The system's message center (the area
between rev counter and speedometer) can be customized by the driver to display personal prioritized information, from system warnings, outside temperature and vehicle information to less critical data such as audio and telephone displays.
For less distraction, some functions can be accessed via a new five - inch screen placed
between the rev counter and speedometer.
Instead you have three small cameras mounted on the outside and three screens in the dashboard — one to your left, one to your right, and one
between the rev counter and speedo.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
They consist of new, more prominent side skirts, a restyled front bumper (featuring new plastics that save 1.5 kg) and a bit of a refresh inside, with a new colour LCD screen placed
between the speedo and
rev counter to display car information in a more modern way than before.
Positioned
between speedometer and
rev counter, it provides various driving information — including warnings, safety messages, and drive modes.
Porsche has deliberately made the Panamera's
rev counter analogue as a nod to tradition, but it sits
between a pair of high - resolution digital dials.
The instrument cluster, too, is clear and easy to read, while there's an extra small screen in
between the speedometer and
rev counter that displays vital information.
Other than the bespoke blue speedo and
rev counter displays, which look rather blurred compared with BMW's super-sharp graphics, along with the Alpina - embossed threshold kick plates that greet you when you open the doors, there are very few differences
between the B5 and any high - end 5 Series.
The digital dials are easy to read and able to show navigation commands
between the speedo and
rev -
counter.
Drivers can choose
between two display modes: In the classic view, the speedometer and
rev counter are in the foreground; in «infotainment» mode the virtual instruments are smaller.
Visual feedback is by means of an animated S 65 AMG on the TFT display
between speedometer and
rev counter.