What psychological manipulation do car manufacturers use by leaving empty 'blank buttons' on your dashboard?

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What psychological manipulation do car manufacturers use by leaving empty 'blank buttons' on your dashboard?

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Automobile safety regulations require modern cars to be incredibly massive compared to their older counterparts to cram in all the heavy protective roll cages and impact crumple zones.

Why do luxury car doors always make that deep, satisfying, premium 'thud' sound when you close them?

What is statistically the most common, embarrassingly simple reason your terrifying 'Check Engine' light turns on?

Volkswagen Beetle became one of the most sold cars not for speed but for personality.

Rearview mirrors began as a racing trick

Volkswagen vehicles specifically the iconic beetle model were designed with a sealed steel bottom that accidentally allowed the car to float in water for a few minutes; while it…

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