Analog Tach - Anyone else considering?

[Hemisfear]

Can I ask what the big concern is with the tach? Not that its digital - I get that part.
I drove manual for years and after the first week or two in a new car, I never looked at the tach again. I am clearly missing/forgetting something..

I was thinking the same thing, I never look at the tach either, only when I first learned standard.
I hear/feel the engine to shift, I personally think a tach is a big waste of space! lol

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[Hemisfear]

I also find the instrument cluster to be an area of exceptionally poor design. I’m fairly young and maybe it’s a generational thing but I actually prefer a digital speedometer over a physical one and would have preferred the Bronco have an analog tach and a larger text size speedometer.

Or maybe my Challenger’s instrument cluster spoiled me . I highly doubt they fix it with an over the air update. I don’t think there’s a precedent for Ford doing something that substantial in their other vehicles.

I like that Ford incorporated a nod to the first gen with the speedo and dash top cut out, it's called paying homage to it's roots and very cool, hope they never update! lol

 

[Murph914]

We had these same arguments in the 80s. Analog is clearly better, and not having a tach just seems silly. Ideally we could play with a custom dash. The small screen already looks dated in my opinion.
I would definitely consider a tack mounted on a picatinny rail or even a hood mounted one like on the old Pontiacs (if done correctly).

 

[Jhuff]

I'm all for an analog tach or a digital representation of one.

I'm sure I can get used to the digital bar graph.... But I will never like it. Yuck!

As far as the need for one: In heavy traffic with lots of noise (wind, tires, other vehicles) I've found myself needlessly running high RPMs many times after downshifting for a maneuver and then forgetting to upshift once complete. These new motors give little feedback at all other than through a tach.

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