Abstract: The disclosure relates to an automobile control system and associated automobile, method and computer program. The automobile control system comprising: one or more homologation-relevant subsystems (206, 208, 210); and a processor (204) configured to: configure the one or more homologation-relevant subsystems of an automobile when the automobile is in a non-compliant mode of operation so as not to satisfy a homologation requirement; automatically switch control of the automobile from the non-compliant mode of operation to a compliant mode of operation based on an operating parameter of the automobile; and configure the one or more homologation-relevant subsystems of the automobile when the automobile is in the compliant mode of operation so as to satisfy the homologation requirement. In a particularly relevant configuration, the non-compliant mode of operation is an off-road driving mode and the subsystem is an engine stop-start system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a recessed roof panel (100) for a vehicle, the recessed roof panel comprising a housing 101) with a basin (102) and a lip portion (104) at least partly surrounding the basin, wherein the housing is configured such that, in use, the basin (102) extends towards an interior of a vehicle when the lip portion (102) abuts against an exterior surface of a vehicle roof.