Less sizzle, more beef for Detroit in '86: Increasing electronic content in 1986 models represents serious functions like transmission, engine, and antitheft controls, antilock braking, and diagnostics

More guts and gumption and less glitz and glitter is the trend in 1986 models from the Big Three car makers in the United States. There are still a few overdone electronic dashboards and unnecessary driver “aids,” but for the most part electronic devices and systems have been applied functionally to add true value for car buyers.