kyle Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I've seen this on a few Ford's that are popping up with the full digital dash and also on a few other OEM's-thinking Hyundai? This makes no sense at all to me and can't understand the logic. Forever and ever, every speedometer has been on the right side, unless you are a performance car and now the moment they have a digital dash they move it to the left side. It is these little things to me and again, maybe most people will never care, but I'm not talking to the general public, but why do they do this? And again, i've seen this on a few other nameplates where they switch them up and i don't understand why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I can’t think of any advantage or disadvantage to either setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 It is there only during Sport mode or if you have Lane keep assist active. Otherwise it is in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Yeah I think I’d prefer in the middle to be honest. I drive automatics so I don’t need a tach anyways. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, T-dubz said: Yeah I think I’d prefer in the middle to be honest. I drive automatics so I don’t need a tach anyways. Even when both of my cars were manuals, I went more by sound and feel than I did the tach, but there's something I like about actually being able to see what’s going on with the engine rather than just hearing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Even when both of my cars were manuals, I went more by sound and feel than I did the tach, but there's something I like about actually being able to see what’s going on with the engine rather than just hearing it. I watch my tach and the gear indicator just out of curiosity. I’m fascinated that the 3.5Leb can just loaf along at 1200 rpm at 45 mph even going up moderate hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbalek Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I love the digital display on my Explorer ST! It took some getting used to but they thought of every piece of information and how to best display and arrange that info. Once you're used to it, it becomes second nature. Some have complained about the empty space in the middle above the lane keeping display. But that empty space is put to good use when the navigation is on and displays the next turn/direction and the audio track is displayed just above it. I have also gotten used to the minimalist tachometer to the left of the speedometer when in Normal or Eco mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Ya it just seems odd that after all these years, they would swap it. It makes the most sense to me being in the middle and I'm sure you would get used to it right away wherever it is. Drove a POS 2019 Rogue rental this week and their center stack only had average speed with real time speed. I flipped thru every screen I could think of and even reviewed the manual, but no luck-you only use the gauge and after being in cars with digital speedometers for the past 4-5 years, is a very hard thing to revert back to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) My Continental has the speed indicated in the middle. My Mustang has it on the right. The Mustang is capable of displaying a lot more data than the Conti, but I really don't have a preference about where the speed is shown. Edited January 10, 2020 by brucelinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, kyle said: you only use the gauge and after being in cars with digital speedometers for the past 4-5 years, is a very hard thing to revert back to. Hard to go back to an analog dial speedometer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Explorer with the digital dash has the speedometer on the left for some reason. Mustang's is on the right. My Flex (analog) has it on the right, and I'm used to it on the right, so i prefer that, but it is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Eh? The speedometer on my 1996 ford Bronco is on the left, so to me this is normal. So is my Escape... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I can't say that I could tell you which side the speedo and tach occupied on the last several vehicles I've driven. Heck, if I were under oath right now, I couldn't tell you with 100% certainty which one is on which side in my truck. Maybe it's a product of having started my driving career going among several vehicles, but gauge placement just isn't that important to me; I can look at the dash and see which one is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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