The digital «Virtual Cockpit» instrument binnacle from the R8 and TT, complete with its special
RS rev counter and information display, will feature, too.
While there
's no rev counter, you seem to instinctively end up in the right gear to catch the 1.2's vivacious powerband.
There
's no rev counter, which furthers the relaxing vibe.
The large dial on the left
is the rev counter, with a screen taking up the rest of the space.
Not exact matches
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At the other extreme, there
's lots of top - end pull when the
rev counter's needle races toward 8000.
It
's neatly integrated, indeed, its operation would
be all but imperceptible if it wasn't for the notification in the central instrument display between the
rev counter and speedometer.
Although at a glance the displays look as analog as in a British roadster from the 1930s, what you see
is actually digital — even the needle of the
rev counter, which had to
be computerized to match the eagerness of that musical V - 10.
All four wheels spin up, the car snaps sideways off the line, you apply half a turn of lock, ease the
revs whilst keeping the wheels spinning all the way through first gear then time the flick of the right - hand paddle just before snagging the limiter at 8000rpm (no automatic upchange) and from then on it
's easy, just watch the
rev -
counter, keep changing up and bingo you've got your figures!
This
is the RPM increase you see on the
rev -
counter and
is what happens in normal operation.
You need that
rev counter too, otherwise you
're tempted to change up too early, your brain telling you that 7500rpm really should
be enough!
The dashboard
is pure 911 with a twist: When you start the engine, a GT2
RS pictogram shows up briefly in the display to the right of the
rev counter.
The dashboard
is similar to the one pictured below, with the central clock and fuel / speedo / engine temperature gauges, no
rev counter.
Outside, new wheel arch and sill extensions lent the Twingo a sportier stance and covered the 40mm - wider track, while inside sport seats and a shift - light on the
rev -
counter were welcome additions over the standard car.
The throttle weight
is just perfect; prod lightly and the VDO
rev -
counter leaps.
Torque dies off before 5000rpm however, so if it
's effortless progress you want, you'll spend your time surfing the mid-range of the
rev -
counter.
Above the two large, round main instruments
is a supplementary digital LED
rev counter, which has one amber warning segment at 6900 rpm and two red warning dots that come on at 7100 and 7200 rpm.
The green dashboard cluster illumination (that illuminates the speedo,
rev counter, time and miles)
is fully illuminated when I turn the lights on while not in ignition.
Tickle the
rev -
counter's red line and the four - cylinder unit sounds pretty good too — it actually stands out now that so many rivals
are opting for three turbocharged cylinders.
That peak power
is produced at 6000rpm though, so if you want to test the claimed 9.2 sec 0 - 62mph time, there
's a satisfying requirement to rotate the needle up the
rev -
counter.
Other than optional rear - wheel steering and a
rev counter that slides across the instrument binnacle, the LC500's real technical highlights
are its naturally aspirated V8 and its abundance of gear ratios, as mentioned above.
There could
be many reasons why the engineers chose to limit the
rev counter to a certain value, including material limits, reliability requirements and (possibly) rotordynamic concerns.
Even if you
're well acquainted with the blown V8, here in 476bhp / 516 lb ft tune, it feels unnaturally powerful when you pin the throttle, the auto slips into second, then proceeds to rip through the gears, speedo needle in sync with the frenzied
rev counter.
As a result, disc brakes
were now standard, while other additions included a standard
rev -
counter, direction indicators and, for the first time, a fuel gauge.
As mentioned above, the LFA required a digital
rev counter as a traditional needle would have
been unable to keep up with the rate of which the engine
revved.
Conversation would
be possible if the V8 behind us wasn't howling full bore, sending the needles of the speedo and
rev counter ever further round their dials.
Straddling the steering column
is a small round instrument that houses the digital speedometer and the circular bar - graph
rev counter.
There
's a simpler dashboard layout, an electronic display between the speedometer and
rev -
counter and a new Harman / Kardon stereo, while the steering wheel gets an Audi-esque flat bottom.
The digital dash, which
is neatly made up of one screen that incudes the speedo,
rev counter and everything else you might need, looks terrible.
Whatever the Racer uses, drivers can view telemetry data on interior displays, while the
rev counter is also a digital item.
The driving position
is suitably low and from behind the new 918 - inspired steering wheel, the dash layout has plenty of traditional Porsche touches like the high mounted gear stick and a
rev counter right in the centre of the dials.
The layout
is neat too - the seats comfortable, the driving environment sporty (some models place the
rev counter front and centre, like it
is on an MX - 5) and a simple layout that keeps distracting buttons to a minimum.
The steering wheel sits on your knees and partially obscures the
rev -
counter and speedo, which
are positioned to the right of the wheel rather than behind it.
Ahead, the
rev counter is marked yellow at 7800rpm and red at 8500rpm.
Even the
rev -
counter is virtually the same, with a new casing rather than a funky new analogue dial.
I'd
be nit - picking, but while the Ferrari-esque yellow
rev -
counter looks fantastic, the speedometer
is a bit trickier to read and can take a lengthy glance from the road to decipher speeds.
You get a «free» limiter - brushing automatic upshift from first to second gear, but from there on it
's up to you — using your skill and judgement, Spot - the - Ball style, you use the shift lights and
rev -
counter to judge when to request the upshifts.
The 5.9 - litre engine
is always happy to pick up the pace, but it doesn't encourage you to venture into the last 35 degrees of the
rev counter's arc, nor pull the paddles simply for the sake of it.
With intake and exhaust gases now taking a slightly longer, more convoluted path, throttle response isn't quite as sharp as usual, so exploratory blips of the pedal take a little longer to elicit movements on the
rev -
counter.
I happen to quite like it — you sit a little high and the it lacks the EP3's expansive view out as compensation, but the gearknob
is still just a hand - span from the steering wheel, a large
rev counter sits front and centre, and reach adjustment in the wheel leaves your arms less outstretched than they
are in the older Civic.
Beyond it, the graphite instruments
are tricky to read but your brain registers that the last mark on the speedo
is 220mph and the
rev counter reads to eight but has no red line.
There
are only three manettino positions instead of four (ASR off and CST on
is missing), there
is no integrated LED
rev counter (as on the Scuderia), and the bottom
is squared off, which can
be nuisance when you
're winding in more than three turns lock - to - lock.
I remember
being hugely impressed driving the original Civic in Japan back in the early 70s - it had a
rev counter!!!
Conventional instruments have
been replaced by a large 12.3 - inch TFT screen that can
be configured to give priority to either the
rev counter, the speedometer or the satnav screen.
Helpfully, a coloured bar at the top edge of the electronic screen to the left of the
rev -
counter indicates at a glance which mode
is selected.
A classy flourish
is the big yellow centre - display
rev -
counter and, just to
be sure all your senses get a workout, the beautifully tactile fillet of aluminium on the centre console that houses the buttons for the launch control, the transmission's auto mode, the electronic handbrake and the electric windows
is unnecessarily gorgeous.
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And their styling
is typically Porsche, with the
rev counter exactly where you would expect it to
be: in the middle.
The analog
rev counter is positioned in the middle of the instrument cluster.
The handbrake
is electric and there
's no analogue dial apart from the 9000rpm red - lined
rev -
counter, not even a speedo.