Donny Boy

To make everyone happy, including myself, Mazda could consider making the RX-8 with both a digital and analog speedo as it is available in some Porsche models.

I personally dislike the digital speedo, but would not complain if there also was an analog speedo as well.

The cost and weight etc. of adding them both would and should not be prohibitive.

Whaddaya think??

Jerome81

Screw it, just make tach and speedo analog. Porsche wouldn't have to do that digital junk if they just made the space beween the numbers bigger.

I hate digital anything, I don't really care how good it is, it still doesn't work for me.

Donny Boy

I prefer analog only, but willing to accept digital as a compromise to make sure that we get an analog speedo.

Takumi

HRmm I wonder if any of you guys seen any show cars that had a digital dash? You know some people change their gaugues with adifferent color etc and diff lights. I dunno how to explain it thats the best I can explain it. But I wonder how they look I'll have to go take a look on google later prolly this weekend

Sputnik

It's not a matter of cost or weight, IMO, it's a matter of how much space you have to work with. Having both would not only be unnecessary, but would add complexity, take away space that could be used for something else, and be more of a distraction than help for some people.

You're not going to be able to please everybody's personal preferences, and trying to compromise normally makes a mess of things. It's normally better to make a choice and go with it.

---jps

Donny Boy

Then, of course, let me have my analog speedy.

Saf

I prefer just analog speedo and analog tach. Digital has no place on a sports/performance car.

zoom44

what if they shot the digital speedo onto the windshield as a heads up display?

ZoomZoom

I’m for that!!!

Donny Boy

Actually, I've read on another post that the digital speedo may be gone. Hooray, I hope.

Hercules

Don't bet on that... I'm pretty sure that Mazda is sticking with the digital.

Either way though, I can't say that I care. I will adjust very quickly either way.

fuz

I like the digital speedo, although it mike make it hard to say,

"but officer I was only going about... well... er..."

Hercules

That's why you just blatantly lie :D

Besides here's a good excuse.. the cop says you were going 80 or something.. say "that impossible sir, I have my cruise control set...". I've gotten outta two tickets that way

ilovepotatos

The last thing I want to see in the RX-8 is a digital tach and speedo. Anything to keep the cost down...I am a student that goes to highschool, and I know that the looks and the engine alone will be more than expensive enough. Let's just try to keep it toned down a bit. There's nothing wrong with the analog, it's worked for the last 100 years, if it aint broke, don't fix it. That's another thing. Think of the cost if that digital readout got busted...that's a lot of dough...

Sputnik

But if you can save alot of space with the digital speedo, then you can use that space for other things. How is it going to be more expensive than the analog?

---jps

ilovepotatos

The miniscule amount of space you save with it is really not worth it, besides, they can always make the gauge window 5 cms bigger, to fit in those others you guys want.
I know plenty of cars that have the digital readouts that have broken down. The digital readouts aren't happy until they break! :p Hey man, it cost $1000 for my dad to get the digital readout fixed on his Aerostar. Instead, he just bought an analog. Only put him $200 dollars in the hole...not 1 Grand.

PatrickB

The space savings *isn't* minimal, though. On the RX-8 interiors we've seen, the digital speedo is in the lower right corner of the tach; adding an analog speedo instead would be an entirely new dial in the gauge-pack. If you had to choose between an analog tach or an analog speedo, I'll take the analog tach.

Sputnik

Miniscule? Take a look at the prototype gauges, and see how much room the 3 digit speedometer takes up compared to the whole tachometer. I don't think any one of the "I want an Analog speedo" folks would want it analog if it is only 1 inch in diameter.

---jps

ilovepotatos

Could you get a pic of this digital tach then? It sounds pretty snazzy!

Sputnik

There are plenty of shots in this thread.

Remember, it's not a digital tach. It's an analog tach, and a digital speedo.

---jps

ilovepotatos

ty:D

Rexman

I personally do not see the need for a digital speedo at all. Just save the cost of it all and simply give me the analog speedo alone. It seems a waste to have both.

Didn't Mazda learn from the negative magazine reports about the Honda S2000's digital dash?? It sucks!!

R1_Kilroy

I have to say, the digital speedo is the way to go. It works very well on my motorcycle. You can tell in an instant exactly how fast you are going (although the speedo error of 9% sux).

An analog tach is very important. Your eye needs to see how fast the needle is sweeping over the arc to guage how long until you have to shift.

The Mercedes C200 Kompressor I rented in Germany had both analog and digital readout for speed. It was very convient.

I say wait till it comes out, drive the car and then judge what is going on.

Embrace change.

Ciao,

Don

Cihuuy

the digital speedo is available for easi readout and of course for mere looks... IMO, there is nothing wrong with having both... but i would personally like it the old fashion way... =)

i use to have a toyota corona as well as honda prelude... those digital speedo are expensive to replace!!! back to basic... less cost if ever need replacement... hehehe :p

ilovepotatos

That's exactly what I said! The digital gauges are way too expenisve to replace. Particularily because they use electricity, well I'll explain it. My dad can pretty much fix anything that goes wrong on any of our cars. However, he cannot fix electrical problems. They are too complicated, and tampering with them will merely cause more harm than good!