Sentences with word «binnacle»

A "binnacle" is a stand or housing used on a ship to hold a compass. It keeps the compass safe and secure, while also allowing it to be easily seen by the person steering the ship. Full definition
The interior — much the same size as the SLS — is dominated by a big, rising centre console, with a tablet - sized infotainment screen sitting above four round air vents ahead of it and a hooded instrument binnacle in front of the driver.
Anyone familiar with an S1 Fulvia will immediately recognize the handsome instrument binnacle in the Flavia, housing crisp Veglia gauges and framed with an elegant gray veneer.
Ahead of the driver is a flat - bottomed, multi-function steering wheel and a contemporary instrument binnacle with main dials that glow red or blue depending on the driving mode.
The driver's instrument binnacle houses a transparent globe, floating in the manner of a hologram, in which a combination of analogue and digital information express a functional yet unexpected user interface.
The TFT display hidden behind the steering wheel evokes the digital instrument binnacle of the original NSX, changing its ambiance accordingly to each of the four selectable driving modes: Quiet, a pure electric program for low speed traveling, Sport, Sport + and Track — revealing the full spectrum of the NSX's capabilities.
Ergonomics are also, for the most part, fairly good, with the clarity of the main dials and gauges in the dashboard binnacle being particularly worthy of praise.
The double screen instrumentation binnacle design continues with the W222, but the screens are now huge 12 ″ 3 inch high resolution TFT screens in 8:3 aspect ratio.
Software updates done on infotainment and driver binnacle screens.
The subtle changes continue inside, with a new instrument binnacle from the Golf GTi and dashboard trim changes.
The double screen instrumentation binnacle design is too huge its like driving a spaceship won't you get distracted........
So, we can expect a plusher version of Audi's Virtual Cockpit instrument binnacle display, two central screens with haptic feedback surfaces, a 48 - volt mild hybrid system, and the promise of Level 4 autonomy being added further down the line.
The main instrument binnacle contains two large dials, with the speedo on the right.
Set into a plastic binnacle on the dashboard, it pops open on a spring - loaded hatch.
The instrument cluster binnacle reads out the speed and engine revs on traditional analog clocks.
This is yet another subjective viewpoint: the instrument binnacle looks like a monolithic afterthought, but it is quite practical, with the switch for the drive modes located on its left, near the top.
Alcantara covers the dash top and instrument binnacle as well as the steering wheel and door cards.
A new safety - oriented instrument panel featured a steering column designed to collapse under impact, and the gauges and controls were grouped in a hooded binnacle front of the driver with the dashboard pushed forward and away from the passengers.
The instrument binnacle features a central speedometer winged on either side by displays; the 3 dials cowering behind a small sports steering wheel, clad in leather and aluminium.
If you want to go further with your Sport 410, Lotus will sell you a titanium exhaust that trims a further 10 kg from the car's already light weight; sill covers, a rear diffuser and binnacle surround in carbonfibre trim 2.7 kg; and if you're feeling brave you can delete the airbag and save yourself another 2.5 kg.
Interior upgrades like the new three - binnacle central instrument cluster pay tribute to the original Volkswagen Scirocco, and Volkswagen is also offering new equipment like a Dynaudio sound system and a park assist feature.
Inside, two 12.3 - inch colour screens with updated graphics sit atop the dashboard centre binnacle, working in concert with touch - sensitive controls on the steering wheel that work using gestures.
The dash is fronted by a centrally - located 7.0 - inch instrument binnacle which switches between digital and analogue format at the push of a button.
Honda's big central display in the driver binnacle is clear and easy to follow even while on the move at rapid rates, visibility is astonishing for a low - slung supercar — rear view excepted — and the center console is pleasingly minimal on extraneous buttons, even if those which make the cut feel somewhat pedestrian as you stab or twist at them.
Traditional elements such as the ignition switch mounted on the outer edge of the dashboard and the classic three - dial instrument binnacle remain.
Bowing to pressure perhaps, MINI has moved the speedo back to the regular position, behind the steering wheel, and the big round binnacle in the central console now houses the infotainment - that also includes the rear camera view and navigation screen.
The infotainment screen is housed in a silver - trimmed binnacle, while a large central speedometer dominates the instrument dials.
The speedometer and rev counter, housed in a leather - finished binnacle, are large and backlit with soft white light to ensure crisp clarity at all times.
Inside the 2013 Malibu Eco, the dash assimilates a subtle take on Chevy's trademark «dual - cockpit» layout with main gauges housed in rectangular binnacles similar to those on its Camaro sports coupe and convertible.
Here, it's round gauges hiding in square binnacles, a treatment adopted by the first - gen Camaro.
The extroverted instrument pad features a wide binnacle, unique chrome - ringed instrument cluster and integrated centre stack with a high resolution colour screen, zoned audio and climate controls and satin chrome detailing.
The driver sits in perfect position to see the six - pack of analog gauges tucked under an angular - shaped binnacle.
The Escape's instruments were easy to read, with the comprehensive trip computer readout in the instrument binnacle simple to follow at a glance.
Nice touches abound: The steering wheel tilts and telescopes, and the entire instrument binnacle moves up and down with it, so the wheel never hides the top of the speedo and tach.
The cabin is driver - focused, with the design of features such as the instrument panel binnacle directed at the road ahead.
His subtle reactions would be hilarious for a quietly funny role like Mr. Binnacle.
Two little digital checkered flags flank a readout at the bottom of the speedometer binnacle to give you 1 / 8 - mile time, 1 / 4 - mile time, braking distances, longitudinal and latitudinal g - forces, and the like.
The occasional fizzing of the rear tyres and frantic yellow warning light pinging up on the instrument binnacle tell the tale of electronics versus physics (and suggest that the Dodge has the superior mechanical traction), but it's a battle you're happy to let play out and the spoils are delivered cleanly to the rear tyres.
To the right, the dash curves in towards the driver and 3 smaller binnacles house gauges that point towards the driver like a triple gauge shotgun.
The other display is the main center binnacle that incorporates a set of touch controls, a TFT monitor, the record button for the in - car camera mounted between the headrests, and an analog clock.
There is a large arching binnacle carved in front of the driver which houses giant, easy to read gauges.
The driver will even find a bit of Camaro inspiration in the squircle binnacles that surround the speedometer and tachometer.
The cabin itself is an evocative place to sit and the TFT cockpit display within the instrument binnacle does work well once you've familiarised yourself with it, but some of the minor controls feel cheap and tacky.
The richly appointed interior (material quality is noticeably improved) is a fresh, modernized update of the traditional «twin binnacle» Camaro look.
The instrument binnacle literally looks like it's been made out of a shoebox that's been tightly wrapped in black, shiny plastic and plonked on top of an equally shiny plastic shelf.
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.

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