What a great thread!
I agree with a lot of the posts on here. I'd definitely like the PDC and mirror dimming to be switchable. The latter with a simple button rather than the MMI. I'd also like to check my PAS fluid without dismantling anything. A cooled glovebox is an absolute must.
I'd also add that I'd like the fuel computer to be 'of this century'. I have a 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier and the computer in that is much smarter than in the S8. The range isn't limited to 5-mile increments and it shows you the consumption at idle, rather than the last consumption while moving.
I wish the adaptive cruise could be set to individual speeds, rather than in five-mile increments.
I'd like a soft-touch steering wheel because mine is horribly slippery. Come to think of it, steering with some feel at all would be nice.
I'd like a mute button on the steering wheel.
I wish they didn't stop designing the rear brake calipers with the ceramics. They look so pedestrian compared to the front!
I wish the armrests and ledges on the door cards were softer. After a long trip, I find my elbows ache. In fact, a lot of the interior materials feel a little hard for my taste.
I wish the indicators in the tail lights used the inner lights as well as the outer lights.
I wish Homelink was standard fit on all cars. Even if you don't have a garage, you can hook it up to all sorts!
I wish the electric side blinds also covered the rear-quarter window.
Although I don't want to delete the dipstick, it would be nice to have an oil level (and age) indication inside.
I wish it had electronic flaps in the exhaust, rather than the vacuum-driven ones. I'd like to be able to choose how loud I want the car and not feel like I have to plant the throttle just so the inner pipes get used. (yes, I'm a little OCD)
I wish it had cylinder-on-demand, so it would pootle around town as a V6 or V4 and fire up the rest when needed.
I wish you could set engine modes as well as gearbox and suspension.
I wish it had more low-down torque. I love that it can rev so high (and sound that good doing it), but I wish it didn't have to rev that high. Speaking of revs, if you're going to make a car that sounds that good revving, let it rev all the way into the scary numbers!
I wish the indicator stalks were more fitting to a luxury car. I was surprised how cheap they felt.
Speaking of indicators, why do the fronts have halogen bulbs when virtually everything else is LED?! While we're getting rid of halogens, bin the halogens in the rear foglights and reverse lights.
I wish they all had illuminated side sills.
I wish the instrument binnacle didn't have those little gaps between the clear plastic screen and the cowl (try un-seeing that now!).
I wish the drinks holders... held drinks?!
I wish the card holder was useful, but I do love how the little LED turns off when it's opened!
I wish the auto bootlid didn't feel/sound like such hard work. Other cars open so much more quietly and close so much more gently. I can feel mine thud closed through the ground! And what's with that horrible high-pitched whirring noise it makes at the last stage?! It sounds like ED-209 from RoboCop!
I wish the B&O was more customisable. It has too much mid for my taste.
I wish the volume control had numbers. The B&O sounds epic at one particular volume setting, but I always end up having to change it because people insist on wanting to... talk. Then, I have to trial-and-error it until I've found it again.
I'd love a panoramic roof. Heck, I'd settle for a sunroof!
Finally, I wish there wasn't that delay before the car does anything. Whether that's using the menu, turning on the heated seat, or even braking and accelerating. It feels like the car has to stop to process the input before acting on it.
You're right, this is like therapy!
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