finding a vehicle for a growing family

While a lot of people work from offices, there are also many professionals who spend a lot of time working from their vehicles. If you work in sales, for example, you'll spend much of the workday visiting current and prospective clients in person, and then doing work on your laptop while seated in your vehicle. When you shop for a new car, you may want a stylish model that will make you feel confident and professional when you pull up to meet a client. You might also want a vehicle that offers a number of features that make it handy for you to work in the vehicle. The following features, in particular, are ones that you'll find handy.

Smartphone Integration

As a traveling professional, you likely spend a lot of time using your smartphone for work. It's handy to choose a new car that offers smartphone integration. This term means that your phone syncs with the car once you get in, and you can then view your smartphone apps on the car's digital display panel on the dashboard. For example, when you receive a new text message or email from a client, you can have the vehicle read the message to you aloud while you drive. This is a safe way to get the information from the message without having to stop to read it yourself.

USB Charging Ports

It's common for vehicles today to have a USB charging port, but it's ideal to find a model that has multiple ports. Often, you'll find one or more ports in the front console of the vehicle, with another in the center console. For those who spend much of the workday in their vehicle, it's handy to be able to charge multiple devices. For example, you might keep your smartphone attached to one charging port, and also use another one occasionally to charge a tablet that you use for work.

LED Interior Lights

Every vehicle has interior lights, but it's a good idea to visit a dealership at a time when you can accurately assess the quality of lights in one vehicle versus another. If you do a lot of work in your vehicle, you may have some situations in which you work in the evening. It's nice to be able to sit in your car in a parking lot and enjoy a bright environment. LED lights, in particular, provide a high degree of brightness. A vehicle that isn't as bright can make it challenging to see what you're doing, and you may even find that the brightness of your smartphone in a dark environment strains your eyes.

Contact a dealership, such as Gary Rome Kia, for more information.