Engage drops
the tach in favor of a power meter that displays engine and battery output power simultaneously.
I once had the wheels break loose fairly high up
the tach in second, and the car started a fast wiggle similar to what you see F1 cars doing in the wet.
The new interior isn't exactly sporty — the smallish
tach in the corner of the instrument cluster can be hard to see — but neither is it likely to look dated a few years hence.
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.
The large circular central instrument — which harks back to the original Mini — survives but no longer houses the speedometer, which moves to join
the tach in a small cluster atop the steering column.
Find a deserted road, flat - foot the top half of
the tach in third and fourth, and the GTO wakes up.
Rather, all nav, vehicle, and infotainment information is delivered by smaller screens surrounding the large analog
tach in front of the driver.
Not exact matches
Many of those
tach - savvy Indians have invested
in cryptocurrencies and others want to get involved.
The film opens with an ingenious British Pathé - style archive documentary that airdrops us into deepest darkest Peru
in the company of handlebar -»
tached explorer Montgomery Clyde (Tim Downie), whose lost expedition succinctly establishes a young bear's motives for stowing away on a cargo ship bound for present - day London with little more than a literal hatful of marmalade sandwiches for sustenance.
Oh, and it's set
in Los Angeles
in the 1970s, so feast on those porn -
taches, the chest hair and the sly retro - noir nods to The Long Goodbye and Night Moves.
The
tach is then shown winding up to the car's 7000 - rpm redline, delivering a sweet engine note
in the process.
The driver can call up just about any function via steering wheel buttons and scroll wheels, although there is still a familiar multi-function controller
in the center console It's a neat piece of kit available only for the TT and the R8 that you can impress your friends with as you toggle among screens or switch the speedo and
tach displays.
There's a natural heft and precision to the steering, utter control
in the suspension, and gobs of torque no matter where the
tach needle is pointing.
Although there is a manual shift gate for the automatic, plus shift paddles, we found it worked best on the track when it's simply left
in drive; try to use the paddles and you'll likely have downshifts denied even when there seems to be plenty of space left on the
tach.
Honda's attention to ergonomic detail still wins some points — the
tach and speedometer are easy to read, the thickly bolstered seats hold you
in place, and the small - diameter steering wheel feels perfect
in the hands — but otherwise, the Civic's cabin ranks behind even the likes of the Kia Forte.
The main display
in the center stack connects the car to the outside world, while the smaller monitor
in front of the driver depicts a speedometer and
tach, and provides navigation information.
He's been having a lot of drive - ability issues, «Rev Hang» or the Speedo and
Tach sweeping
in sync etc..
In long, sweeping bends with the engine singing at the upper end of the
tach, the 356 reveals what is arguably Porsche's most important enduring tradition.
That means if you're trundling along at 40 mph
in automatic and you mash the throttle, you'll get a downshift to fourth gear, a couple thousand revs on the
tach, and not much additional forward progress.
The RX - 8 feels particularly at home on the track, where parking the
tach needle
in the upper third of its range is more practical.
Shifting was optional
in these sports cars, because both have the cubic inches and the flexibility to move you smartly without fretting over the
tach reading.
Noise and vibration are reduced compared with the 2015 Malibu — we started a warmed - up 2.0 - liter car
in a parking lot and had to check the
tach to be sure it was running.
LEDs above the
tach illuminate
in a green / blue / red progression for a quick glance at the upper rev range.
That's a nonissue
in the TL, since any coarseness is overshadowed by magnificent intake music, especially as the valvetrain switches over to the high - lift cam profiles at the fun end of the
tach.
While the M3's normally aspirated, 414 - hp V - 8 packs explosive acceleration at higher revs — and
in absolute terms it's significantly quicker — its comparatively modest 295 pounds - feet of torque means it doesn't get cooking until the
tach needle swings past 3,000 rpm.
Swinging the needle to the top of the
tach and spinning the wheel through a curve proved that the Audi really does belong
in the company of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Porsches.
Another giveaway is the 6500 - rpm redline visible
in the mileage - unwinding scene; a real Ferrari Spider California's
tach has no redline marking.
The shifts are immediate at every point
in the rev range, and it keeps the Q5 revs up so that after you up - shift, you're ready to spool up the
tach needle without any hesitation.
It wasn't a scar acquired
in the quest for a little more speed or with the
tach swinging wide
in exploration.
Car has less than 10 miles since built.4 tab hood, conduit fenders, aluminum running boards, seal plates.The car although freshly built it has a look from the late 70's, T bars, deck lid stand offs, Auto - meter monster
tach, power one piece windows, shaved trim, Bosch Euro headlight lens, Empi 5 spoke wheels with spare, new tires, 4 Willwood disc brakes, SS brake lines and assembled
in SS hardware, Grant GT steering wheel, Fiero GT front seats
in gray matching rear seat, black velour headliner, Kenwood BT CD Stereo (
in glove box), 4 Kenwood speakers.
The inside is typical Mini, with the
tach behind the steering wheel and the speedometer
in the upper part of the central console.
This output of 155 hp and 160 lb - ft of torque enables the 240 to loaf easily around town
in the lower rev ranges, or accelerate quickly onto the highway with repeated sweeps of the
tach needle toward the 6900 - rpm redline.
When most people think about a, they don't envision a car capable of barreling down the Autobahn at 128 mph
in top gear with the
tach registering 6800 rpm.
In sport and sport - plus modes the
tach turns white and then goes red when it's time to shift.
We liked the full gauges
in the instrument panel, supplemented by the driver information center between the speedo and
tach.
It was fun allowing the car to coast
in EcoPro mode and watching the
tach drop to idle.
The GT - R has this green light
in the
tach.
Toyota designed
in a sound - effects growl, perhaps to leave the impression that you are traveling faster than the
tach or speedometer would indicate.
The Stingray's 6.2 - liter lopes effortlessly at 70 mph
in seventh gear,
tach needle buoyed under 1600 rpm.
The
tach and seatbelts also come
in the hue.
The toggle switches and central speedometer (not
tach) were always a unique feature of the car (you can still have a digital screen and a central speedometer
in the center — my Countryman has exactly that).
- A «virtual cockpit» display showed the dashboard of the coming TT, with an instantly reconfigurable gauge cluster that displays maps
in the varying space between the speedo and
tach.
At the first stoplight I came to, the engine aggressively shut down
in response to my braking, the
tach needle jumping down to zero.
With its
tach redlined at a lofty 8,500 rpm, the V8's maximum piston speed is 26 meters per second (more than 5,000 feet per minute
in U.S. terminology), which is right up there with Formula One engines.
If you're
in a hurry, just keep the
tach hovering somewhere above 3,500 rpms, but otherwise the LT won't bite your head off, even if you abruptly dig into the throttle.
It is finished
in the rare shade of Medium Gold and is highly optioned with a rear defroster, AM / FM radio, power disc brakes and steering, Tic - Toc -
Tach, Sure - Grip rear end and stripe delete.
Sure, you say, it'll hit those peak numbers, but it must do it way up
in the useless part of the
tach.
With the
tach and speedometer
in the display, I was able to adjust the steering wheel down to where it was the most comfortable, which blocks the top of the IP, and then never look down at the gauges again.
More pedal and the engine smoothly kicked
in, signified by the
tach needle swinging up.
Between the speedo and
tach, there's another customizable screen that changes depending on what driving mode you're
in: Weather, Eco, Tour, Sport or Race.