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I don't think NHTSA ever approved a yoke steering setup for a production car in the US; but a late-80's Pontiac Bonneville or Mitsubishi Galant would have steer
by linksnapzz 2y ago
I don't think NHTSA ever approved a yoke steering setup for a production car in the US; but a late-80's Pontiac Bonneville or Mitsubishi Galant would have steering wheels chock full of control buttons, and a dash covered in LEDs like the cockpit of a Gundam.
- ofalkaed 2y agoVery possible I am misremembering but it could have been a used car modified by the previous owner or a conversion by the dealer; one of the dealers we occasionally visited customized everything they sold, mostly did conversion vans and hotrods but had all kinds of fun stuff.
- kube-system 2y agoIt may be likely that the wheel in the parent story wasn't factory equipment. But, the NHTSA doesn't approve designs before they hit the market. For example: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-yoke-steering-wheel-nhtsa-statement-march-2021/ https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-yoke-steering-wheel-nhtsa-st...