Trust the Feel, Luke.(Column)
AutoWeek, January, 2007
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Byline: Steve Thompson What we call "feel'' in a car is a notoriously slippery concept. In part, it's the vehicle's dynamic response to driver input, in part our response to NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) of the vehicle, in part our aggregated response to the human-machine interface components (seat, steering wheel, shifter and so forth) and in part our perception of ourselves in the thing.
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But as powerful as these things are in shaping the feel of the vehicle is the way we perceive its interior space. To understand the importance of this kind of feel, consider that ...
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