Stonehauler
Well-Known Member
My first introduction to a digital dash (and automatic shoulder belts) was a 1985 Toyota Cressida.
As you can see, this was very much a design of the 80s, but back then, it was very different from anything coming out of almost anywhere outside a TV studio. One of the biggest problems was that it was hard to tell if the lights were on in the car because the difference in brightness wasn't that much.
That said, consumers have been pushing Ford for more tech in their cars over decades, and Ford has responded. The new design gives you choices. Something you never had in previous generations. I am hoping it will give you options to display the information you want to see, not just what the original engineers thought 90 percent of the people needed to see. Example: Some cars today don't even have a Tach. Why is it needed when there is no manual option?
I mean, come on. How many of you would be willing to give up power windows? To some, that's unneeded tech, but for others...probably most of the US buyers, a manual window would be a deal killer. What about power seats? I know some people that won't even look at a Mustang because the seats don't have power adjustments for the angle of the seat back, much less some of the multi-contour seat adjustments some manufacturers have these days.
This is a change. To my personal knowledge, we have been having people complain about changes in the Mustang since the late 60s. Mustang II had it's detractors. Fox bodied Mustangs are considered nostalgic to some, boxes as as ugly as sin to others. Just go look at the 6g and 7g forums and you will see tons of people complaining about how the new generation of Mustang is ugly as they should not have changed it. Others have loved each of those changes. Let's hope that Ford makes use of these screens and lets us customize it for what we want/need to see and not just different shapes and colors.
As you can see, this was very much a design of the 80s, but back then, it was very different from anything coming out of almost anywhere outside a TV studio. One of the biggest problems was that it was hard to tell if the lights were on in the car because the difference in brightness wasn't that much.
That said, consumers have been pushing Ford for more tech in their cars over decades, and Ford has responded. The new design gives you choices. Something you never had in previous generations. I am hoping it will give you options to display the information you want to see, not just what the original engineers thought 90 percent of the people needed to see. Example: Some cars today don't even have a Tach. Why is it needed when there is no manual option?
I mean, come on. How many of you would be willing to give up power windows? To some, that's unneeded tech, but for others...probably most of the US buyers, a manual window would be a deal killer. What about power seats? I know some people that won't even look at a Mustang because the seats don't have power adjustments for the angle of the seat back, much less some of the multi-contour seat adjustments some manufacturers have these days.
This is a change. To my personal knowledge, we have been having people complain about changes in the Mustang since the late 60s. Mustang II had it's detractors. Fox bodied Mustangs are considered nostalgic to some, boxes as as ugly as sin to others. Just go look at the 6g and 7g forums and you will see tons of people complaining about how the new generation of Mustang is ugly as they should not have changed it. Others have loved each of those changes. Let's hope that Ford makes use of these screens and lets us customize it for what we want/need to see and not just different shapes and colors.
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