Post your Tachs.

[amdhunter]

IS 300:

That's sick. :thumbsup:

 

[amdhunter]

This reminds me of the 80s. I remember having those handheld games that had that kind of display.

 

[amdhunter]

i believe it is a mazda rx-8 R3

Yup.

 

[alfa147x]

So far I think the S2000 wins. It looks amazing

 

[halik]

^ that, but mine says around 60something k miles

 

[Eli]

I can't believe the Fusion hybrid doesn't have a tach! WTF? That's a deal breaker for me.

Dash:

Whole view:

 

[BUTCH1]

Mine, another GM without redline although rev limiter is 5.5K and I never let it get that far as the valve train is screaming "Stop!, stop!" @ 5K LOL...

 

[TraumaRN]

I can't believe the Fusion hybrid doesn't have a tach! WTF? That's a deal breaker for me.

Eli-

It does have a tach it's hard to tell in my picture but it does. It's just a split tach one that shows the electric motor and the gas motor RPMs at the same time so you can see how much of the throttle is going into each.

It's also customizable. There are 4 different ways to set up the screens and 3 different looking tachs. One is a normal tach, the other is the power split tach that I have up, and the 3rd is a power split tach with an EV threshold so you know at which point it'll give you EV power and which point it'll switch to gas motor.

I'll see if I can take a few more pictures.

 

[DominionSeraph]

140mph speedo in a 160mph car 0.o. Its HUD doesn't suffer from any such limitations, though.

 

[nitrous9200]

What really surprises me about instrument panels is that so many fail to give volt and oil pressure gauges. Despite wanting a "cool" looking tach, I'd think one would want vital engine information displayed. But seeing so many dashes without voltmeters or oil pressure gauges, I guess most don't want to know.

If you're worried about volt and oil pressure gauges, an increasing number of new cars don't even have an engine temperature gauge (e.g. 2011 Impreza). In its place is a little blue light indicating the engine is cold, and turns off when the engine heats up. Maybe it's simpler to understand but I think it's stupid.

Also I forgot how cool the IS300 gauge cluster is!

 

[BUTCH1]

If you're worried about volt and oil pressure gauges, an increasing number of new cars don't even have an engine temperature gauge (e.g. 2011 Impreza). In its place is a little blue light indicating the engine is cold, and turns off when the engine heats up. Maybe it's simpler to understand but I think it's stupid.

Also I forgot how cool the IS300 gauge cluster is!

Really stupid, if my cooling system starts to malfunction I want to know early, not when I'm at risk of warping a head!..

 

[Eli]

Eli-

It does have a tach it's hard to tell in my picture but it does. It's just a split tach one that shows the electric motor and the gas motor RPMs at the same time so you can see how much of the throttle is going into each.

It's also customizable. There are 4 different ways to set up the screens and 3 different looking tachs. One is a normal tach, the other is the power split tach that I have up, and the 3rd is a power split tach with an EV threshold so you know at which point it'll give you EV power and which point it'll switch to gas motor.

I'll see if I can take a few more pictures.

Ahh, I see. I thought maybe I was missing something, it seemed really weird for a new car not to have one. 😉

 

[Need4Speed]

Speed 6 ... not my actual photo ...

 

[thomsbrain]

This.

 

[Drako]

So far I think the S2000 wins. It looks amazing

Any vehicle with a digital speedometer is full fail IMO. It does kind of look cool though 😛

 

[ThatsABigOne]

I too feel sad that cars are gearing towards the dumbness in details. More and more manufacturers are removing dials that insure your confidence that your car is operating properly, such as Battery, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, Engine Temp, etc. 🙁
For example in my 1972 Jaguar XJ6, I HAVE to know little minute details because old stuff is just not as reliable as new technology.

 

[IcePickFreak]

I too feel sad that cars are gearing towards the dumbness in details. More and more manufacturers are removing dials that insure your confidence that your car is operating properly, such as Battery, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, Engine Temp, etc. 🙁
For example in my 1972 Jaguar XJ6, I HAVE to know little minute details because old stuff is just not as reliable as new technology.

Hell, they're starting to not include a trans-fluid dipstick. It's only a matter of time before the oil dipstick is removed in an attempt to get you into the dealer more often.

 

[nitrous9200]

Hell, they're starting to not include a trans-fluid dipstick. It's only a matter of time before the oil dipstick is removed in an attempt to get you into the dealer more often.

BMW is one step ahead of you. First place I read it was here but do a google search and you'll find lots more.

In the newly designed 5-Series, one "reads" the oil level through the iDrive computer. There is no oil dip-stick for this engine. There is not one noted in the owner's manual.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

You're gonna see some serious shit.

 

[nitrous9200]

Might as well. 2003 Saab 9-3
Day:

Night:

Night panel:

 

[wetomb]

Guess the bike

 

[makken]

Welp, since mine has been posted like 5 times in this thread already, I'll just post ones that I think look cool 😉

 

[punjabiplaya]

not mine, but same model

 

[Eli]

BMW is one step ahead of you. First place I read it was here but do a google search and you'll find lots more.

:hmm:

Well that's disturbing.

 

[Ronstang]

Tachs are cool, but for the most part they are simply gadgets to the car world much like an iPhone or mp3 player is to the modern nerd. If you need one to drive you don't know how to drive. Considering where they are located in most instrument clusters they are almost completely useless except for the occasional glance at highway cruise. If you are looking at the tach while you are accelerating you are not looking at the road. STUPID. The ONLY standard equipment tach properly located that is not in a HUD I have ever seen is the one installed in the 1966 Shelbys. They are mounted right on top of the dash in plain view while looking out the windshield. The ones mounted in the pod in the 1965 Shelbys were OK but still not as good as the 1966 models. Even then if you know how to drive you don't really need the tach anyway. A shift light is way more useful.