Instrument clusters are now paid extras in two Hyundai models

avidiax 44 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

One of the problems with this kind of marketing is that there are essentially no base-models available at dealerships. So the flexibility supposedly provided by making the gauge cluster an option is not actually available to the consumer. This is just a money-grab while advertising a low price.

The ads all show the fully loaded model, "starting from" $LowPrice. We need a rule that the price shown is for the fully loaded model ($HighPrice), maybe fine print "configurable as low as $LowPrice". And then they have to actually allow you to configure that base model, and stock it. Otherwise, it's just effectively false advertising when every dealership gets just one base model that they will not sell to you.

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542458 44 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Two notes - 1, this applies only to a pair of base models in the Korean market (for now) and 2, the info is still there, but it's on the central screen and not on the instrument cluster behind the wheel.

You can see it in the article's hero image: https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2fa717dc-2eea-4e...

The thin screen is not always present, but the larger screen shows the same info upper-left.

	▲	mynegation 14 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		As a driver I would be so freaking confused staring at the empty space behind the wheel. Maybe it is just my Gen X experience of learning to drive on a stick and paying attention to tachometer and coolant temp.

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rootsudo 12 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you looked at the new 4runner and land cruiser, it's essentially the same thing but packaged in a higher trim.

At the same time, what do you really need in an instrument cluster besides the fuel, rpm/battery charge and speedometer?

	▲	AnimalMuppet 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Engine/coolant temperature can be pretty important.

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bluGill 25 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The old jeeps had the speedometer in the middle of the dash. I don't know how that worked but they were never good on road vehicles anyway (they could do it, just not well) and off road you don't need that. Jeeps in the past 30 or 50 years have moved to cars with an off road image. Still better than most off road, but mostly off road is and after-thought in the design.

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mdavid626 34 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

- I’m sorry officer I didn’t know I was speeding. My car isn’t equipped with an instrument cluster.

- Oh, I see, go on then.

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_trampeltier an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How can it be legal to not have any kind of speed display in front of the driver?

	▲	quux 43 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Because there's a speed display along the left side of the center display. Teslas have been doing this legally for years. Even before Teslas, I had a Toyota Yaris that had a center mounted instrument cluster a few years ago. I guess it makes it cheaper/easier to sell into both left hand drive and right hand drive markets.

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josefritzishere 7 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well now we know that José Muñoz is evil and psychotic.

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micromacrofoot 29 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

of course the digitization of more of our lives will take the natural course to unlockable cosmetic items