In case you felt that Mitsubishi’s idea of wraparound multimodal interfaces in cars wasn’t going to be distracting enough, the Fiat 500L just announced its own entry in the “in-dash distractions” Olympics:

How often have you been on a long drive and wished that you had a hot shot of espresso to wake you up? Aside from the fact that spilling scalding coffee is a safety hazard, an extra appliance is a distraction, and drinking espresso will make you have to pee way more frequently, the concept of an in-car espresso maker sounds pretty good.

Fiat’s 500L will be “the first standard-production car in the world to offer a true espresso coffee machine.” The future is here, and it’s highly caffeinated.

Awesome. For the record, this is how coffee should be enjoyed.

coffee in budapest, via flickr