I don't know why I've never used this feature before. You know how I'm always going on about heated seats. Well, our Dodge Ram has a heated steering wheel. This is nothing new, I know. I've just never tried it before. I thought it was kind of silly in Southern California, the way some of you think we're silly for using seat heaters so often.
But OMG!
It's sooo nice. It gets really warm but not too warm. So cozy. Oh no, I'm at work already? But I don't want to let go. I think I'll drive around the block. Tee hee.
Now all I need is a heated cupholder for my coffee.
Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor
canadaphant says:
02:41 PM, 01/28/10
I've decided it's a safety feature of my Jag. It automatically comes on with the seat heaters in that car, and nothing makes me keep both hands on the wheel so well.
redliner says:
03:47 PM, 01/28/10
I have one of these in my car, and I have to admit it is WONDERFUL! I used to have driving gloves in my last car because the steering wheel was always so cold and it took ages to warm it up using body heat.
carguy622 says:
03:49 PM, 01/28/10
Donna, I think you need an intervention! You're addicted to this stuff. If you had a heated toilet seat I don't think you'd come to work.
Seriously though, a heated steering wheel sounds nice. I sometimes think a heated keyboard would be good at my permanently below-zero office.
lazyhater says:
04:24 PM, 01/28/10
Heated steering wheel is the only thing I wish my current wonderful car has, oh and I wish the rear side curtain are power operated, they are manually operated right now and is kinda ghetto.
dderosa says:
04:26 PM, 01/28/10
And a heated desk chair, and a heated couch, and a heated mouse pad, and ...
hybris says:
06:42 PM, 01/28/10
I guess I just don't see how this is really that earth shatteringly good.
Now I know what it feels like to get old...
corrodesdafilm says:
10:30 PM, 01/28/10
Heated steering wheels are wonderful.
My dad's '05 Maxima had one. We live in Arkansas where it "occasionally" likes to get down to 15-20 degrees overnight during the late winter. While that's nothing to a lot of you northerners (crazies... :)), a heated steering wheel made morning driving a lot more tolerable on the times I drove it.
stingray454 says:
06:20 AM, 01/29/10
It's amazing that a pickup truck has this feature. The new Ram has truly blended a truck with a luxury car interior.
mzbamf says:
09:48 PM, 01/29/10
According to Howie this is too unmanly to be implemented in a Chevy