In-car communication and entertainment systems are one of the many fads hitting the auto industry right now. They’re something of a mixed blessing, depending on the automaker and model: MyFord Touch is a casebook example of how you can make the simple complicated — nothing much in the 2011 Lincoln MKX could be easily accomplished. Chrysler takes a different approach in the 2011 Dodge Charger and in other vehicles, according to Cars.com editor Joe Bruzek. Chrysler’s UConnect system is intuitive and easy to use, and there are still real controls for commonly used features, like volume and temperature knobs. Find out why UConnect is the system Joe would want in his car.
