What was the first car to have dual zone climate control?

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11/14/2016 at 23:11 • Filed to: None

DISCUSSION (10)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/14/2016 at 23:17

Dual zone like a boss

Kinja'd!!!

Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord. > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
11/14/2016 at 23:18

Lol

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/14/2016 at 23:19

I would guess it be S-class of old.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/14/2016 at 23:22

probably an old S class.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/14/2016 at 23:34

Not sure, but my guess is it was either British or American, and was meant to be chauffer-driven.

edit: Google results suggest that a 1954 Packard was the first regular production car with optional dual zone climate control. The front and rear had completely separate systems with duplicate controls.

Land_Yacht_225 > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/15/2016 at 00:01

I reject your premise. Dual zone climate control is a theoretical concept, quad zone even more so.

Unless you have a partition, the 65 degrees blowing out of the driver’s vent and the 75 coming out of the passenger’s vent is going to make the whole car 70 degrees.

RallyWrench > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/15/2016 at 00:05

In the modern sense, I think the BMW E23 might have been one of the first, even before the S-class.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
11/15/2016 at 00:19

Came expecting this. Did not leave disappointed.

Birddog > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/15/2016 at 00:37

My money is on it being a Chrysler product.

smobgirl > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
11/15/2016 at 00:41

I’m sure it wasn’t the first but either my ‘81 Caddy or my sister’s ‘83 had it when we were in high school. It was fascinating at the time.