Drive modes We just added another five brand new entries to our drive mode page. That page now holds 85 entries. Mind you, not a single one of the five is an actual new driving mode. There’s normal and sport and ECO, etc. Which means of course that a symbol, or multiples of them, were …
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Why do manufacturers keep adding new tech in cars? Because they can!
Because they can Automakers are in too many cases, adding technology and gadgets to cars that nobody wants or needs simply because they can. Bill Maher hit on this in a streaming rank during his show on Friday (2/7/25), starting with steaming is ruining football. You see, he used to be able to follow two …
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Ford got it right too…
Ford got it A few days ago, we castigated the industry for adding too many drive modes and credited Lexus with adding an Auto mode to relieve their drivers of the added headache. We also specifically called out Ford, when in fact Ford got it right too! We were so caught up in Ford adding …
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Drive modes run amok — @Lexus creates an answer
Too many drive modes In November (2024) we reported that our two main drive mode pages held over 90 drive modes and every manufacturer update adds more. The number now exceeds 105 and does not include another 25 modes related to electric vehicles (EVs) and EV range extension. Then Lexus got it right, although it …
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Lexus symbols page now fully updated
Lexus symbols It was a slog, but the Lexus symbols page update is at long last finished. We added 28 symbols and indicators to a page that already featured more than 100. Seventeen of those additions are brand new. To date, only Ford has required more additions, coming in at 75. There are now over …
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Drive mode craze hits new heights
Drive mode We’ve begun an update of our Ford dashboard symbols page, and drive more additions immediately took center stage. We have 12 models to cover, and we take it in alphabetical order and this all we’ve looked at is the Bronco. It was soon clear that I would have to add no less than …
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Buick symbols update for 2026 is complete
Buick symbols update Our Buick symbols update for 2026 is complete. In the process, we added 15 new symbols and indicators to the page while having to create nine of the 15, mostly, but not exclusively, due to color changes, This might suggest that the company added new systems to their line up, which is …
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