So, you think a centered gauge cluster is new? - Toyota Yaris Forums

RedRide · 12-27-2009, 02:13 PM

This is a '57 Nash "Ambassador Custom" proving that a centered guage cluster made its way into a prduction model as far back as the '50s.

Yaris Hilton · 12-27-2009, 03:27 PM

That's awesome! I doubt it was the first with centered gauges, though.

Yaris Hilton · 12-27-2009, 03:31 PM

Hey, here's an early Model T dash. No speedometer or gauges, but what it's got is centered:

SmartYaris · 12-27-2009, 04:15 PM

Haha, somebody watched "My Classic Car" this afternoon on Speed. :) My 30 Chevy has them but not in a pod. Just gauges in the center.

wooverstone8 · 12-27-2009, 05:45 PM

The late 1950s Morris Minor 1000 had a center speedo and a driver glove box too

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MadMax · 12-27-2009, 07:29 PM

As did the 1940s Jeeps...

birdman · 12-29-2009, 04:06 AM

The center dash goes way back and has been on late model European cars for some time now. Some of them quite spendy too. I think the Yaris has a great one.

Yarrris-Wench · 12-29-2009, 02:28 PM

It took a little getting used to but I like the centered gauges much better than driver centered. It cuts down on the glare, to me at least, when your looking straight ahead. For a few weeks i kept thinking i'd gone insane for an instant before realizing they were to the right of where i normally looked lol

wooverstone8 · 12-29-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdman

I think the Yaris has a great one.

+1

gokartride · 01-03-2010, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yarrris-Wench

I like the centered gauges much better than driver centered. It cuts down on the glare, to me at least, when your looking straight ahead.

Good point! It is a subtle thing, but I love the uncluttered view of the Yaris the driving position. Yes, I can access gauges easily if needed, but I don't drive by the gauges...I drive by assessing traffic/road consitions and responding in the most safe/accurate way possible. In this regard I find the Yaris to be superb, both in packaging and in precise handling/steering.

Sir Alec Issigonis would be pleased with the Yaris layout, I think, although he's probably nix the stereo.

12-27-2009, 02:13 PM	#1
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	So, you think a centered gauge cluster is new? This is a '57 Nash "Ambassador Custom" proving that a centered guage cluster made its way into a prduction model as far back as the '50s. Attached Images

12-27-2009, 05:45 PM	#5
wooverstone8 View User's Garage Drives: 2017 VW Jetta 1.4L Manual Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 349	The late 1950s Morris Minor 1000 had a center speedo and a driver glove box too.

12-29-2009, 02:28 PM	#8
Yarrris-Wench Keep To The Code Drives: Red 2009 Toyo Yaris- Isabella Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 122	It took a little getting used to but I like the centered gauges much better than driver centered. It cuts down on the glare, to me at least, when your looking straight ahead. For a few weeks i kept thinking i'd gone insane for an instant before realizing they were to the right of where i normally looked lol __________________ Completed Mods: Cruise Control, License Plate Mount, Fog Lights, Exhaust Next Mods: Tail Lights, HIDs, Tint, Rear Speaker Box & Amp(Boom Boom :P)

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12-27-2009, 03:27 PM	#2
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	That's awesome! I doubt it was the first with centered gauges, though.

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Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Hey, here's an early Model T dash. No speedometer or gauges, but what it's got is centered:

12-27-2009, 04:15 PM	#4
SmartYaris Drives: '09 Yaris 3dr auto, '08 Smart Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NW Florida Posts: 13	Haha, somebody watched "My Classic Car" this afternoon on Speed. :) My 30 Chevy has them but not in a pod. Just gauges in the center.

12-27-2009, 07:29 PM	#6
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	As did the 1940s Jeeps...

12-29-2009, 04:06 AM	#7
birdman Drives: '08 Blazing Blue Yaris LB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 496	The center dash goes way back and has been on late model European cars for some time now. Some of them quite spendy too. I think the Yaris has a great one.