That's great
for tight parking situations or maneuvering through congested cities, but it comes at the expense of passenger and cargo space.
The 2016 Smart ForTwo, Daimler's mini-car, will now be marketed to dwellers in cities
with tight parking situations rather than being touted as a car for everyone, reports Wards Auto here:
The rear view is obscured by the third row of seats, but standard parking sensors and rear - view camera make light work
of tight parking situations.
The Around View Monitor uses four cameras to provide a virtual 360 - degree view of what's around the vehicle, which helps
in tight parking situations.
Chevy has also integrated a new front curb - view camera
for tight parking situations, and a power - cinching latch for the coupe's rear lid.
As for the drive experience, I join other road testers in thinking the new Tiguan feels a little less wieldy than the more compact original in, for example,
tight parking situations: It is, however, only by a matter of degrees.
Sliding rear doors on both sides and a low rear step ensure passengers can easily get in and out of the car even in
tight parking situations.
This makes the big car easy to handle in
tight parking situations or when you need to make a U-turn on city streets.
«Several studies by research institutes reveal that up to two - thirds of interviewed motorists feel uncomfortable in
tight parking situations.
The car does not exactly chase its tail in tight circles, although Honda says four - wheel steering cuts the Prelude's full - steering - lock turning circle from 34.8 feet to 31.4 feet, an appreciable decrease, particularly for turning on narrow roads or in
tight parking situations.
But Ford's solution doesn't match up to the four - camera surround view system pioneered by Nissan that places downward - facing cameras in the side mirrors and provides a birds - eye view to help the driver in
tight parking situations, not all of which are handled by Ford's auto - park feature.