Article: Plugged in: the auxiliary 12-volt power outlets in your 4X4 can be host to a wide range of ingenious plug-in accessories. (Vehicles) (Column)

IT'S CERTAINLY no secret that the cigarette lighter in the cab of your 4x4 can serve as a power outlet for a variety of plug-in 12-volt accessories. But recently the number and variety of products designed to use this power source has mushroomed, and vehicle manufacturers have picked up on the trend.

As a result, many vehicles now feature additional dedicated power-accessory outlets. For example, the cigarette lighter in the new GMC Truck Sonoma pickup is flanked by a pair of power outlets, and the redesigned Subaru Legacy Outback all-whell-drive station wagon due out this fall will offer a power outlet mounted in the left interior panel near the rear lift gate. ...

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