Other cool features: In “fourth space” parked mode, a table can be lowered out of the ceiling on cables. Because it’s shaped a bit like Africa, the team labeled it as such and illustrated other continents on the headliner, with all labels written backward “as if being viewed from inside one’s own world” (or globe). The user interface involves a normal touchscreen, but plastic shields guide fingers to the areas of greatest interest, making it easier to operate without looking than a normal touchscreen is. The right “dial” shield flips open for cleaning the screen, and the left one slides away for accessing deeper menu items. And the display screen rises farther out of the dash to become a 17.0-inch screen to view video content when parked.
The doors open electrically. Press a button, and they index out and back, with the upper track extending out from the bodywork providing added shelter from the rain. Raise the rear hatch, and a “tailgate” can be lowered to sit on. A half-moon-shaped window in the front of the roof offers a view of the traffic lights, and four “wings,”—one each above the windshield and backlite plus two outboard of each A-pillar—help manage airflow. Bangle asserts that these aero aids help reduce drag and wind noise considerably, though overall aero efficiency was clearly not a top priority for this lower-speed urban car. The roof, which is longer than a
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