But because McGovern believes modern luxury car buyers are intrigued by the structural beauty of manufactured products, the braces that hold those seats in place--as well as many other functional elements of the MK 9--remain exposed and visible to the passengers.

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To further placate customers that opt-in for the handset, as well as to make up for the glaring lack of Android 4.0, elements of that more advanced system have been incorporated into the Ion: a screenshot shortcut (visible on the power menu) and audio controls on its lockscreen (accessible by swiping the time display to the left).

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