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 sense of normalcy continues inside, where the Ioniq sports a conventionally stacked dashboard with an instrument
binnacle in the driver's line of sight.
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.
There is generous storage up front, with a deep console box and
a binnacle in front of the shifter with Hyundai's familiar, easy - access USB, iPod and auxiliary ports.
Not exact matches
Virtual Cockpit makes an appearance
in the instrument
binnacle (surely not far from being a standard feature
in all future Audis) while at the other end of the cabin, the A6 Avant matches its predecessor's luggage volume with 565 litres of space seats - up and 1680 litres with the seats folded.
You feel almost single - seater low
in the R8, bum skimming the tarmac, and although the switchgear is no more special than a TT's, things like the carbonfibre hoop that arcs from the transmission tunnel round the back of the instrument
binnacle and into the door make the R8 a very special place to be.
Oh, there's a big green ECO light below the transmission indicator
in the main instrument
binnacle.
Most of the above is controlled via iDrive, one of our favourite infotainment systems and offers all the features you could want, accessed via the BMW's high resolution screens
in the
binnacle and atop the dash.
The Virtual Cockpit instrument cluster (a 12.3 - inch screen housed
in the
binnacle) is particularly good, so too are the Matrix headlights that project excellent light - output and automatically adjust the beams according to oncoming traffic.
Many elements of the Infiniti Q30's cabin are drawn directly from the Mercedes - Benz parts bin, including the three - spoke steering wheel; the mirror, power seat, and window switches; the climate - control buttons; the automatic transmission shifter; and the two -
binnacle instrument cluster with a digital trip computer sandwiched
in the middle.
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.
You have to squint at Aston Martin's typically illegible instruments and scroll through the menu
in the instrument
binnacle to find Track mode, and it's triple difficult when the convertible top is retracted and the sun is
in your eyes.
The compound surfacing of the shift lever trim plate and the trim plates around the speedometer and the other gauges
in the instrument
binnacle.
The design is much more dramatic than that of current production models, but more than a hint of the Continental GT's sectioned cabin can be seen
in the Speed 6's dramatically swooping centre console and instrument
binnacle surround.
The driver will even find a bit of Camaro inspiration
in the squircle
binnacles that surround the speedometer and tachometer.
I like the center stack controls; there are three different readouts: 1) the big nav screen, on top
in its own
binnacle; 2) a small readout with climate control info; and 3) another readout with radio information.
The instrument
binnacle, with a tach
in either yellow or red, and the dashboard are new, although you spot carryover stalks and power window lifts.
Another new option is the Active Info Display, a 12.3 - inch screen that replaces the traditional dials and gauges
in the instrument
binnacle.
The dash is a horizontal stack of lovely layered materials — rich chocolate leather and a slice of brushed aluminum
in our test car — running from door to instrument
binnacle.
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.
The top half consisted of wraparound plastic sections with the instruments housed
in a central
binnacle that was angled towards the driver.
Here, it's round gauges hiding
in square
binnacles, a treatment adopted by the first - gen Camaro.
The cockpit had few frills and was driver focused: housed under the
binnacle were a pair of info - heavy TFT screens either side of the analogue tacho, the dash was lavishly trimmed
in leather but freed from clutter with many controls relocated to the steering wheel.
The gorgeous cluster of Veglia dials
in the 308's instrument
binnacle, however, have been replaced with ones scripted
in luminous orange with a very square - edged digital - looking font.
The dash
in these real early cars is lovely, with its single
binnacle for the speedometer and the matching
binnacle for the radio speaker.
It included a 2.5 - litre 4 - cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine with D - 4S direct injection technology, water - cooled permanent magnet electric motor, 3 LED - projector headlamp design, Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) are integrated into the upper bumper surface, rear spoiler integrated within the boot lid, L - shaped combination lamps with three - dimensional design, Fluid Titanium body colour, 2 - zone dashboard, seats, door panels and instrument
binnacle hood upholstered
in amber leather.
Cameras positioned
in the instrument
binnacle or steering column area track the position of the user's head and eyes.
The main instrument
binnacle is housed inside a self - levelling screen
in the steering wheel centre, while three monitoring screens above display scenes from the rear - and side - view cameras - the latter taking the place of traditional door mirrors.
Huge, sweeping screens dominate both dashboards; a high - set, protruding 10.3 inch affair
in the 7 Series, and not one but two 12.3 inch screens inset into the broad driver's
binnacle of the Mercedes S - Class.
An innovative refuse
binnacle has been added to the centre console — one that can be removed to be emptied and cleaned — whilst the speakers usually mounted
in the doors have been moved to the dash to allow the large door pockets to be engineered to house a laptop computer
in addition to water bottles.
The driver gets a digital instrument
binnacle too, which can be customised
in a similar way to the Audi and VW displays.
There are no great surprises
in the interior beyond the unusual mounting of secondary controls
in the lip of the instrument
binnacle.
Initialising Bluetooth telephony was a little fiddly — using the steering wheel buttons to scroll through the information display located
in between the instrumentation
binnacle — and it wasn't the most obvious pathway.
A display
in the instrument
binnacle provides an array of information on the XL1's systems, as well as its state of charge.
It does however sport a unique gauge cluster with one
binnacle instead of the two you'll find
in the S60.
Instruments were legible, although there was no temperature gauge
in the Polo Trendline's instrument
binnacle.
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.
However, the ATS's LCD sub display
in the driver's
binnacle has been replaced with a huge, 12 - inch 1280 x 480 cluster display, capable of showing multiple instrument layouts and even 3D graphics of the car which can be scrolled through using wheel - mounted controls.
The «display» zone is focused purely on delivering information to occupants
in the clearest way possible via the driver's instrument
binnacle and optional new 7.0 - or 8.0 - inch HMI (human - machine interface) systems
in the centre of the dashboard.
The driver sits
in perfect position to see the six - pack of analog gauges tucked under an angular - shaped
binnacle.
However, there is a new TFT display
in the instrument
binnacle.
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.
The instrument
binnacle hood, door panels, pillars and ceiling are also finished
in suede.
The 2015 model has a new 7» digital display setup, and though it resides
in the same sized instrument
binnacle, looks like it will be much easier to decipher quickly.
It's broken up into four quadrants, each of which can be drilled - down for further information or to change settings, but it's very easy to back out and the screen on its home page displays all the information you're likely to need at any given time, other than trip computer data, which appears
in a display located between the major dials
in the instrument
binnacle.
The main displays are also, like the main gauges
in the dashboard
binnacle, crisp and clear.
That instrument
binnacle is
in a weird spot... Don't you normally look through the steering wheel to see the speedo?
It sounds a warning chime and displays a graphic
in the instrument
binnacle if it senses a lapse
in concentration from the driver.
It's a colourful, crisp and intuitive system that could shame a few premium carmakers» interfaces, and works well with the optional seven - inch TFT display
in the instrument
binnacle.