918 vs Enzo

[MX793]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SHHkw7Ec8Q

[12,000 RPM]

Is that an aardvark?

[MX793]

These guys have put out some great stuff.  Shame they only seem to put out a new video every 6 months or so.

[cawimmer430]

Shame they only seem to put out a new video every 6 months or so.

That's probably how long it took them to build that "Enzo".

I am curious - what was that "Enzo" based on? A Pontiac Fiero?

[MX793]

From the 80s GM interior, definitely a Fiero.

[cawimmer430]

From the 80s GM interior, definitely a Fiero.

I had no idea the Fiero had a digital speedometer. I thought that was limited to the Buick Reatta or Regal of the same time period.

[MX793]

I had no idea the Fiero had a digital speedometer. I thought that was limited to the Buick Reatta or Regal of the same time period.

Practically everything GM made had a digital speedometer (or entire dash) at some point during the 80s.

[giant_mtb]

Digital speedometers are back and they're still just as shitty. 

[BimmerM3]

Digital speedos are awesome. Much quicker to glance at an exact number than to try and figure out exactly where the needle lands between 40 and 60.

[giant_mtb]

They're slow to respond and jumpy.  Going in 2-3mph increments under accel/decel isn't any more accurate than a quick glance at the needle.

[BimmerM3]

They're slow to respond and jumpy.  Going in 2-3mph increments under accel/decel isn't any more accurate than a quick glance at the needle.

1. They're WAY better than they used to be. My dad's A4 doesn't have a noticeable delay at all, and the S2000 barely does.
2. I don't care about exact speed when accelerating or decelerating because it's about to change anyway.
3. It's still faster to glance at a number. I noticed this recently when I was driving the Explorer, which has traditional needle speedo, on a road trip and I had Waze up on my phone, which displays the GPS speed in exact numbers. Waze's presentation of the data is just easier to interpret.

EDIT: typo

[giant_mtb]

I dunno. Once you're used to a car and speedo, is it really that hard to tell how fast you're going with a quick glance? 

[BimmerM3]

I dunno. Once you're used to a car and speedo, is it really that hard to tell how fast you're going with a quick glance? 

I'm not saying that it's some horrible difference that's going to cause major issues on the level of texting and driving or anything like that.

But I've owned the Explorer for over two years and have put more miles on it than the S2000 in that time frame. It's​ still noticably quicker to read digits than a dial, and I'd be willing to bet that my observation could be experimentally supported.

When I have Waze open, I don't even bother looking at the actual speedo.