These Horrible Keys Don't Do Their Cars Justice

This is an interesting article from Drive.com about the diverse array of new car key developments:

They might get you into your car, but they don't turn us on.

Hardcore enthusiasts love to kvetch about the bloat and ponderosity of modern cars. We could entertain a debate on the serial growth, but we’ll respectfully table the discussion after one high-res screening of a modern car crashed into a vintage car.

Car keys, though, are where we see an inexcusable mission creep in girth and complexity. Sure, keyless entry necessitates room for RFID or Bluetooth electronics, but that convenience feature isn’t at fault. The culprit is carmakers turning fobs into the effigies of lucre and imperiousness that the car itself is supposed to represent. Or, worse, just making them big because, well, big!

We’re all for style, but no pair of jeans we'd want to wear should accommodate these ingots, and we’re not at all ready to hang our fobs on Urban Outfitters lanyards. These expressions of art should be chic, small, and light. Until that day comes, here are our least favorites.

Pagani, Koenigsegg

You own a hypercar – a word we’re still not sure is even a thing, but never mind that, you own one. It might be yellow. It is definitely parked right out front. Isn’t that loud enough?

Read more from original article here:  www.thedrive.com/article/2814/these-horrible-keys-dont-do-their-cars-justice

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