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Forget Radar and Fancy Driver Assist Technology, the Parking Future Has Been Lurking in a Junker in Cairo

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2 Responses to “Forget Radar and Fancy Driver Assist Technology, the Parking Future Has Been Lurking in a Junker in Cairo”

  1. joel jaeggli Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    Where do you hang the power-take-off to drive your 5 wheel in a renault clio? It’s frontwheel drive and transverse mounted…

  2. Smartass Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    I remember seeing a cheesy TV ad for an American car with this very feature. It was called “Fifth wheel driving” or something and the voiceover went on about how it was the future. It looked like it was from the 60s.

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