Not exact matches
Inside the cabin, you'll find new tech goodies including a digital
instrument cluster with 12 - inch display,
about as big as Audi's «virtual
cockpit.»
In the
cockpit the AMG
instrument cluster keeps the driver informed
about the road speed, engine speed and the operating temperatures of the engine and transmission.
There's almost nothing different
about the
cockpit other than a slightly modified
instrument panel and center stack display.
You've no doubt heard a bit
about the Audi virtual
cockpit — a 12.3 - inch TFT LCD behind the steering wheel that debuted on the third - gen Audi TT, and which negates the need for a central display, as well as mechanical analogue
instruments.
It's also on the low end of the sports - car spectrum for insurance coverage, even with its price tag in the mid - $ 40,000 s. Oh, and
about that price: Don't forget that it includes standard luxury cues like all - wheel drive, heated leather sport seats and Audi's 12.3 - inch «virtual
cockpit»
instrument panel.
There's no head - up display or full digital
instrument panel (Virtual
Cockpit in Audi - speak) in this model, but apart from that there's not a lot to complain
about in the cabin.
Continuing just - auto's series of interviews with tier one manufacturers of
cockpits and instrumentation, Matthew Beecham spoke to Faurecia's David Weill
about consumer expectations, materials trends, touch screens, HUDs and tomorrow's
instrument cluster.
The virtual
cockpit replaces the traditional analog
instrument cluster with a high - resolution 12.3 - inch color screen that can be configured by the driver to show an array of information
about the car and its surroundings.