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Mechanical intimacy has a business case. That is not the same thing as a guarantee. I. Where did all the manuals go? A clean downshift is an…
Read the essay : Gatekeeping: Profits Will Save the ManualsInteresting Times
The luxury pickup has borrowed the sedan’s appointments without borrowing its manners. A Ram 1500 Tungsten offers the elaborate seating and expensive upholstery once associated with an…
Read the essay : The Pickup Killed the Luxury Sedan, Then Wore Its SkinInteresting Times
A temperature knob does something a touchscreen struggles to imitate: it remains a temperature knob when the driver is looking elsewhere. Its location, shape, resistance, and travel…
Read the essay : Ode to the ButtonInteresting Times
General Motors did not merely remove two familiar icons when it began dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from new EV programs with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer…
Read the essay : GM’s Rebuke of CarPlay Will Not End Well
