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New engines, new platforms, new lightweight materials – we're so obsessed with technology that we sometimes forget why we need cars in the first place. For lack of a better expression, we need to go places and carry stuff with us. And that stuff goes into the boot, a big hole, usually located at the back.
We have a new type of headlight coming out every other month now, yet nobody has trued to reinvent the trunk of the car. Oh sure, they've made them larger, but not necessarily better. Everyone we see doing their weekly shopping uses the same size of plastic bag and buys the same large packs of bottled water. But place those inside the boot and they flop about like fish in a net.
Most of the time, we don't actually need 500 liters of boot space and we certainly don't carry suitcases and perfectly square travel bags. That's why we require cleverer use of space, like a refrigerator. Oh sure, you can have that with any expensive Mercedes or Audi estate, but what about the cheaper cars?
Skoda is the company we'd credit with moving the game forward the most. Just to give you a couple of examples, they installed an ice scraper inside the fuel filler cap that also works like a magnifier glass. Skodas also have a hanger on top of the glovebox latch, cargo nets, larger door pockets for 1.5L bottles and under-seat storage spaces for maps and magazines. The Superb flagship even has an umbrella in the door, like a Rolls-Royce.
Let's take the VW Golf as an example. It's probably the best selling car in Europe at the moment, with about 300,000 units annually. If all these people have the same shaped boot and all carry pretty much the same stuff back from the market, why can't there be a better designed area for shopping? We think the major supermarket chains should be involved in the development, since they sell standardized bags and know the habits of their buyers. You could just pick up a new strap or tray right as you wait in line for the cashier.
Most of the time, we don't actually need 500 liters of boot space and we certainly don't carry suitcases and perfectly square travel bags. That's why we require cleverer use of space, like a refrigerator. Oh sure, you can have that with any expensive Mercedes or Audi estate, but what about the cheaper cars?
Skoda is the company we'd credit with moving the game forward the most. Just to give you a couple of examples, they installed an ice scraper inside the fuel filler cap that also works like a magnifier glass. Skodas also have a hanger on top of the glovebox latch, cargo nets, larger door pockets for 1.5L bottles and under-seat storage spaces for maps and magazines. The Superb flagship even has an umbrella in the door, like a Rolls-Royce.
Let's take the VW Golf as an example. It's probably the best selling car in Europe at the moment, with about 300,000 units annually. If all these people have the same shaped boot and all carry pretty much the same stuff back from the market, why can't there be a better designed area for shopping? We think the major supermarket chains should be involved in the development, since they sell standardized bags and know the habits of their buyers. You could just pick up a new strap or tray right as you wait in line for the cashier.
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