Sentences with word «tacho»

While the Peugeot's big brother, the 308, has a crazy tacho needle swinging the wrong way around the dial the 208's instrument layout is comparatively conventional.

With the same 12.3 - inch HD touchscreen first seen on the new Panamera, along with HD digital screens either side of the big analogue tacho, the look is modern but relatively simple and clutter free.

GT and Astina models get a simpler large central tacho dial, a higher - resolution colour head - up Active Driving Display, Traffic Sign Recognition and the option of Pure White leather instead of Off White.

The large tacho and analogue speedo flank a quartet of virtual dials (oil pressure, engine temperature, fuel gauge and boost pressure) and a digital speedo readout.

The engine doesn't sound like the smoothest or most refined initially, but once the digital tacho is above 4000rpm, the tone changes and the engine feels like it's into its stride.

There's also a special graphical overlay in the instrument binnacle, which houses a 6250rpm - redline tacho.

The main screen above the steering wheels has graphical speedo and tacho representations which flip to slenderer, side - view «drum» instruments at the edges if you use the rest of the screen for navigation, augmenting what's on the main screen.

Normally it has white figures on a black background, evenly calibrated from zero to 10,000 rpm (even though 9K, a sufficient crankshaft speed by most standards, is the limit and the whole tacho area flashes orange as you approach and red once you're there).

Even after several hot laps, whereas the STI engine had started to show signs of fatigue and throttle response had waned in the mid-range, the Spec C's tacho spins high and hard as the car's intercooler light flashes on the dash, letting you know that water is being sprayed two or three times a minute to cool things down in the engine bay and maintain maximum usable power.

Consequently you need to work it hard to deliver the level of performance you expect for the money and from the brand, but it's fun to wind that quirky anti-clockwise tacho needle round the dial, and you never tire of the soaring exhaust note, which really hollers in Sport mode.

And the three additional instruments for oil pressure, boost pressure and stopwatch / lap timer that sit on top of the movable speedo / tacho pod as part of the standard Sports Chrono package are virtually impossible to read in daylight.

Inside the cabin I did like the cooled upper glovebox and the six - colour options for the instrument binnacle which lights up the speedo and tacho from white to silver to reds and blues.

The instrument console is very basic with an analogue speedometer and digital tachometer (tacho reminds you of Yamaha FZ).

There is a nice big instrument cluster in which you can change the colour of the outline of the speedo and tacho meters.

The rotary knobs for the dual - zone climate control and the tiny multi-information display wedged between the speedo and tacho don't look all that premium anymore.

An equally big glovebox, oversized bins in all four doors, a huge driver's footrest, extensive steering wheel reach and rake adjustment, one - touch indicators, easy - to - read speedo and tacho gauges either side of a crisp, clear TFT readout (which shows outside temperature, trip computer and (optional) navigation info) make the Rapid just as user - friendly up front.

Inside, the eight - way electric seats, red - backed tacho and blood - red seatbelts are joined by a high - res 7.0 - inch gesture - controlled touchscreen, which of course includes simple - to - use sat nav and Bluetooth connectivity.

Includes all factory functions (ac, speedo, tacho etc) plus aftermarket idle air control, 8x injector control, advanced boost by gear control and more.

The interior has also been updated and now features re-styled seat trim and yellow - faced tacho... and to suit, matching yellow stitching for the «straight ahead» marking on the steering wheel.

I hate the reverse tacho and it needs a DCT [dual - clutch transmission], but the grunty engine, big tyres and big brakes work really well.»

Comfort and Comfort + use a conventional speedo and tacho layout with a somewhat disconcerting «Zoom» function that enlarges the numerals at the current road and engine speed.

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This is the moment the F40 experience crystallises into a giddy, heart - pounding rush of forced - induction madness, engine note hard and malevolent, tacho needle punching round the last 2000rpm of its arc with manic urgency.

Once aboard, I found the Trafic to be well equipped with auto lights and wipers, idle - stop, cruise control, and simple but effective gauges consisting of a big analogue tacho and fuel gauge flanking a digital speedo.

Up - front the driver is confronted by the usual five - dials with central tacho.

Additionally, there are some fun features to play with, including automatic rev - matching downshifts and a digital tacho - meter similar to the upcoming C7.R race car's.

Sport and Sport + get a simple digital speedo and large tacho.

In the dry the Aston finds strong drive too, though its 4.7 - litre V8 doesn't deliver the low - end punch of the other engines, only getting properly, irresistibly into its stride once the exhaust valve has opened and the tacho needle is swinging for 5000rpm.

There's the slightest hint of a diesel motor on cold start - up but from then on it's only the tacho red lining at 4500rpm and the diesel badge on the back that gives the game away.

Twist the key, let the long needles for the tacho and speedo do their little wake - up dance around the dials before settling down to business, press the immobiliser to make the fuel pumps thrum and whirr, and crank it up.

So the LFA has a TFT screen image of a tacho instead.

There are no gearshifts; the Tesla just keeps going, the tacho needle climbing around the 15,000 rpm dial in a steady sweep.»

That means the tacho can morph to suit your expectations.

This time the car did start but now is idling very low, sputters a bit and the tacho twitches.

The revs build quickly but not as if the gearbox is in neutral, and as the tacho needle gets to 4000rpm you jump off the brake pedal.

The 7000rpm rev limit on the tacho is very promising; it's rare to find a turbo engine that wants to scream its way past 6500rpm.

Is even more engaging and encouraging of you to use all the available revs and to run the tacho to its redline to indulge in that sonorous V12 wail as the exhaust valves open up.

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.

It also replaces the analogue tacho and speedo with a fully digital system that is very cool.

The panoramic sat - nav view within the instrument panel is the headline act, but the TT S also allows a central tacho to dominate the screen.

We put a little digital speedo down the bottom, but we keep the tacho in the centre,» emphasises Watson.

The torque - rich motor reaches its 620Nm maximum at 2000rpm and if it's stretched to 4000rpm on the tacho, it should have a claimed 195kW of power available.

With a rev limit of 6800rpm, it's a good thing the tacho is big, bold and legible.

It may be innovative, but the tacho needle swinging anti-clockwise for higher revs isn't much of an ergonomic advance.

At low revs and under light loads it emitted a nice little burble, but then let loose an angry wail with throttle opened up and the tacho needle climbing past 6000rpm.

The multi-mode TFT instrument display with large central tacho and g - force and torque vectoring displays is classy but a bit busy, the huge sports seats highly supportive and the 17 - speaker, 835 - Watt Mark Levinson sound system cracking, but storage space is tight, the foot - operated parking brake is both old - school and awkward, and one car we drove had a centre stack vibration that wouldn't go away.

It provides graphic representations of the important driving functions, including the speedo and tacho, along with high resolution maps that streamline the navigation process.

The engine is so strong across the range that the biggest problem is running into the rev - limiter in the lower gears, especially as it kicks in at 6000rpm when the tacho is redlined at 6200.

The S and V8 S models feature an active exhaust system for added aural thrills, thanks to valves that open as the tacho climbs above 3000rpm.