I know this has been said but the instrument cluster is horrendous

[nwGTS]

Domestic automakers are still struggling with the cluster. They finally started to figure out analog clusters, then the screens became a thing and sent them back to square 1. Porsche friggin' nailed how to integrate screens with analog gauges, but then they made it worse in the latest models (2018 top, 2022 bottom).

Yes, love the 911's gauges. 992 uses a steering wheel with a smaller radius so you can't even see the far left and right gauges now. The wheel blocks them from view. And why couldn't they overlap them a bit and increase their radius which would 1) fit more info or larger info and 2) bring them closer to the center so you can see all 5. They tried to go back the long hood cluster style which was great when your wheel was 400mm. Not so great with a 330mm wheel

A rare big miss from Porsche on ergonomics.

I agree with the hate on the Bronco cluster. The speedo is worthless and should have been the tach. Digital speedo in the center is then fine and frees up space from the digital tach on the right for more vehicle, nav, entertainment info.

Again, they tried to emulate the EB Bronco dash with the speedo on the left and ended up making the same mistakes Porsche did. Bunch of jokers.

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[shieldsy]

Ford should put the speed and tach numbers right next to the HVAC numbers on the 12" and then they can get just rid of the cluster.

We all really won't be free until all knobs and clusters are eradicated and functionality embedded in the 8\12" center screen.

 

[67BroncoG1]

The cluster is just terrible. It takes effort to make one this bad. In 10 months of ownership I have yet to look at the analog speedo. In fact, I forget that it is even there. Then there is the issue of the ”tach“… all I can say is I’m grateful that I don’t have a manual. While I’m on the topic the transmission, wouldn’t you think that the gear it is in would display somewhere? I get that there are 10 gears but really there are times I would like to know if I’m in 1st or 2nd or if it has one more gear to shift to.

Perhaps the aftermarket will make a screen that we can drop in with updated graphics. One can only hope.

 

[The_Phew]

The cluster is just terrible. It takes effort to make one this bad. In 10 months of ownership I have yet to look at the analog speedo. In fact, I forget that it is even there. Then there is the issue of the ”tach“… all I can say is I’m grateful that I don’t have a manual. While I’m on the topic the transmission, wouldn’t you think that the gear it is in would display somewhere? I get that there are 10 gears but really there are times I would like to know if I’m in 1st or 2nd or if it has one more gear to shift to.

Perhaps the aftermarket will make a screen that we can drop in with updated graphics. One can only hope.

The 7MT displays your current gear at the top of the sad bar they call a 'tach'; dunno why they wouldn't do the same for the auto. Probably something FORScan could fix.

But yeah, the analog speedometer is unusable, and the 'tach' takes up way too much real estate for its poor utility.

 

[67BroncoG1]

When you think about it… It must cost Ford more money to include that miserable anolog speedo then to just make the entire thing one digital screen. I would have preferred that they didn’t include that silly speedo at all and just left us with the little digital screen.

Ok, I’ll stop my rant now.

 

[BroncoAZ]

Ford should put the speed and tach numbers right next to the HVAC numbers on the 12" and then they can get just rid of the cluster.

We all really won't be free until all knobs and clusters are eradicated and functionality embedded in the 8\12" center screen.

I much prefer manual knobs for climate control and volume.

 

[broncobase1]

After 2 years I still like the cluster better than anything else I've driven. I never look at the analog speedo, but the digital screens are excellent. The whole dash unique but simple and intuitive. Most new vehicles including Fords the display looks like a damn tablet computer glued on the dash -- no thanks.

 

[Brian_B]

I hate how the analog speedometer backlighting doesn't dim, or at least it doesn't dim much if it does and I just haven't noticed it. Drives me nuts at night. The rest of it - I don't love it but I can live with it. I'm the guy that turns all the backlights all the way down and night and turns the entertainment screen entirely off.

I'd love an F150 or Bronco Sport style cluster. Not sure on the Raptor one - haven't seen one in person.

 

[PrepVet]

After 2 years I still like the cluster better than anything else I've driven. I never look at the analog speedo, but the digital screens are excellent. The whole dash unique but simple and intuitive. Most new vehicles including Fords the display looks like a damn tablet computer glued on the dash -- no thanks.

I'm jealous you were able to pick a brand new G6 Bronco as you first car ever.

At almost 3 years of ownership I still think the dash is "eh." It is not horrendous but it is far from good or cool or unique. The interior materials make it all the worse. But it is functional even though it is very antiquated.

 

[misterspivey]

Panda Motorworks has a Bronco Raptor instrument cluster conversion for regular Broncos. It's pricey though.

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[OrangecrushBronco]

Just picked up my bronco this morning and drove it for the first time. The instrument cluster is straight garbage. Did Ford let an intern design this thing holy shit. First off why are there two speedometers if you want a digital one make it an option not a standard this person needs to go to UX design school for Christ sake

 

[OrangecrushBronco]

That's your opinion....

 

[Fier23]

That's your opinion....

And it’s the opinion of MANY. I shouldn’t have to pay $70k and not get the premium display.

 

[ExNihil]

I agree with OP—the instrument cluster is absolutely if not irredeemably abysmal. A complete eyesore. It’s so bad I may not even take delivery of my Bronco, which I realize is a pretty extreme stance, but there you have it. I’ve been driving an ‘07 Honda Civic Si since ‘07 and decided to spare no expense on a spec’d-out 2024 Bronco Badlands with the Sasquatch package. The Civic Si’s instrument gauge is actual pretty cool and has held up over the past 17 years. People always comment on it when driving with me. Meanwhile, from the outside, the Bronco looks great. Even the interior looks pretty good. It doesn’t look or feel “premium,” but that’s OK—it’s a Bronco. But the instrument cluster just looks and feels EXTREMELY low-effort. It looks cheap and the animations are sluggish. I have no clue why there are two speedometers. Honestly . . . I’m baffled by how bad the Bronco’s instrument cluster looks. And, for the people saying it looks good or is the best instrument cluster they’ve experienced in a vehicle, I mean . . . were y’all riding rickshaws your entire lives before purchasing a modern vehicle?

 

[ExNihil]

Yep its a nightmare, hopefully ota updates let us change this in the future but the raptor cluster looks pretty sweet at least. To me tho the real disapointment goes to how far over the analog spedo is. I never see it due to my hand being in the way, Updates wont change that.

The Raptor’s instrument cluster is beautiful. It’s how the Bronco’s instrument cluster should look. But no—they had to make the regular Bronco have a crappy instrument cluster so that the Raptor could feel “premium.” -_-;

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