverse, and aircon turns one notch higher.
- The outside mirrors can be turned outwards, so if someone passing you hits them, no damage occurs.
- AC vent in glovebox, to keep stuff cool.
- Taking out key (or opening door) at fuel station unlocks fuel lid, auto locks on central lock at 20kph. Same with boot. Takes care of missing separate buttons.
- At high beam, both beams are on, so that you can see the road right in front on highways etc. |
Very interesting. Small but thoughtful features. The Fabia is no doubt an ergonomic delight. Quote:
Originally Posted by MileCruncher Another feature that I had in my Peugot 407 and the Jag was that the washer rather than coming in a stream used to come out as a spray. Effectively covers the entire windscreen |
Just for arguments sake, how is this so helpful? In any case, the wipers would ensure that even water from a stream is utilized to cover the whole windscreen, isnt it? Quote:
Originally Posted by diffsoft A feature I loved in the "about to purchase Octavia Combi" was that the rear seats would fold and be exactly at the same level as the boot floor, creating a huge flat space (almost like a bed). A normal 5' 8" adult and one child can sleep comfortably. |
Amazing. Didnt know the Combi was such a long car. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayavi This feature is there in all Mercedes, including E class. In Mercedes, the steering wheel and the seat move after the car is turned off for easy ingress and egress. The wheel moves up and the seat moves all the way back. And the best part is that it can be turned off which I used to do in my C class. |
Nice feature. But again, this cannot be either simple or inexpensive. Budget car makers would have a nightmare if they were to integrate such a feature in their cars. Quote:
Originally Posted by five46 Continuing with bikes, LML had this feature in their Energy FX & Adreno FX bikes, the gear wouldn't engage unless the side stand is removed. |
Yes it was. A friend owned a Bajaj Boxer, and had the bad habit of riding off with the sidestand in place. Met with 2 accidents due to this.
He later bought an LML Graptor and got cured of this habit. (Its a different story that he still rues the decision of buying an LML bike ) Quote:
Originally Posted by MileCruncher This feature is there in the Jazz as well. |
Yes, the Jazz has some amazing multifunction seats. Checked them out recently. Quote:
Originally Posted by throttleking One more interesting feature in Ford Ikon
Seat recliners are roller nobs unlike other car once you pull the recliner it sets the seat free then you can move it forward and backward to adjust accordingly, however in Ikon it doenst set the seat free, move the roller backward and forward to adjust the seat recline. The benefit is you can do this even while driving, and you get the precise position as you want. Very usefull! |
Not very clear on this (basically a lack of comrehension). Is this due to the roller knobs, or due to some "hold" feature that does not release the seats completely? Quote:
Originally Posted by balajird I wonder how come nobody mentions about the dead pedal which is missing in almost all the Maruti cars (except Baleno) which is a boon during long drives and avoids clutch ride. I am sure this is going to be costing peanuts for the manufacturer. IMHO this is a must have in all the cars. C&C welcome. |
Yes, the Dead Pedal is quite a boon on long drives. But its been around for quite some time now, not such a revolutionary feature. |