The dash featured four large round dials with
analog gauges for all vital functions.
As for the gauges, there is a new 4.2 - inch TFT display for vehicle information and four
analog gauges for the usual stuff like speed, fuel level, and engine rpm.
In step with the Stelvio Ti's exterior design, the crossover's cabin emphasizes a sense of sport - oriented motoring by way of a flat - bottomed steering wheel, large paddle shifters, aggressively bolstered sport seats — the latter of which are part of the optional Sport package — and a pair of large
analog gauges for the engine revs and vehicle speed.
The new instrument cluster features digital readouts in addition to traditional
analog gauges for speed and fuel capacity.
The instrument cluster, a 12.3 - inch LCD, did an excellent job of displaying realistic - looking
analog gauges for speed and tachometer.
In the Regal GS, Buick outdid themselves by swapping out some of
the analog gauges for an 8 ″ configurable color screen.
The circular vents are gone in favor of rectangular openings that wrap onto the top of the dashboard, the right - hand instrument binnacle swaps
its analog gauges for a color LCD screen, and the center stack morphs into the tall angled design that first debuted in the Panamera four - door.
Not exact matches
The
gauge cluster borrows from Porsche — a round, central tachometer with a digital speedometer dominates, flanked on the left by the
analog speedometer and on the right by
gauges for fuel level and coolant temperature.
Once you're underway, the right screen defaults to an
analog - style image of a speedometer but also is used
for the navigation system and the radio, while the left screen's role is to provide details of the dynamic parameters controlled by the manettino, to show a lap timer, or to display temperature
gauges and the like.
For instance, those cool
analog gauges I mentioned are utterly useless — what sports car driver wants to monitor their instant fuel economy?
The
gauges are all
analog and feature vibrant white, blue and red characters
for easy reading.
More basic models settle
for a single infotainment screen and an instrument cluster made up of a driver - configurable color display flanked by
analog gauges.
Though the dash likely will not win any awards
for innovative design and original thinking, the controls
for the lights and accessories are placed in easy - to - reach locations, and the
analog gauges are cleanly styled and easy to read.
Displays: Good - looking
analog dials, including 7,000 - rpm tachometer; 125 - mph (200 - kmh) speedometer;
gauges for turbo - boost pressure and coolant temperature; clock.
The rakish windshield makes
for a laterally extended dash top under whose wide elliptical binnacle you'll find a digital speedometer along with
analog tachometer, voltmeter, temperature and oil - pressure
gauges.
You get a handsome set of
analog gauges, and the controls
for the radio and air conditioner are in the usual places.
The Civic coupe's steeply raked windshield makes plenty of room
for the two - tiered dashboard layout, with a large
analog tachometer dominating the lower portion and a digital speedometer flanked by temperature and fuel
gauges in the upper hump.
Our test car came with a comfortable pair of leather - covered bucket seats, a full - length console with a shifter, a cleanly styled set of
analog gauges housed in a sweeping, curved dash, and buttons on the steering wheel
for the radio and cruise control.
For example, the screen on the right of the tachometer (which remains analog, with a hybrid - correct green needle) can display gauges for the fuel tank and the battery pack, a g - force meter, and the time and date all at the same ti
For example, the screen on the right of the tachometer (which remains
analog, with a hybrid - correct green needle) can display
gauges for the fuel tank and the battery pack, a g - force meter, and the time and date all at the same ti
for the fuel tank and the battery pack, a g - force meter, and the time and date all at the same time.
The graphics
for the
gauges were so good that I didn't even realize they weren't
analog until about 20 miles of driving.
Instrumentation can be displayed via two 12.3 - inch digital screens like that in the E-Class, although purists will probably opt
for the new
analog dial
gauges flanked by one 12.3 - inch digital display to the side
for navigation and other duties.
The white - on - black
analog gauges monitor the standard stuff and includes a vacuum / boost
gauge for the supercharger.
The light tan
analog gauges with their red needles,
for instance, look like they could have come directly from a 1965 Mercedes 230 SL convertible.
The interior is about as decadent as you'd expect
for a big - time Hollywood star, with sumptuous leather, a custom steering wheel,
analog gauges, and a Vintage Air air - conditioning system.
The rotary controls
for the air conditioner are simple to use, and the
analog gauges look great.
The main
gauges for speed, engine revolutions, fuel level, and coolant temperature are basic, easy - to - read
analog units with white numbers on a black background.
Its driver - oriented layout incorporates white - on - black
analog main
gauges complemented by a logically arrayed center stack with audio and climate controls and topped by a seven - inch touch - screen
for the standard navigation system.
The touchscreen
for Audi's MMI Connect infotainment system was replaced with a screen space where you'd normally expect to see
analog gauges.
It's dangerously easy to bloat the bottom line, as there's lots of tempting tech to splurge on, including $ 2,600
for MMI navigation, connect Prime and Plus telematics and Audi's dazzling Virtual Cockpit, which bins
analog gauges in favor of a 12.3 - inch reconfigurable screen and a larger 8.3 - inch center - stack display.
Gauges remain clear, read - at - a-glance
analog pieces, framing a display that trades 20 bits of information in four - point type
for fewer items more easily viewed, and the logic
for thumb - scrolling through the menus is simple.
New easy - to - read
analog gauges, a new radio featuring bigger buttons and improved controls
for the air conditioner highlight the rest of the Regal's dash improvements.
The Virtual Cockpit eliminates the need
for both
analog gauges and a central display screen by blending the functions of both into one digital display placed in front of the driver.
The
analog gauges are similar to the classic Smiths instruments used
for years in older Jaguars.
Also new
for 2017 is the instrument cluster, which features a new
gauge display with prominent
analog speedometer and tachometer readouts along with digital displays from the standard driver information center.
Some will surely bemoan the absence of any and all
analog gauges, but if the just - revealed digital IP of the new Ford GT supercar tells us anything, it's that Ford knows how to make such a system work
for the driver.
Standard equipment includes keyless entry, full
analog gauges, six - way power seats with recliners, and separate climate controls
for driver and front - seat passenger.
While we routinely run any given receiver's auto setup routine to
gauge its accuracy and user experience, we ultimately perform a manual calibration using an
analog SPL meter, carefully choosing crossover points
for connected speakers based on in - room measured low frequency response.
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