Sat in the 992
02-06-2019, 04:49 AM
#31
Disagree 100%.
One of the biggest drawbacks to a digital screen is that needle sweep is nowhere near as smooth as an actual physical dial. On a sports car, the rev counter has the most movement by far. The physical tach allows the gauge cluster to avoid that phenomenon. Replacing the analog tach with a digital gauge would cheapen the display considerably, IMO.
One of the biggest drawbacks to a digital screen is that needle sweep is nowhere near as smooth as an actual physical dial. On a sports car, the rev counter has the most movement by far. The physical tach allows the gauge cluster to avoid that phenomenon. Replacing the analog tach with a digital gauge would cheapen the display considerably, IMO.
02-06-2019, 05:03 AM
#32
On an average European car, which drove recently the digital rev needle is a clear example how bad these screens are. You press the pedal and the revs are around 5k, but you still see 3k for a good amount of time.
So, good decision from Porsche...
So, good decision from Porsche...
02-06-2019, 02:14 PM
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I didn't ever see the kind of lag you're describing though. I find the gauges to be largely accurate. But no matter how fast the LCD's turn on and off, I can still see that the movement is non-linear.
So very glad Porsche didn't go the full digital route.
02-06-2019, 03:03 PM
#34
After I saw it in person I've been saying the same thing... For some reason its a less photogenic 911 but in person I thought it looked great and I'd imagine plenty of the haters will eventually end up with one in the garage. The only thing that drives me nuts is the shiny black plastic on the center console and the "drive mode" **** looks a little bit hokey... I'm even ok with the nubbin. I think the 992 is a home run.
02-07-2019, 05:51 PM
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I finally had the opportunity to see the 992 in person. I think the exterior looks fabulous. It looks bigger than the 991 and I don’t agree with the posters who call it a 991.3. It’s edgy and muscular and no one will mistake it for a 991. That said, I wasn’t as impressed with the interior as I expected to be. I thought it would be more 2018 Panamera or 2019 Cayenne like (and there are similarities), but it didn’t seem as dialed in as either of those cars. Because I like the exterior so much I’m going to withhold final judgement until I can drive one and spend more time in the car,
02-07-2019, 11:33 PM
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02-09-2019, 07:19 AM
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I finally had the opportunity to see the 992 in person. I think the exterior looks fabulous. It looks bigger than the 991 and I don’t agree with the posters who call it a 991.3. It’s edgy and muscular and no one will mistake it for a 991. That said, I wasn’t as impressed with the interior as I expected to be. I thought it would be more 2018 Panamera or 2019 Cayenne like (and there are similarities), but it didn’t seem as dialed in as either of those cars. Because I like the exterior so much I’m going to withhold final judgement until I can drive one and spend more time in the car,
And from the side, they look nearly identical. Hard to see the added muscularity there. The only, and I mean only difference at the distant side profile (i.e not counting "door handles") is the slightly slimmer greenhouse, and slightly protruding front overhang.
02-11-2019, 03:03 PM
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