[Imp]

Originally Posted by drivingagain

I bought one already but is it just me the speedo and tach look cheap? Center screen is dope. Maybe that is what makes the dials look cheesy or maybe they should be in a corolla non s model.

I'm with you on this... in this picture. I haven't seen it in person and haven't really seen a well taken picture that's not a badly lit cellphone with horrible color balance.

I really don't care about the speedo/tach looks... as long as they are easy to read.

It is interesting that the 20mph increments from 0-100 have a wider spacing than 100-200.

Originally Posted by Commando16SS

Is the gauge cluster not backlit during the day?

I can't think of a single gauge cluster that is still backlit with the headlights off (that isn't 100% screen for all dials). Do you have an example?

--kC

[newb]

Originally Posted by Imp

I'm with you on this... in this picture. I haven't seen it in person and haven't really seen a well taken picture that's not a badly lit cellphone with horrible color balance.

I really don't care about the speedo/tach looks... as long as they are easy to read.

It is interesting that the 20mph increments from 0-100 have a wider spacing than 100-200.


I can't think of a single gauge cluster that is still backlit with the headlights off (that isn't 100% screen for all dials). Do you have an example?



--kC

Many new cars are. the dials appear black until the car is on. My wife's 04 accord is this way. Which is often the reason you see so many people driving with their lights off at night. The gauges look the same night and day and they cannot tell they don't have their lights off with city lights and traffic

[Clearly_Canadian]

Originally Posted by drivingagain

I bought one already but is it just me the speedo and tach look cheap? Center screen is dope. Maybe that is what makes the dials look cheesy or maybe they should be in a corolla non s model.

straight outta cobalt parts bin. I agree, without the large screen, cluster looks like cheap, non-priority after thought.

Good thing i am getting a SS

[newb]

I think the grainy out of focus cell phone pics make it worse than it really is. Add to that the fact it is focused directly on the gauges doesn't help. You can single out a piece of every car and find fault in it if you look closely enough, yet the sum of the parts works well. The analog gauges are not intended to be the main focus of the cluster so they are probably intentionally somewhat plain. To make them "pretty" alongside an 8" screen would make many say there is too much going on in the cluster. Sometimes subtle is better. Funny how no one complained until these photos...

[SuperSound]

Originally Posted by Imp

It is interesting that the 20mph increments from 0-100 have a wider spacing than 100-200.



--kC

I take they figure you won't be trying to match a speed limit above 100mph, so no need for enough spacing to read every 5mph.

Honestly the gauges need a aluminum bezel or something around them, but I agree with newb they probably didn't want to take away from the center 8" which will give the same info.

[shaffe]

Originally Posted by drivingagain

I bought one already but is it just me the speedo and tach look cheap? Center screen is dope. Maybe that is what makes the dials look cheesy or maybe they should be in a corolla non s model.

A little cheap maybe, I think its a clean look though. Basic but clean

[kain279]

Any shots of the color HUD yet?

[DevonK]

Originally Posted by SuperSound

I take they figure you won't be trying to match a speed limit above 100mph, so no need for enough spacing to read every 5mph.

Smart decision on GM's part - use most of the gauge real estate to give you the readout precision you need at the speeds required to keep your license.

[Battlezone580]

I love it! So much better than my gauge cluster I never even look at. Sometimes I forgot I have a gauge cluster.

Can't wait to see the HUD

[Tr6]

Originally Posted by DreamDiesel420

Can't wait to see the HUD

I've been trying to find the video somewhere where it shows the hud for a few seconds... Maybe someone has it bookmarked? It's the same hud as the gen 5's if I am not mistaken. At least it looked the same, it could be upgraded to the c7 vette ones where you see the nav on it. Don't quote me, i said "could" be lol.

[Maro Mike]

Originally Posted by drivingagain

I bought one already but is it just me the speedo and tach look cheap? Center screen is dope. Maybe that is what makes the dials look cheesy or maybe they should be in a corolla non s model.

Speedo and tach look a lot better when the car is on and they're lit up. They look really good actually especially with the ambient lighting on the inner edges. I'm not disappointed.

https://youtu.be/rLd_AteUTBE

[DevonK]

Originally Posted by Maro Mike

Speedo and tach look a lot better when the car is on and they're lit up. They look really good actually especially with the ambient lighting on the inner edges. I'm not disappointed.

https://youtu.be/rLd_AteUTBE

Thanks for posting - that does look a lot better!

[Commando16SS]

Originally Posted by Imp

I can't think of a single gauge cluster that is still backlit with the headlights off (that isn't 100% screen for all dials). Do you have an example?

--kC

All GM trucks after 07 that I've driven had backlit clusters that were on no matter what time of day.

[HuJass]

Originally Posted by drivingagain

but is it just me the speedo and tach look cheap?

It's not just you. And it's not just the Camaro.

All the gauges in all the new Chevys look like the gauges from late '70s Chevys.