Toyota has shared how features commonly found in cars has changed considerably over the years by quizzing children on obsolete items in classic models . With many of the most popular models featuring cutting-edge technology , it is easy for once popular mainstays to fall out of fashion with new car buyers. Stuart Sanders, Director of Communications and Product at Toyota UK, noted that the study highlighted the entertaining ways in which young passengers react to items in cars from previous generations .
He explained: "We thought it would be fun to turn the traditional car review on its head and ask the children of our employees to examine the cars their parents help to make, as they will be the drivers of the future. "The results didn’t disappoint and clearly illustrate how far we have come in evolving our technology to suit the customer needs of the time." In a video produced by Toyota UK, children and their parents were asked to complete simple tasks on a range of older models made by the Japanese brand, starting by unlocking the doors of a 1990s Carina E and a brand new Corolla.
Whilst the latest Toyota allows owners to get behind the wheel by using the MyToyota app on their smartphone, the older Carina E did not feature remote central locking. As a result, it took the group of kids, aged from nine to 12 years old, several minutes before they realised they needed to insert the key into the door and twist in order to gain access to the family saloon. Later in the video, t.