Additional Gauge in the 135i,, oil temp :-)

[j330xi]

here is the 125i Cab (euro) note only the Fuel level below the Tach, nothing below the speedometer.




Here is the 135i

[Dave]

nice comparison pics
i am sure we can finally sigh in relief.....maybe

[WolfsburgerMitFries]

That's an insultingly cheap insturment cluster by any measure.

[turbomg]

Anyone else think it's retarded that the 125 actually revs a bit higher than the 135, yet the 135's tach goes, uselessly, to 8000 rpm?

[PrematureApex]

Originally Posted by turbomg

Anyone else think it's retarded that the 125 actually revs a bit higher than the 135, yet the 135's tach goes, uselessly, to 8000 rpm?

Have you ever seen a tach that didn't have an extra 1500 RPM or so after your redline? Besides the 12X's?

Retarded? More like every other car on the road has it as well...

[turbomg]

Originally Posted by PrematureApex

More like every other car on the road has it as well...

Except the 125 as pictured. I'm well aware that most gauges read far higher than a car is capable (there is a 140mph speedo in my Fiat for fucks sake).

My point was the difference between the 125 and 135. Wouldn't you expect the 125 to show 8000 as well?

[NJKSC27]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgerMitFries

That's an insultingly cheap insturment cluster by any measure.

i totally agree

no mpg tach?

[Brandon26pdx]

There is a multi-info display in the center section right?

Both of those tachs show a redline of 7,000...

[semaj]

Originally Posted by NJKSC27

i totally agree

no mpg tach?

Originally Posted by Brandon26pdx

There is a multi-info display in the center section right?

Both of those tachs show a redline of 7,000...

I'm pretty sure the both the 135i and the 128i will have the multi-info display in the center section (which includes the MPG, estimated miles till empty tank, etc.)

[aus]

It must be a coolant temp in the US. That's where it is on the E90/92.

[NOLEimit]

Originally Posted by aus

It must be a coolant temp in the US. That's where it is on the E90/92.

If its the same as the 335, then its definitely oil temp, and not water temp. Cause it takes a good 5-10 minutes of driving to get up to temp on the gauge. Water only takes a couple minutes. Oil temp is the important one for this engine, not water.

[Bizall]

Originally Posted by NOLEimit

If its the same as the 335, then its definitely oil temp, and not water temp. Cause it takes a good 5-10 minutes of driving to get up to temp on the gauge. Water only takes a couple minutes. Oil temp is the important one for this engine, not water.

I agree. I'm definitely glad it's there. I personally could care less that there is no MPG gauge. This isn't a escort, it's the devil in sheep's clothing.

[Crowley]

Originally Posted by Bizall

I agree. I'm definitely glad it's there. I personally could care less that there is no MPG gauge. This isn't a escort, it's the devil in sheep's clothing.

You can just use the digital display to cycle to the MPG realtime gauge

Crowley

[ersatzS2]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgerMitFries

That's an insultingly cheap insturment cluster by any measure.

I think it's amazing that we still have any analog gauges at all. I'd have predicted 20 years ago that any self respecting sportscar would have something like a STACK display. Really surprising to me that digital panels are not only not common, they are almost non-existent

[PrimoM3]

Originally Posted by ersatzS2

I think it's amazing that we still have any analog gauges at all. I'd have predicted 20 years ago that any self respecting sportscar would have something like a STACK display. Really surprising to me that digital panels are not only not common, they are almost non-existent

+1 Totally agree. Honda figured this out... shit, even the 4 door Civic has this.

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by ersatzS2

I think it's amazing that we still have any analog gauges at all. I'd have predicted 20 years ago that any self respecting sportscar would have something like a STACK display. Really surprising to me that digital panels are not only not common, they are almost non-existent

That's because they suck for anything other than just a speed display. The human eye is good at processing speed of movement, like a tach needle swinging, and the digital stuff doesn't give it the same information.

I can't recall a sports car in automotive history that was well recived with a digital dash.

[Spook]

Originally Posted by Bizall

I agree. I'm definitely glad it's there. I personally could care less that there is no MPG gauge. This isn't a escort, it's the devil in sheep's clothing.

Umm.. I'm thinking it's more like the devil in bright red and carrying a pitchfork

[Stew]

Originally Posted by jeremyc74

That's because they suck for anything other than just a speed display. The human eye is good at processing speed of movement, like a tach needle swinging, and the digital stuff doesn't give it the same information.

I can't recall a sports car in automotive history that was well recived with a digital dash.

I have a digital temp and fuel gauge in my Honda and its actually pretty annoying. I can never really trust it, I mean its just made up of several "boxes" that light up to indicate how full the gas tank is, but the problem is I dont know if the last digital "box" that is light up is full, half full, or almost empty, theres not enough resolution. Maybe newer digital displays are better, but I wouldn't really want them.

[Mad Dragon]

Originally Posted by aus

It must be a coolant temp in the US. That's where it is on the E90/92.

There is no coolant temp gauge in the E9X.