I have been wanting to talk about several functions and designs on the R7 car for a long time, and today I have listed them for everyone to talk about!
- Accordion Throttle
To be precise, it should be called throttle instead of oil pedal. The foot feeling of this accordion-style throttle is better than the previous suspension-style one. The damping of this type of throttle is higher than that of the suspension-style, so stepping on it will be more linear. The benefit of high damping is that after stepping on it, the damping support can give the foot a little rest time, and the advantages are more obvious after half an hour or one hour of driving. The accordion-style throttle is more relaxed. Many performance cars have the necessary accordion throttles because they are more linear and comfortable.
Despite the larger volume, the Flyer still does not succumb to the suspension-style, well done.
- Touch Bar
The second one I appreciate is the Touch Bar design. Touch Bar also has this design on Apple’s MacBook, with a screen button design on the keyboard that stores commonly used shortcut key settings. Nowadays, cars have many functions and many practical buttons extended from them. It really needs more shortcut keys to improve its use. For example, if I want to lie down, I can press the left button to lie down with just one click, without even pressing the seat down. There is also a mute button. The advantage of the Touch Bar is that you can easily reach it even if you lie in the back seat, and you don’t necessarily have to control it by the people in the front row.
However, I also have a conflicting experience. The Touch Bar has to be swiped to settle every time before use, and I personally feel a little troublesome (PS: It can’t be used while driving). I don’t know if the engineers have a solution to this problem. This is also a pro and con issue. Currently, I am on the former.Three. Independent Bluetooth
I specially bought a pair of Airpods pro. Originally, I had ordinary AirPods without noise reduction. But I found that using noise-cancelling earphones in the R7 car is almost the same as being in a movie theater. The ride is already relatively smooth, and when I wear earphones to watch movies, the environment is very immersive. Moreover, the Bluetooth is independent and not connected to the central control Bluetooth. When I play music on my phone while driving, I can use the noise-cancelling earphones to isolate the music sound almost completely. If I don’t use noise-cancelling earphones, I may hear the music inside the car, and the experience will be slightly worse.
These three features are not commonly seen in other cars, so after my first experience, I must record and share it with everyone. The experience is really great and enjoyable!
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