mcacs1

I agree with that. But I could live with an all digital display too.

jhenson29

Radial gauges are good for quickly glancing where you are within a range. It’s a good application for rpm display. So, analog or digital, some type of radial gauge is probably still a good choice. The speedometer is a bad application for radial gauge because you generally want to know that information more precisely. The digital number display in the tach is much better than a radial gauge for this purpose.

jhenson29

I did a machine control in all touchscreens once about 15 years ago. Just the once. I learned my lesson quickly on that one. Touch screen still play an important roll in operator interface; but you have to know when a tactile control like a button or switch or dial is going to better serve the purpose. Applies to cars too. For example, the Taycan has no volume *****. It’s + and - buttons on the screen. And it’s awful. (great car otherwise).

* there is a volume roller on the steering wheel, but rather hard for the passenger to reach…

Bluehighways

Precisely! A 911 does not reside at the economy end of the marketplace. Porsche would do well to appreciate this, or it's just another Corvette. FWIW, we also have a BMW i4. For a digital display in the playground it lives in, I like it. But it doesn't belong on a $150K+ car. If Porsche wants to compete in the Ferrari market, cheapening the look and feel of the product, will not help!

Bluehighways

Some of us actually appreciate this anti-passenger volume control design.

aggie57

I heard somewhere recently that the EU is talking about mandating physical buttons for some controls they deem 'important', or whatever the right word is.

jhenson29

…okay when I’m the driver…less so when I’m the passenger…

3520MMF

You should google Ferrari SF90 dash display …

ipse dixit

Or Mclaren, or Lamborghini.

M3Inline6

Their displays look better and/or are more suited to those busy interiors.

InfiniteSmiles

The SF90 is a brand new car that doesn't have 50 years of heritage behind it. None ever complained about a digital dash in the Panamera.

Dave16

Porsche does a good deal of marketing to sell the 911 brand on "heritage", motorsport innovation, and its history of success. I personally would prefer they lean into the things that align with maintaining that aspect of the 911 brand, like an analogue tach, left-hand turn to start, and clean design. I know for me the physical tach is a akin to a preferring a traditional analogue watch over a digital or smart watch. They both do the job, but emotionally there is something about the moving parts that make me prefer that experience.

3520MMF

Actually the SF90 is named for 90 years of Ferrari racing so is that not heritage … just playing your silly Heritage game

alaris

The wheel has interfered with the gauges since 1964. This is a stupid reason.

Jimmy-D

Plus- what it blocks is irrelevant