Automotive History; The First Cars To Do It #2

Some cars to do it first in the automotive industry. Certain features where first introduced to the market on these cars. Some of these features once priced expensive, have trickled down over the years into everyday economy cars.

1. DISC BRAKES: Chrysler Crown Imperial (1948)

2. ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND POWER STEERING: Imperial (1951)

3. AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM: Oldsmobile (1952)

4. AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM: Oldsmobile (1952)

5. POWER (CENTRAL) LOCKING: Packard (1956)

6. CRUISE CONTROL: Imperial (1957)

7. AIR SUSPENSION: Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (1957)

8. FIRST CREW CAB PICKUP: International Harvester Travelette (1957)

9. ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION: Chrysler 300D (1958)

10. THREE-POINT SEATBELT: Volvo Amazon (1959)

11. TURBOCHARGED ENGINE: Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire (1962)

12. HEATED SEATS: Cadillac Fleetwood (1965)

13. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: Jensen FF, (1968)

14. INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS: MERCURY (1968)

15. ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL: Buick Riviera (1971)

16. CATALYTIC CONVERTERS: Ford, Chrysler, GM and AMC (1974)

17. AIRBAGS: General Motors range (1974)

18. DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION: Aston Martin Lagonda (1976)

19. TURBODIESEL: Mercedes-Benz 300SD (1978)

20. TRIP COMPUTER: Cadillac Seville (1978)

21. CYLINDER DEACTIVATION: General Motors (1980)

22. REMOTE LOCKING: Renault Fuego (1982)

23. HEATED FRONT WINDSHIELD: Ford Granada/Scorpio, Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable (1985)

24. HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD): Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1988/90)

25. BACKUP/REVERSING CAMERA: Toyota Soarer (1991)

26. XENON HEADLIGHTS: BMW 7 Series (1992)

27. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL: Mercedes-Benz CL600 (1995)

28. MODERN HYBRID POWERTRAIN: Toyota Prius (1997)

29. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL: Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1998)

30. SELF PARKING: Toyota Prius (2003)

31. BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM: Volvo S80 (2006)

32. AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING: Mercedes-Benz S-Class (2006)

33. LED HEADLIGHTS: Lexus LS600h (2006)

34. LASER HEADLIGHTS: Audi R8 LMX (2014)

35. 48 VOLT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Bentley Bentayga (2015)

36. DIGITAL KEY: Volvo (2016)

37. 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: Ford F-150 (2016)

38. FINGERPRINT SECURITY: Hyundai Santa Fe (2019)

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