Source: Project: Orca - 1982 - Italdesign
Seen on: Buttons & Knobs — Lancia Orca (1982)
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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Why would anyone think it’s a good idea to put a pocket calculator’s worth of buttons in the center of a steering wheel?
The AC and C buttons were nice nod to the calculator inspired design.
Physical buttons over touchscreen mess we have now
True!
It was a different time. They also chose to get this haircut.
Same thought here. It's nice that the horn, signal lights, and highbeams are bigger, but wow do I appreciate the ergonomics of conventional control stalks.