Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I read sometime back that several car makers were re-thinking their use of digital and switching back to buttons and analog gauges instead of touch screens for the exact reasons you cited.
But I really hate it when a gauge is a fake gauge. My 2003 Land Rover D2 had a temp gauge with an actual needle that moved. But, the needle stayed on low until the engine temp rose to about 145 (F), then the needle would move up to the middle position where it stayed. You would think that it would actually show a rough estimate of the temperature, but no, the physical needle had three positions, L M and H. (Fortunately, I never saw the hot position on the gauge, I just assume there was one.)
Manufacturers differ. Nissan and Mazda notably still have a lot of knobs and switches. I got a rental Mazda a while back that had the doorknob switch/knob down by the interior armrest for the entertainment and nav screen, and the AC had a pretty old fashioned control panel in front of the console. My wife has a 2020 Infinity CX60 and it has plenty of buttons, but they are badly arranged.
I think the screen gauges are here to stay. I like them.
Still, this isn't exactly the same thing. No one is asking a cyclist to use their phone on the fly to control their lights
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Last edited by Darth Lefty; 12-11-25 at 05:11 PM.