Of course, it’s great idea to make their own chips. However, licensing the technologies through patents and intellectual properties isn’t that cheap. Apple tried in the past to incorporate the technologies in its smartphones, tablets, computers, etc. then got slammed with lawsuits by the patent trolls.

Jason,

Ford has patented the door lock keypad for many years. Whether Ford was willing to license this technology to other manufacturers or whether the manufacturers were willing to pay king’s ransom for the patent isn’t known.

Porsche installed the passive rear-wheel steering system called “Weissach Axle” in its 928.

The new word I learnt recently was “Arschgeweih” means the “ass antlers” when describing the tattoos on women’s lower backs.

About time! I am so sick and fed up of seeing mostly black, silver, grey, and white along with darkest interior colours that would make black holes look brighter in comparison. I am also so sick and fed up of putting up with dealers who don’t want me to order the specific colours and options. They just want me to buy…

That would my first car, a 1971 Alfa Romeo 1750A Berlina, that I drove for a few years. Yes, 1750A was not a misprint: it had three-speed ZF automatic gearbox (about 250 were made in 1971 and none survived today).

If the swap was done in 6000STE with AWD system, that would be whole level better than this lame-mobile.

How about Googling “Cable-type flexible hose clamp pliers”?

The next big innovation came, I believe, in the mid-to-late 1980s, and was pioneered by Mercedes-Benz.

It happened a several times on the Autobahnen in Germany. One motorcyclist was killed when the section buckled up from the extreme heat.

Bruno Sacco had a completely different take on W140, which looked much different from the W140 presented to the public. He initially wanted the W140 to have lower roofline and less “towering” presence similar to the W116 and W126. However, the chief engineers who were responsible for W140 development were very tall…

Three things:

Peugeot tried that with 1004 in Europe. It flopped a big time.

My mum has Raynaud Syndrome that turns her fingers bluish-white when exposed to the cold air or water. She must wear the bulky thermal gloves when going outside or driving in her car during the cold days. The heated steering wheel would be a very welcome feature for her.

Adolf, not Adolph.

You forgot to include a few more:

Same on Mercedes-Benz S-Class and SL-Class from W220 and R230 onward.

A few factors...

Perhaps Malcolm X had the right ideas about the “white liberalism”...