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Used cars top consumer complaints list

SECOND-HAND cars bought from independent dealers topped the list of the 10 most-complained-about consumer issues between April and June. Citizens’ Advice consumer service dealt with 12,000 complaints about such vehicles, which equalled 8% of all cases it dealt with. The number was three times as many complaints as those made about used cars bought from private sellers and franchise dealerships.

Porsche Macan gets Sport Design Package & Sport Classic alloys option

The new Porsche Macan Sport Design Package The new Porsche Macan is now just finding its way on to UK roads – and is so popular, and in such short supply, it’s commanding a premium – and Porsche is already extending the options available for the Macan with a new Sport Design Package and 21″ Sport Classic alloys, amongst the new offerings. The Sport Design Package for the Macan include a body kit that titivates the front end, side sills, the back end and side blades to make the Macan look more purposeful and adds a paint job for the back spoiler. The body kit parts can either be body colour or high gloss black.

Multi-touch UI reduces touchscreen interaction to simple swipes [w/video]

Touchscreens have become widespread standard features in many cars over the last few years, consolidating the modern car's many functions into one interface. But despite their advantages there's the big downside of driver distraction, something user interface designer Matthaeus Krenn believes he has solved with his UI. Unlike most other touchscreens, Krenn's interface isn't organized into menus and small, hard-to-hit buttons, but instead makes use of multi-touch gestures, reducing the accuracy and attention needed to operate key functions.