Just Click To Park

摘要

The ability of a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti to accelerate to 6omph in just over four seconds is remarkable-but it is no use at all when you are trying to reverse into a tight parking-space outside a busy shop while popping out to get some milk. What is invaluable, however, is that when the car is put into reverse, the screen in the centre of the dashboard switches from satellite-navigation mode and instead displays the view from a camera at the back of the car. This is overlaid with coloured bars showing where, on its current trajectory, the car will end up. As you back into the space, bleeping noises from proximity detectors indicate how close other vehicles are to the Ferrari's very expensive bodywork.rnIf you dislike parking and that still sounds like too much hard work, then you could instead buy a slightly less glamorous vehicle, a Skoda Superb, which is available with an option called Park Assist. This allows you to pull up alongside an empty space-a screen in the car will confirm that it is big enough-select reverse, and fold your arms. The steering wheel then spins as the car parks itself. You still have to control the accelerator and brake, but if you exceed 4mph, or touch the steering wheel at any point, the automatic-parking system is instantly switched off.