The digi-dash appreciation thread

Lexus LFA

Third Gen Trans Am digital dash

Third Gen Camaro Berlinetta dash

Audi Quattro and Coupe GT

KITT v1 and v2 dashes (1st/2nd and 3rd/4th seasons)

1988RedT2 wrote:

GameboyRMH wrote: Mazda 626:

Really? I'd love to know what year that was. Looks nothing like my '89 626 LX.

That's from a Z31 300zx if I'm not mistaken

I always loved the gauges in my old 1987 Cougar XR7.

One of the other tenants in my building has this late-'80s Olds Toronado with a built-in touch-screen CRT in the dash.

It's very much an old man car, and he's very much the type of old man who would drive an old man car, but that is still kinda cool.

No idea if it works anymore though. Most of them don't.

In reply to Jay:

That car also has a plastic windshield.

1995 Caprice.

About a simple as a digi dash gets, but it kept me warm for 12 years.

I can't find pics right now as I'm still at work, but my 83 Plymouth Sapporo Technica had a sweet digital dash. The speedometer wasn't working all the time, and therefore the cruise control wouldn't work, but the rest of it was fine. My friend Brad still owns that car. I miss it from time to time. FYI the car also has a talking function to warn you of things like lights being on, and door ajar.

GameboyRMH wrote: ^Xzibit would approve Toyota FT1 concept:

Please don't be bmw powered, please don't be bmw powered, please don't be bmw powered. I want one of these soooooo bad.

Nice, a long list of vehicles to avoid due to not being able to tell what they are doing.....

92 S-10

Wxdude10 wrote: Audi Quattro and Coupe GT

I just noticed this has 500k on it and everything on the digi-dash still works. Impressive.

I think this is another concept. But it has a tape deck so it's awesome.

Vector W8

NASCAR's new abomination of a digital display...

love how they labeled the water and oil temps on this particular one..

From the Enterprise:

Note the Warp drive. Very ahead of it's time.

Jay wrote: In this thread we don't post any lame ribbon speedos or mechanical dials. From this: ...the amazing Peugeot Quasar concept (1984, if you couldn't tell by the woman's *awesome* outfit.) Yes, I realize it's probably a mock-up. I don't care. The fact that *my* Peugeot doesn't have instrumentation like this is a crime against civilization.

I am very disappointed we did not get this future I was promised when I got lost at the auto show as a child. I love 80s concept cars.

I see your digital dash weirdness, and raise you an asymmetrical steering wheel. (Subrau XT6)

While not the gauges, I still love the GT-Rs digital display.

In reply to Jay:

The page that's from said there was a limit in the odometer on that dash. Care to guess.

my first car's dash

my 2nd car's dash

brings back memories searching google images for these.

with many new cars coming with lcd type screens to display gauge info, how hard would it really be to offer a few display options to cycle through, one being a super 80's to the max gauge pacakage????

novaderrik wrote: NASCAR's new abomination of a digital display... love how they labeled the water and oil temps on this particular one..

TWAT and TOIL does seem apt...