Standard Features Car Makers Need To Stop Advertising

Cup Holders

Dear car manufacturers, stop trying to sell us on cup holders. We know they’re there. Every car has them. Some have more, some have less, but they all have them. The newest ridiculous scheme to pitch drink holders to us comes from Nissan, pushing the ‘dog-bone’ style cup holder, as if taking the divider from between the holes in my console is some great innovation, instead of another awkward cavity to get clean. Someone better call Nissan though and let them know my Rio beat them to the punch by five years. Every daily driver needs a place to set their coffee on the way to work, and consumers have come to expect that vehicles will be equipped with little recesses to stick our stuff in, including our cups.

Having a place to set my coffee inside my vehicle is just as important as being able to see outside my vehicle, but manufacturers can stop telling me about this next one.