The Bulgari Octo Maserati has a dial that resembles the instrument panel is cast Maserati blue.
The instrument panel manages to be informative, useful, and friendly, and doesn't require a master's degree in ergonomics.
The interior is beautifully done, with matte silver accents, five large, retro-styled vents, and a concise instrument panel.
The upper instrument panel in the Civic's split-level dash features a 5-inch LCD display with standard backup camera view.
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As you drive, the right side of the instrument panel display fills up with encouraging green leaves, like efficiency kudzu.
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We're happy to report that it's easy to read in direct sunlight and isn't too distracting -- ditto the instrument panel.
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It may look like a sleek analogue instrument panel, but a prototype unveiled by Ford's Visteon division is really an electronic simulation.
On the instrument panel, a graphic depicted each of the cars around us as a white rectangle and tracked its movement relative to ours.
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In addition to the standard gauges, the instrument panel provides the driver notifications and snapshots of information, such as navigation, communications, audio and vehicle information.
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Instead of classic analog gauges, the Jaguar XJL Supercharged employs an electronic instrument panel that would seem more at home in an Xbox 360 videogame.
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We particularly liked the stylish-yet-legible metal-rimmed gauges on the instrument panel.
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The pilot, armed with a hammer that he kept for such situations, smashed the instrument panel, the radio, and the other classified fixtures inside the cockpit.
Garmin K2 features a 10-inch glove-friendly multi-touch screen at the center of the dash and a digital and reconfigurable 12- inch instrument panel behind the steering wheel.
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Among the many mileage-monitoring displays and tutorials available in the LCD instrument panel is a driving-efficiency "coach, " which gently nags you about your braking and acceleration behavior.
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Fiber-optic ambient lighting in the load compartment visually extends the line drawn by the center console all the way from the instrument panel through to the rear seats.
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Moreover, modern car assembly relies heavily on pre-assembly of parts such as entire dash boards with the stereo, the instrument panel and the steering column already built in.
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Extras: Cold weather package, driver assist package, luxury seating package, premium sound package, 20 inch wheel with performance tires, active roll stabilization, instrument panel with leather, ceramic controls, and BMW apps.
In some respects, the 2014 S-Class even surpasses what Bentley offers, as with its high-tech instrument panel and a new user interface that took more than 300 programers several years to develop.
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Their eyes opened wide at the notion, but I think they were more impressed by the colorful graphics Honda had pasted on the car's exterior and the indigo lights on its futuristic instrument panel.
The lines of these wood accents "flow" from the sporty gearshift area and ascend the center console and across the lower instrument panel to the door trim, playing a large role in defining the interior space in the front of the vehicle.
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You can get 47 miles per gallon and Nair says he has consistently done so by driving in EcoCruise mode, at 60 miles per hour, and using all the coaching tools Ford provides on the instrument panel to perfect your braking and acceleration behavior.
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The digital "eyebrow" display at the top of the instrument panel provides high visibility for the Eco indicator and speedometer, while the lower liquid crystal meter display houses the new percentage style state-of-charge meter, power meter, battery temperature gauge, multi-function display, remaining energy gauge, capacity level gauge and distance to empty display.
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Instrument-panel gauges are large and legible, with an elegantly styled dashboard that wraps around the driver and front passenger.
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