Car with the most gauges?

[Pickled]

The Vector W2





The later W8 had a multi display LCD screen - more like an aircraft

[loose cannon]

PositronicRay said:

MG Midget dashboard (USA export model)

there must be an interesting story for that

[GuinnessMK]

mp3manager said:

f1nn said:

For no discernible reason, the Fiat Uno Turbo has came up in conversation today with a mate, and a comment was made about it having the largest number of analogue gauges at seven



A quick search shows that an Integrale has eight, six in the main cluster and two at the top of the centre console.

for no other reason than to amuse yourself for a few minutes, can anyone come up with a car that beats eight analogue gauges?

Must have came from the factory like that and fancy analogue displays don't count.

I specced the digi-dash in my Uno Turbo back in the day.

Interesting to see a lower calibrated rev counter but a higher calibrated oil temp gauge compared to the analogue.

My Uno Turbo had the analogue dash, but seeing the pods either side of the digi dash took me right back to when I was 18! Clever design that allowed them to omit the stalk mounted controls.

[rolando]

Martin350 said:

I can only think of another 8-er - early Countach.



I'm sure a handful were turbocharged and may have had one or two more gauges fitted but I haven't found a pic yet.

I see no gauges

[Puddenchucker]

Bristol Fighter had 11.
8 on the dash and 3 on the overhead console:

[talksthetorque]

The Spruce goose said:

i count 9 gauges.

what about the frequency gauge on the radio?

[DrDeAtH]

PositronicRay said:

MG Midget dashboard (USA export model)

B-52 cockpit shameless Photoshop

[RichB]

Willy Nilly said:

RichB said:

There's at least ten on here with maybe another obscured by the steering wheel. Next...

The clock has a clock in it

Well spotted, so that's eleven analogue dials!
12 if you count the lap counter, it is analogue after all.

Edited by RichB on Wednesday 22 February 21:06

[sjabrown]

I'm not going to claim most gauges, but there is something much more pleasant in viewing analogue gauges than digital ones, or switches that light up. 205 GTI has 6, and they make me think the car is alive then they're all moving.

[Willy Nilly]

174,470 miles on an Uno Turbo must be worthy of some sort of medal, mustn't it?

[ian2144]

Lancia Trevi, I know it's a bit shy on gauges but look like it has loads.

[benharris]

mp3manager said:

I specced the digi-dash in my Uno Turbo back in the day.

Interesting to see a lower calibrated rev counter but a higher calibrated oil temp gauge compared to the analogue.

I love that the entire dash is digital, except for odometer which is still mechanical, whereas for most cars, the first element of the dashboard to become digital was most probably the odometer while the rest remained analogue.

[IanCress]

Willy Nilly said:

174,470 miles on an Uno Turbo must be worthy of some sort of medal, mustn't it?

Looks like KM rather than miles, but that's still around 110k miles so not bad going for something that probably spent most of its life wheelspinning down the high street.

[Krikkit]

sjabrown said:

I'm not going to claim most gauges, but there is something much more pleasant in viewing analogue gauges than digital ones, or switches that light up. 205 GTI has 6, and they make me think the car is alive then they're all moving.

It's great, isn't it? I used to enjoy the 5 on my 106, watching undamped/fiddled with water and oil temps were good.

I used to like the BMW clocks in the E36/E39, and the vacuum economy gauge.

[davebem]

I miss lots of gauges, as a petrolhead I want to know what my oil temp/pressure and battery voltage is :-(

[lucido grigio]

Escort Cosworth has 7 ,iirc.
4 in the main binnacle,3 in the "banana pod"

[Dyl]

sjabrown said:

they make me think the car is alive then they're all moving.

This was one thing I liked about driving my dad's old Grand Cherokee. Particularly the fuel gauge, which moved a bit too quickly

[Lagerlout]

Bought a Frogeye to restore a while ago, someone went a bit mad in the 70's... lol

[AdamIndy]

Krikkit said:

sjabrown said:

I'm not going to claim most gauges, but there is something much more pleasant in viewing analogue gauges than digital ones, or switches that light up. 205 GTI has 6, and they make me think the car is alive then they're all moving.

It's great, isn't it? I used to enjoy the 5 on my 106, watching undamped/fiddled with water and oil temps were good.

I used to like the BMW clocks in the E36/E39, and the vacuum economy gauge.

I agree. I went all modern and put a digital dash in my kit car. Looks very neat but I REALLY miss the sweeping gauges. I think I will end up putting proper gauges in again.

[colin_p]

davebem said:

I miss lots of gauges, as a petrolhead I want to know what my oil temp/pressure and battery voltage is :-(

Retro fit some like I have to my shed old Passast.


Problem is on newer cars is there isn't a place in dash to fit them.