If I recall and am not mistaken, in the UK do they not teach drivers using a manual tranny to use the parking brake to hold the vehicle while starting out on an incline? When I was at Mercedes I think the sale rep mentioned something about the vehicle having a system in place that prevented the vehicle from rolling backwards when starting on an incline. I think they called it Hill Assist or something like that.
They teach that over here, too. I learned it with Young Drivers, at any rate. But I've always found it easier just to modulate the clutch and brakes to get going on a hill than to fumble with the parking brake...
Day-by-Day Review: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8GT; Day 3
So the Genesis Coupe isn't the most practical sports car around, says James, but what really matters here is how the car drives. And it's in that department that this car really shines, he says.
