Simply 9% of latest vehicles on sale include the as soon as ubiquitous handbook handbrake, based on an annual research.
The analysis by CarGurus, the fastest-growing automotive market within the UK to buy, purchase, and promote used automobiles, additionally confirmed that automotive patrons now have 61% fewer vehicles to select from that come outfitted with a handbook handbrake in comparison with 2019.
The manufacturers that provide the best proportion of fashions with a handbook handbrake at the moment are Suzuki (71% – 5 of seven fashions), Abarth (66% – two of three fashions), Dacia (50% – two of 4 fashions), Fiat (45% – 5 of 11 fashions) and SsangYong (40% – two of 5 fashions).
Nonetheless, no producer presents handbook handbrakes throughout its complete vary, and the proportion of fashions on sale with a handbook handbrake has dropped from 37% to 9%.
“It appears the writing’s on the wall for the fabled handbook handbrake as the proportion of latest vehicles outfitted with one dips into single figures,” mentioned Chris Knapman, CarGurus UK Editorial Director.
“This as soon as common characteristic is now largely reserved for smaller and extra reasonably priced petrol-powered vehicles, together with the Kia Picanto and Mazda2.
“Nonetheless, the truth is that there’s each likelihood we’ll see the handbook handbrake turn out to be extinct on mainstream vehicles by the tip of the last decade.”
Although digital handbrakes deliver larger driver comfort with automated operation and hill maintain features that make hill begins simpler, there are a couple of advantages of handbook handbrakes which some drivers might miss within the years to return.
Within the occasion of requiring a restore, handbook handbrakes are sometimes inexpensive to repair than their digital counterparts – repairing an digital handbrake may be as a lot as thrice the price of a handbook handbrake (£220.37 handbook handbrake vs £665.98 digital handbrake). Additionally they have a extra tactile, mechanical really feel which some drivers want.
