Starting with the Klingon steering wheel, fashioned from solid
aluminium with orange leather hand grips, things only get "oranger" from
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| Starting with the Klingon steering wheel, fashioned from solid aluminium with orange leather hand grips, things only get "oranger" from there. (Photo: Ford of Europe) |
there. Around the view screen in the centre console, on the grip of World Rally Car-inspired sequential gear shifter, in the door inserts, on the chairs, and if you go back outside, even the brake calipers peeking through the chrome rims. Orange, Orange everywhere, and not a drop of pink.
There are a lot of nice, unique touches other than trim colour, fitting for an advanced technology showcase like the iosis. Helping it live up to concept billing is a centre stack that features a pair of USB jacks for connecting memory storage devices. These would likely contain MP3s, contact information, and the like,
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| Though not the first time they've made an appearance on a concept car, iosis replaces rearview mirrors with cameras for a more comprehensive view of the car's surroundings and greater aerodynamic optimization. (Photo: Ford of Europe) |
but could also include specific driver settings and other personal information. The seats are also
aluminium, made to resemble a ribcage and vertebrae, covered in specially treated leather that looks sort of like plastic. Leather that looks like plastic - impressive. Actually, Ford claims it's supposed to look metallic, and I guess I could see it their way.
Though not the first time they've made an appearance on a concept car, iosis replaces rearview mirrors with cameras for a more comprehensive view of the car's surroundings and greater aerodynamic optimization, complemented by a back-up camera. The pictures from these cameras can be viewed in the centre stack terminal or in a small high-def display screen in between the old school analog speedo and tach in the gauge binnacle - binnacle... there's more of that British jabber sneaking in.
