to have the lumbar support try to rearrange our kidneys. But, when you
get the hang of things, you'll find the bucket seats comfortable and supportive,
even in harsh maneuvering.
And even with the front seats all the way back on their tracks, your
rear seat passengers will find more than adequate leg room. This car has
acres of space and uses it well.
The instrument panel is a clean, performance-oriented design but it
may be the most dated part of the car. The analog gauges say performance,
but the look is a little one-dimensional. There are two, large LED displays,
one a compass that tends to lag behind as you turn. The other an oversized
Information Center alerting you to a variety of potential problems, such
as low fuel or an open door.
Perhaps the most notable feature is the Head-Up Display, or HUD, offered
as an option on SSE and SSEi models. This technology, borrowed from military
fighter jets, projects images onto the windshield in your line of sight.
The main display is a digital speedometer. We found it consistently disagreed
with the instrument panel's analog speedometer by a couple of miles an
hour. There are those who like and those who dislike HUD. We appreciate
the way it helped us prevent a potential problem when, on a long drive
on a lonely freeway, a little gas pump popped into view reminding us we
were about to run out of gas.
Dual airbags are standard fare. So are daytime running lights. Next Page