30 DUMBEST Cars Features In Automotive History

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Ever wondered what automotive engineers were smoking when they designed features that actively tried to harm their customers? In this video, we're exposing the thirty most catastrophically stupid features ever installed in automobiles - from seatbelts that literally strangled drivers to plastic bumpers that exploded on contact. These aren't just minor annoyances or quirky design choices; these are the legendary failures that made millions of drivers question the sanity of car manufacturers. We'll reveal why hood-mounted tachometers blocked your view of pedestrians, how vinyl roofs turned cars into rust incubators, and why GM's automatic seatbelts were statistically more dangerous than having no safety features at all. From the aerodynamic disasters of massive tailfins to digital dashboards that left drivers literally driving blind, prepare for a jaw-dropping countdown of automotive stupidity that proves sometimes the smartest engineers make the dumbest decisions. #cars #automotive #carhistory #engineering #design -------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:36 Hard Plastic Bumpers 02:05 Opera Windows 03:31 Swiveling Bucket Seats 04:52 Motorized Hideaway Radios 06:29 Fake Hood Scoops 07:43 Vinyl Roofs 09:06 Ashtrays Everywhere 10:37 Keypads on Doors 12:04 Side-Facing Jump Seats 13:35 Hood-Mounted Tachometers 15:07 Cigar Lighters in Stupid Places 16:34 Column Shifters 17:58 Reverse-Opening Hoods 19:20 Tailfins 20:55 Digital Dashboards 22:34 T-Tops 24:09 Automatic Seatback Recline 25:48 Single Windshield Wiper 27:20 Pillarless Hardtops 28:52 Square Steering Wheels 30:23 Automatic Parking Brakes 32:04 Gullwing Doors 33:35 Rear Engines in Economy Cars 35:20 Touch-Sensitive Climate Controls 36:57 Seatbelt Interlock Systems 38:20 Automatic Seatbelts 40:05 Split Rear Windows 41:39 Popup Headlights 43:17 Automatic Seatback Memory 44:55 The Automatic Seatbelt That Actually Tried to Kill You --------------------------