SIX in 10 motorists think modern tech is taking the fun out of driving – and will miss spare wheels, handbrakes, and manual gears when they become obsolete. A poll of 2,000 drivers aged 18 plus found 33 per cent will be sad when spare wheels are completely phased out. 2 A survey found six in 10 motorists think modern tech is taking the fun out of driving Credit: Car Gurus 2 Brit drivers hate 'confusing' modern tech in new cars and miss 'old fashioned' knobs and buttons Credit: Car Gurus Handbrake levers (31 per cent), manual gears (28 per cent), clutch pedals (28 per cent), engine noise (26 per cent), and key ignition (24 per cent) will be missed too.
With 59 per cent admitting they struggle to get their head around all the features on modern cars. The research was commissioned by car shopping site CarGurus, which has created a guide on popular retro car features and which models still feature them. This comes after the study revealed the features drivers are most nostalgic about - including tape decks (19 per cent), door mirrors as oppose to cameras (17 per cent), and dashboard buttons (14 per cent).
read more on car features HOT CAKES Iconic classic car featured in last ever Grand Tour on sale for bargain price HIDDEN GEMS 4 hidden car features in popular models - including Fiat's ‘secret compartment’ Chris Knapman, CarGurus UK editorial director, said: “As new models continue to be released with the latest technology, there is clearly plenty of appetite from consum.
