Anyone likes their digital right.....
....But I don't...........the only thing I don't like my s2k is....the digital display......sounds like stupid right.................
But I just want to know is there any one don't like it,too.
Maybe we can buy Spoon's meter togather to have a discount
the IDEA of a digital dash in the Stook turned my stomach at first to he honest, but after having it...there's no way I'd trade it, even if Spoon Sports installed the analog guages for free. I think Honda has done a superb job with it, and it enhances the driving experience (for me). For some reason I feel the car would lose "something" without it now. As I rev the car to the limit in each gear, I find myself looking at the tach briefly to watch it climb, it's almost as if the sound is coming from the tach itself since it's so bold, and a plain old needle just wouldn't do it for me in this particular car. Sorry to hear you don't like it.
Andrew
Andrew
Man, I freaking LOVE the digital display, especially the tach. It's *exactly* what IndyCar/CART displays used to look like, which is the feeling I associate most closely with this car, so I think it suits the S2000 perfectly. The way the tach's bars get larger and farther apart in the VTEC range really grabs your attention and makes a statement when you're driving hard. Also, frankly, it's just different from "everyday" cars and adds to the ambience -- kind of another reminder that you're driving something special.
Now, I'm the first to admit that none of these arguments would hold water if the display were done cheaply. Fortunately that's not the case - the colors are great and the display is bright enough not to be washed out even in direct sunlight. So I don't think that the old "cheap digital display" argument is really applicable.
My only real nits are with the speedo - the numbers are a bit too large IMO (almost like it's shouting your speed at you); and I'd prefer the "sampling rate" be a fraction of a second faster so that in quick acceleration/braking the numbers don't change by 3-5 mph (5-8 kph?!) at a time. 2-3 mph would be better I think.
All that said, I definitely wouldn't want this kind of display in a BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, etc. - I think of those marques as more derived from classic sports car racing, and analog gauges are just more fitting. (Even Ferrari's F1 heritage doesn't really apply since F1 cockpits don't have digital displays - just little warning lights when you get close to redline.)
John
Now, I'm the first to admit that none of these arguments would hold water if the display were done cheaply. Fortunately that's not the case - the colors are great and the display is bright enough not to be washed out even in direct sunlight. So I don't think that the old "cheap digital display" argument is really applicable.
My only real nits are with the speedo - the numbers are a bit too large IMO (almost like it's shouting your speed at you); and I'd prefer the "sampling rate" be a fraction of a second faster so that in quick acceleration/braking the numbers don't change by 3-5 mph (5-8 kph?!) at a time. 2-3 mph would be better I think.
All that said, I definitely wouldn't want this kind of display in a BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, etc. - I think of those marques as more derived from classic sports car racing, and analog gauges are just more fitting. (Even Ferrari's F1 heritage doesn't really apply since F1 cockpits don't have digital displays - just little warning lights when you get close to redline.)
John









