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    Revealed: The classic car features Gen Z are baffled by - so, do you know your choke from your T-bar?

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    By SHIVALI BEST, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR From touchscreen consoles to hidden door handles, most new cars today are packed with high–tech features. But it's time to wind the clock back, as Cazoo has revealed the classic car features of yesteryear that are leaving Gen Z baffled.  The online car retailer surveyed 2,000 youngsters about retro features that were once common in vehicles.  Amazingly, the results revealed that the majority of Gen Z are unable to identify car features that were prolific just a generation ago. The choke – a device used in older carbureted engines to help start the engine when it's cold – was the most baffling feature, recognised by just eight per cent of respondents. Meanwhile, only 41 per cent were able to identify a cigarette lighter.  'Car design has evolved massively in the last 20 years, and it's interesting to see how quickly knowledge of obsolete car features has faded,' said Charlie Harvey, Motoring Expert at Cazoo.  'Some features such as the choke are better left in the past, given how much better refined modern engines with fuel injection are, but there are other features that are sorely missed, such as physical tactile buttons and eye–catching pop–up headlights.' The choke – a device used in older carbureted engines to help start the engine when it's cold – was the most baffling feature, recognised by just eight per cent of respondents Cazoo has revealed the classic car features of yesteryear that are leaving Gen Z baffled. Only 41 per cent were able to identify a cigarette lighter From hybrids to family SUVs, dozens of new car models are released each year, packed with new features. In their new study, Cazoo's team set out to understand just how quickly car features are relegated to the history books.   While the choke topped the list as the most baffling car feature, this was followed by the T–bar, which 90 per cent were unable to identify. Also known as a T–top, a T–bar was a car with a roof featuring two removable panels on either side of a rigid, central T–shaped bar. Next on the list is the manual aerial, which only 28 per cent recognised, the car ashtray (recognised by 35 per cent), and the cigarette lighter (recognised by 41 per cent).  For decades, cigarette lighters were standard in most vehicles.  However, as smoking rates declined and health awareness increased in the late–1990s, automakers began removing them.  By the 2010s, most new cars did not include cigarette lighters at all, just 12V outlets or USB ports. Other retro features forgotten by Gen Z are pop–up headlights (pictured), cassette players, window winders, and key ignitions In their new study, Cazoo's team set out to understand just how quickly car features like window winders (pictured) are relegated to the history books Other retro features forgotten by Gen Z are pop–up headlights, cassette players, window winders, and key ignitions.  Amazingly, the survey also found that 27 per cent of Gen Z no longer recognise a handbrake.  A recent analysis by This is Money found that more than nine in 10 new motors are now equipped with electronic parking brakes, rather than conventional pull–lever handbrakes.  But not only are electronic brakes easy to forget to engage, they can be very costly to repair – more than three times pricier than fixing a manual handbrake. However, the survey also found that some Gen Z are yearning for retro features to make a comeback.  A third said they prefer physical buttons over trendy touchscreens, while almost a quarter (24 per cent) said they'd like to see cassette and CD players in modern cars.  The survey comes shortly after car safety experts called for cars to go 'back to basics', amid fears modern features can prove deadly.  Among these are the trendy pop–out handles, which were banned by authorities in China this month amid fears they can trap passengers inside the car after a crash. Your browser does not support iframes. Touchscreen 'infotainment' dashboards have also come into the firing line, as growing evidence shows they are a dangerous distraction. Unlike a physical switch or knob, a screen creates a distraction by forcing drivers to take their eyes off the road. Professor Milad Haghani, a car safety expert at the University of Melbourne, told the Daily Mail: 'They require visual attention and demand glance durations often longer than safe thresholds. 'That long glance duration can be deadly.'
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