The Honk 33: Top Cars for Techies
We’ve got some pretty awesome neighbors here at Honk HQ in San Francisco. MySpace, Photobucket, and IGN have offices just down the hall and we’re within walking distance to the folks at Current, Wired Magazine, and Twitter. As a shout-out to our tech-savvy neighbors, we decided to research the Top 33 cars for gadget lovers and technophiles.
We dug into the Honk database to search for car buyers who placed a lot of weight on technical innovations and high-quality infotainment systems when they chose their rides.
The list is full of hybrid-electric vehicles like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid, no doubt due to their advanced fuel-sipping powertrains. Other vehicles that scored well, like the Lincoln MKS and Acura TL, are known for their exceptionally crisp audio systems.
Several family haulers made the list thanks to their kid-friendly DVD systems, auxiliary inputs for video game systems, and power doors.
High-end luxury vehicles on the list impressed with their state-of-the-art active safety features. The BMW 7-Series, for example, offers an infrared night vision system that can detect and track pedestrians near the roadway. And the Infiniti FX offers an Intelligent Brake Assist function that can automatically sound a warning and then apply the brakes if a collision becomes unavoidable.
Today’s cars are undoubtedly high-tech and they are getting better and better with each new model year. Electronic stability control, a life-saving feature that prevents cars from sliding out of control, will become mandatory for all new cars in 2012. Mobile phone integration continues to advance, too, with audio streams that can be played over the car’s speakers via Bluetooth.
If you’re a gadget-lover, check out these Top 33 Cars for Techies:
1. Acura TL
3. Toyota Prius
4. Lincoln MKS
5. Acura TSX
8. BMW X5
10. Ford Fusion
11. Subaru Forester
12. Mercedes GLK
13. Acura MDX
14. Infiniti FX
15. Mercedes C-Class
16. Nissan Maxima
17. Infiniti EX
18. Volkswagen Eos
21. Mazda 6
22. Ford F-150
23. Toyota Sienna
26. Acura RDX
27. Ford Flex
28. Mercedes ML
30. BMW 7-Series
32. Audi A4
33. Honda CR-V
