The automobile industry keeps up experimenting and introducing new technologies and trends. Some of them become game-changers and a few becomes a norm in the industry. But there are a few trends that are way too stretched and have just become a show rather than being useful. Here we have listed such 5 trends of the automobile industry that we can definitely go on without.
Today most of the cars come equipped with digital screens. Understanding the feature of touch-screen infotainment systems in the cars is necessary but integrating even the smallest of the functions to these systems creates difficulties. For example if you have to lower the temperature of your AC then it becomes cumbersome instead of just reaching out to a button and turn it down without even having a look at it. Such functions have raised questions towards the safety of the driver as well. (Read: First president of India to use an S-Class Limousine)
One of the major selling aspects of cars these days is the Connected Car Technology feature but it’s not something which is of utmost importance. This technology depends on the embedded sim and is works as good as the connection. Smartphone connectivity with our cars is more than enough but the connected car technology is something that can be ignored as it is a technology which is not used that frequently like the function of locking and unlocking your car using our phones instead of using the key which is much more easier.
Another automotive trend that hits the list is the increase in size of the grille with every facelift change received. The examples for this trend is not less like the recent change of the kidney grille of the BMW 4 series Coupe is not much appreciated than its previous versions. The car manufacturers need to give it a thought before featuring a larger grille as it may affect the sale of its models and even most-selling cars in the list can receive a downfall.
The trend of fake exhaust tips came into introduction few years back to give a sportier look at the rear. Usually the fake exhaust tips take away the look of the car and the real exhaust tips are hidden underneath. The real exhaust tip can be shown and designed in order to improvise the look rather than adding a fake exhaust tip to the look which serves no purpose while driving along with giving an ugly look to your car. This has become a practice amongst the car manufacturers irrespective of the segment.
With a lot of options being available in the market for sale of the SUV segment, sedans are almost going out of fashion and are recording a downfall. The cars of even the smallest segment are now launching a look like SUV. The most affected segment of the SUV trend is the coupe SUVs. The other segment options should also be considered while planning to purchase a car for you and let the car manufacturers’ know that the demand for other segment other than the SUVs still persists and we shall continue to see the variety.
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