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.
Software updates done on infotainment and
driver binnacle screens.
Not exact matches
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
driver will even find a bit of Camaro inspiration in the squircle
binnacles that surround the speedometer and tachometer.
The top half consisted of wraparound plastic sections with the instruments housed in a central
binnacle that was angled towards the
driver.
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.
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.
The
driver gets a digital instrument
binnacle too, which can be customised in a similar way to the Audi and VW displays.
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.
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.
Likewise, the dials are set back deep into the instrument
binnacle, helping create a sense that that this Toyota is designed with the
driver's enjoyment as the key priority.
Front and center of the
driver is a thick, leather - wrapped steering wheel and a single instrument
binnacle with a combination of analog and digital instrumentation.
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 high - technology instrument
binnacle places all of the commonly used controls close to the
driver's hands, allowing full concentration on driving at all times.
It sounds a warning chime and displays a graphic in the instrument
binnacle if it senses a lapse in concentration from the
driver.
The rev - counter performs a full scale deflection from zero to maximum and back again at start - up, drawing the
driver's eye to the instrument
binnacle when switching the car on.
The
driver side instrument
binnacle is simple in terms of design and gets a multi-info display unit between the speedometer and tachometer.
There
driver's instrument
binnacle contains an optional widescreen TFT display to house information including navigation.
Additionally, the available larger Supervision Cluster / TFT LCD color screen found in the instrument
binnacle now displays turn - by - turn directions from the navigation system, helping to keep the
driver's eyes looking forward.
During a drive on a rainy night, the multi-information display in the right dial of the instrument
binnacle conveyed a message that the radar cruise control's operation was affected by fog and the
driver attention alert system was malfunctioning.
It gives the
driver the capability to scroll through the DII modes and adjust settings, perform alphabetic searches — of contacts or music tracks, for example — as well as to select the preferred information to display in the instrument
binnacle's DII.
A new seven - inch colour TFT - LCD
Driver Information Interface (DII) display makes up the largest central section of the all - new reconfigured instrument
binnacle.
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 interior of the new Land Cruiser features revised dashboard styling incorporating new designs for the
driver's instrument
binnacle and centre console.
The iQ Collection is aimed at providing
drivers with a more upscale driving experience and the larger than life sunroof provides the perfect window into which you can admire the vehicle's upgraded interior appointments and fine touches like white pearl detailing on the center console, instrument
binnacle and door panels while the seats are wrapped in supple leather finished with clean white piping.
How I have the
driver's seat adjusted allows me full view of the instrument
binnacle, though I can see where some might have issues with that - perhaps running a lower seat height and a bit more recline would do the trick for them.
The flowing contours of the dashboard rise to incorporate the
driver's instrument
binnacle, while the smoothly - styled design curve in the doors, which leads from the audio speakers up to the SUV - style grab handles, also endows the cabin with a more luxurious, sophisticated appearance.
But Olds has created a cockpit atmosphere, with a
driver's
binnacle containing a large speedo and tach left and right flanked by a smaller temp and fuel gauge.
The vertical center stack is integrated, not only into the center console, but into the
driver's
binnacle and angled toward the
driver.
Fit and finish is generally of a high standard, but the overtly My Little Pony - quality plastics of the
driver's instrument
binnacle really let the side down.