Built by licensees in several countries (most notably, by BMW in Munich) the instantly recognizable Isetta has a marvelously effective design in which the entire front panel of the car including steering wheel, console and windshield swings on a set of side-mounted hinges.

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Inside, the Land Rover Range Rover Sport is all business, with legible gauges and straightforward buttons, switches and dials on the dashboard, console and steering wheel for most functions, with a large LED touchscreen on the center stack used for audio and navigation system operations.

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The CT200h brings a large cup of Lexus luxe to its interior, with plush, comfortable seating, a fat, tightly stitched steering wheel, a center console festooned with the latest technology and a top-notch audio system.

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You'll be interacting with a 10.4-inch capacitive touch screen, which is positioned front and center, while a squat 12-inch digital gauge and information readout console is fixed just behind the steering wheel.

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What you won't hear McGovern boast about is the telematics (GPS and other interactive systems) monitor that hides in the center console, or the paddle-control automatic transmission shifter that resides on the steering column.

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Of the 229 who responded, 60% said they liked a shift lever in the console, and another 15% said they preferred a traditional shift lever on the steering column.

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