It’s April Fools’ Day, a day for carmakers to let their hair down and drop the serious marketing drive for the briefest of moments. Or in the case of Voltswagen, to sit quietly and nurse the automotive equivalent of a steaming hangover as it tries to forget the fool it made of itself – and most everybody else – at the beginning of the week.
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You might have read about Caterham’s fix for snug cabins, Skoda’s autotune infotainment system, and Alfa Romeo’s photo-filter window tints. But to help the carmakers who didn’t get involved play along, we came upon with a few of our own. Which would you like to see come true?
BMW Headlights Now Optional To Make Way For Bigger Grille
Emboldened by the rapturous reception given to its new 4-series coupe, BMW will make headlights optional on all future cars. The move will make room for the kind of grille that looks like a pair of adjacent cell doors in a Venezuelan prison. Questioned whether the lack of headlights might be an issue at night, BMW said it wasn’t really a problem because it was impossible for the car to look worse than a current 4-series after any collision caused by not being able to see where you’re going.
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— Siddharth Vinayak Patankar (@sidpatankar) March 19, 2019
Dodge SRT Cars To Come Pre-Stolen
Dodge is making moves to tackle the pain and inconvenience suffered by owners of its high performance SRT cars caught up in the current theft epidemic. Dealers will now call buyers before they’ve left the house to pick up their new cars to tell them not to bother coming because it’s already been stolen off the lot. The free service is optional, and dealers will happily continue to supply an SRT the traditional way if the buyer insists, but admit there’s little point because it’ll be on fire down that dirt road by the river before the week’s out.
Telsa To Introduce Steer-By-Touch
Fresh from replacing its column stalk gear selector with a virtual gearstick, Tesla is preparing to introduce a virtual steering wheel operated by sliding a greasy finger left and right across the central touchscreen, occasionally actually making contact with the steering slider button. An owner choosing the over-air-update will wake up the following morning to find their EV’s steering wheel has shrivelled like a pro bodybuilder’s nutsack after a round of ‘roids. Tesla denied rumours that it would soon require owners to actually enter the screen like the girl in Poltergeist to plug in the charging cable.
Audi Teases 2026 Q4.56788888888 SUV
Niche-filling carmaker Audi has laid out its five-year model plan, which reveals just how badly the company is struggling to find gaps in its traditional numbered model line-up. The result is that the firm’s new small, but-not-quite-that-small, but-not-quite-medium-either SUV coming in 2026 will have a badge with more decimal places than pi.
Ford Mustang’s Pedestrian Sensor Will Limit Engines To 3 HP
Following Dodge’s announcement that it would limit SRT cars’ V8s to just 3 hp in the event of theft, Ford has implemented similar tech to prevent people being knocked over like skittles in a bowling championship every time its Mustang pony car nears a crowd of people. In future, Mustang owners will have to find other ways to be shamed for eternity on Youtube for their stupidity, such as uploading footage of themselves buying a version with a 2.3 Ecoboost motor instead of a proper V8.
Stellantis’ North American Division To Stop Publishing Future Product Plans And Focus On Improving Reliability And Customer Service Satisfaction
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