Definitely a lack of info with respect to voltage... but interesting, to say the least, that Mazda does put the oil pressure gauge front & center right between the speedo and tach.
Conversely, I sure wouldn't call my '98 Grand Caravan a serious track car, even though it has a full compliment of gauges front and center, including oil pressure and voltmeter immediately adjacent to the speedo and tach!! Who knows what was behind that decision?
I guess every manufacturer does their research and includes what they feel is necessary. I can't see that having this info conveniently available at a glance would be a negative factor under any circumstances.

Best regardSS,

Elie

 

Very diplomatically put.

 

Why does that matter....
Well I will grant you, I overlooked its oil pressure gauge. Maybe it was the illegibility due to its lack of a numeric scale. Ya, that's real ergonomic, along with the easy-to-not-read-um-where-is-it volt 'meter' Nonetheless you are hereby awarded 1/2 a point
If that bland-o cluster was on the Camaro, I'd be disappointed on both an aesthetic and a functional level.

So you like the WRX? No comment then? How about these. First the Porsche Boxster S... oh noz, no critical gauges


How about a BMW 328i? They're pretty sporty cars, famous for track prowess...

(Incidentally... some might complain those needles block the numbers)

To heck with all these nickle-and-dime posers. Let's move UPscale! How about a Lambo Gallardo?

What?! No oil pressure gauge on this high-dollar exotic, with its hand-built race engine? Well at least, it clearly does sport a low voltage warning light

EDIT - what the heck, here's one more. Mercedes SL55 AMG, 510 HP and oh no! No Gauges!

 

My '95 PA Ultra shows all analog, with actual numbers, not "H">"C" etc.
It has the large speedo and tach, front & center, then temp over oil pressure(far left) and volts over gas(far right).
And it's a luxury car...
(Can't find a good pic.)

I only hope we get all analog, accurate, real time, gages with numbers not letters.

I think people who buy sports cars do like to be able to monitor all their vitals at a glance, especially volts in cars with a lot of electronics.
You can see when you need to clean or tighten battery terminal from watching abnormally low voltage drops at red lights etc. before you run the battery down.

One of my major complaints about my HUD in the Rendezvous. TOO SIMPLE, and in big DOS green.
It only diplays my speed, or radio channel if I change volume or something....unattractive and nearly useless...

 

Apparently not the buyers of the Porsche Boxster S, Subaru WRX STi, BMW 328i, Lamborghini Gallardo, and MB SL55 AMG, to name just a few.

Bottom line - the industry standard for 'main' instruments in sporty cars is four things. Speedo, tach, coolant temp, and fuel. JUST LIKE what we've seen 'front and center' in the leaked 2010 Camaro spy pix already out there.

 

I don't understand how so many people from this site have been able to sit in a mule and look at the gauges, then drive the car and see how they function. Oh wait nobody has been able to do this, they just all assume from a ****ty cell phone picture that the gauges will be hard to read. How many people bashed this car from photos at the auto shows then posted how "you have to see this car in person to appreciate it". And these were pictures from good digital cameras with great auto show lighting. I really don't think this car was built with the intention that the majority of people will be looking at the gauges while driving on a road course. I would bet my 5th gen fund that the gauges will be easy to read and prominant. Plus I think that judging by how big the info center between the gauges are that a digital read of any gauge will be able to be displayed there. How about every stops complaining for 8 monthes (because I don't see major designes like the interior changing now) and waits for the final product. It seems like the people talking about the new mustang already have their mind made up and should go frequent the corral instead of

 

People who drive 110 mph on road courses don't CARE what their exact oil pressure is. They -- we -- ONLY care if it's low. Every one of those sports cars above has a nice big red idiot light (and probably an audible alarm) that will come on if things start to go wrong.

What I need most when I'm on track is a tach I can read REALLY EASILY and that oil pressure idiot light. A temp gauge is good to have too, particularly at club track-day type events in the summer. Beyond that, I don't care. On the street, that temp gauge is somewhat more important and obviously a speedo is very important. None of the rest matters much.

 

The only time I look at my guages on my sportbike is when I see a cop.... just sayin.

 

They have money to replace engines at the drop of a hat too.

Question IS?..what has Camaro typically done in its 40 years?

It's one part of Camaro, or F-Body's heritage that a lot of us LOVE!..

Answer...6 gages of analog monitoring.

 

Somehow Big, I find that hard to believe.



BTW, that Boxster cluster is badass. In fact all of them are better looking than the 5th gen - to me anyway.

 

To each their own, the boxster cluster is UGLY.

 

Oh...UH...how do you know that? It's just a picture. Have you driven it? Have you touched it?

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Just kidding you James...

 

Go drive a Hyundai Charlie, you don't deserve a Camaro

 

Shhh. My Camaros would be very mad if they heard you say that.

 

Again...the interior is not a deal breaker for me..but it is not a strong point of the cars design. When the thing was released many people voiced their displeasure with it..but GM has stayed the course.

I would have been happy with the G8 interior with some Camaro looking bits added.