Sentences with phrase «instrument pod»

A single instrument pod in front of the driver informs of all pertinent functions in a combination of analog and digital formats.

Much of the layout is similar to the past, like a two - instrument pod ahead of a button - festooned steering wheel in our upgraded test car.

I'm not sure the redesigned dashboard is as aesthetically or ergonomically pleasing as the original, especially now that the glorious alloy and brass Jules Verne - style instrument pod has been hidden inside a bulbous shroud.

In proper speedster style, the interior can only accommodate two, while there's a carbon instrument pod, a wild steering wheel (which appears to contain a rotary gear selector) and cushioned pads upon a carbon structure rather than traditional seats.

Prime starts from # 13,960 (or # 14,555 for the turbocharged car) and gets leather heated seats and a couple of extra dashboard instrument pods.

Perched on top of the dash and angled towards the driver, there's an additional instrument pod with three chrome - ringed gauges; the central dial registers turbo boost and it's flanked by oil temperature and pressure gauges.

The interior is very glitzy, and pays homage to the original, even down to the GM seat belt insignia and the twin instrument pods.

The straight - six wound out 168 exceptionally smooth horses, and despite the artiness of the motorcycle-esque instrument pod (presaging the Chevrolet Sonic) and the polarizing, concept - car styling, it was immediately apparent that BMW's engineers had sweated this machine, with driver involvement the utmost priority.

The many seat adjustments and the tilting steering column / instrument pod also helped.

A big, backlit tachometer sits in the center of the main instrument pod, and off to the side are gauges for battery charge, charge level, and motor assist.

Aerodynamic and well - proportioned, X91 earned applause for its adjustable instrument pod and steering column, adjustable suspension and four - wheel drive.

Inside is no more than is needed, with a new colour TFT instrument pod, sports seats, four - point harness and quick - release steering wheel, with Race versions getting six - point belts, a data logger, battery switch and fire extinguisher.

Ultimate Truck Gear Ltd. will introduce four new products during the 2009 SEMA Show: billet aluminum instrument pods, the Rocker Pod cargo step, Ultimate push bar and TacRack tactical rack system.

It starts off as a normal black instrument pod, but then the top slopes radically downward as it approaches the passenger's seat, and that means vents and temperature controls that slant in peculiar fashion in the center of the dash....

Some love it, others think the controls either side of the instrument pod are haphazard and not as ergonomically friendly as they could be.

Put the transmission in S for Sport mode, and then if you start shifting manually, you see a row 1 2 3 4 5 6 across the top of the display screen in the center of the instrument pod, plus below it in a very large font is the numeral designating your gear, in a circle.

Not in the cockpit either, though the (optional) carbonfibre trim that loops up from low on the door casing, around the back of the instrument pod and back down to the centre console sets off the impeccably tailored leather wonderfully.

The sound quality from the four speakers mounted in the instrument pod diminishes greatly above 70 mph, though, so we're kicking ourselves for not bringing a Bluetooth - equipped helmet.

Inside, the Altima has three instrument pods and a center console with what has become de rigueur — the brushed - metal look.

In the instrument pod the tachometer dominates.

There are some irritating reflections from the instrument pod under midday sun, and from the console lighting at night.

Rotary switches on the sides of the instrument pod operate front and back wipers, lights, rear - window defroster and hazard flashers.

Get it on a decent ribbon of back road, hit the Sport button to the right of the instrument pod and it works.