Sunday, December 21, 2008

Dashboard Tree

What is that growing on my car dashboard? Is that a tree? Indeed, Ford and Honda's next-generation dashboard instrument clusters feature trees (a vine in Ford's case) that grow more lush as drivers maximize their fuel economy. Leaves grow like crabgrass in springtime if you use a light touch on the accelerator and go easy on the brakes.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's design ideas like this that make me want to stick needles in my eyes.

Michael

Mac said...

I actually like the idea -- in principle. Having a CGI tree on the dashboard of my actual car is another matter (not to mention a possible distraction).

Anonymous said...

My Civic Hybrid has multiple gauges on the dash to show current mileage being achieved along with the overall average. That combination is practical and makes sense, a vine growing is just silly, that's my point!

Michael

Anonymous said...

Have you noticed how oil companies advertise with stuff like: "The environment is our number one priority (in the meantime, do keep buying our gas)."