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Mar. 4th, 2004 08:01 pmI'd already seen about that car designed only by female Volvo employees, but I hadn't seen it in this much detail.
Some highlights!
Seat pads, attached with magnets, can be removed to be cleaned. And the pads are available in different colours and textures to match a woman's outfit, or even the weather. Because it's really important for a woman's car's interior to match her outfit every day.
[T]he back seats[,] like cinema seats, are folded down only when needed for seating, leaving space for shopping and sports bags[...] Because goodness knows, what MY car needs is more room for the SPECIFIC purpose of carrying MORE SHOPPING BAGS.
The car's bonnet is another fun feature.
The whole front of the car is moulded in one piece which can be removed only by a Volvo mechanic.
"Honestly, the only time I open the bonnet on my car is when I want to fill up washer fluid," said Tatiana Butovitsch Temm.
Ms. Temm then went on to say, "After all, I am a woman, and that means I am far, far too stupid to ever, say, change the oil. If I even tried, I might ruin my lovely new outfit -- which is why it's far better to just go pay the mechanic to do every single tiny little bit of maintenance instead."
Comfort for female drivers is another area traditional car designers often ignore, according to Volvo´s women.
So they have implemented a body scanning system which enables the car to automatically adjust seats, mirrors, steering wheels and pedals. Because women are too stupid to adjust these things themselves.
Volvo will never actually take this car into production, of course.
THANK GOD.
I'm assuming the details aren't hoaxy, because the BBC doesn't tend to say "hey, let's make some stuff up today, it'll be amusing". Therefore, thank you very much, female Volvo employees, for so expertly reinforcing so many negative stereotypes about your own gender. You truly are a disgrace to us all.
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wing_zero_ew showed me this. props to him.)
Some highlights!
Seat pads, attached with magnets, can be removed to be cleaned. And the pads are available in different colours and textures to match a woman's outfit, or even the weather. Because it's really important for a woman's car's interior to match her outfit every day.
[T]he back seats[,] like cinema seats, are folded down only when needed for seating, leaving space for shopping and sports bags[...] Because goodness knows, what MY car needs is more room for the SPECIFIC purpose of carrying MORE SHOPPING BAGS.
The car's bonnet is another fun feature.
The whole front of the car is moulded in one piece which can be removed only by a Volvo mechanic.
"Honestly, the only time I open the bonnet on my car is when I want to fill up washer fluid," said Tatiana Butovitsch Temm.
Ms. Temm then went on to say, "After all, I am a woman, and that means I am far, far too stupid to ever, say, change the oil. If I even tried, I might ruin my lovely new outfit -- which is why it's far better to just go pay the mechanic to do every single tiny little bit of maintenance instead."
Comfort for female drivers is another area traditional car designers often ignore, according to Volvo´s women.
So they have implemented a body scanning system which enables the car to automatically adjust seats, mirrors, steering wheels and pedals. Because women are too stupid to adjust these things themselves.
Volvo will never actually take this car into production, of course.
THANK GOD.
I'm assuming the details aren't hoaxy, because the BBC doesn't tend to say "hey, let's make some stuff up today, it'll be amusing". Therefore, thank you very much, female Volvo employees, for so expertly reinforcing so many negative stereotypes about your own gender. You truly are a disgrace to us all.
(his narcoleptic majesty
wing_zero_ew showed me this. props to him.)
