Virtual Gauges

[GT Pony]

So I've had my new black GT Premium (no GT performance package) for one full day and had a chance to read up and play around with the virtual gauges.

I thought is was a very cool feature and was impressed with some of the parameters they show, like: Air/Fuel Ratio, Boot/Vac, Cyl Head Temp, Intake Air Temp, Voltage, etc.

So I get to the oil temperature and oil pressure and they are not virtual analog gauges with numbers on the gauge scale. In fact, the oil pressure doesn't even show ... it only says the word "Normal" on the listed parameters (a menu level above the virtual gauge). And the oil temperature is only a yellow, green, red zone type of gauge and no numbers. The oil temperature needle was however running smack dab in the middle of the large green zone.

I mean why would you have a "Cylinder Head Temperature" virtual gauge with numbers around the analog gauge and not do the same for oil pressure or oil temperature ... especially oil pressure.

Ford designers ... what's up there? :frusty: :doh:

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[slythetove]

I thought that was weird too actually.

 

[P4RKER]

Oil pressure has its own analog gauge above the center counsel with the PP no point to have double gages on those cars.

 

[GT Pony]

Oil pressure has its own analog gauge above the center counsel with the PP no point to have double gages on those cars.

I'm talking on the non-PP GT Premiums. IMO, why can't they also have a full blown virtual gauge for oil pressure and oil temperature in the non-PP GT Premium. The car is collecting sensor data ... so it's just a matter of software.

And IMO, I think they should have put a real analog oil temp gauge where the vacuum gauge goes on the dash in a PP. Who cares about vacuum level unless you're trying to go for maximum gas mileage. :shrug:

 

[VIN666]

I bet they don't show oil temp because the uneducated masses would run to the dealers screaming about their "boiling" oil...

 

[docbog]

I would like to see a Digital Speedometer in the gauge pod, even if it meant loosing cylinder head temp or some other.

 

[GT Pony]

I bet they don't show oil temp because the uneducated masses would run to the dealers screaming about their "boiling" oil...

Quite possible.

 

[Bardahl]

I would like to see a Digital Speedometer in the gauge pod, even if it meant loosing cylinder head temp or some other.

me too, surprised they didn't do this......love the car though.

 

[SpaceGhost]

Yeah I wish they put a coffee maker in the glove box because, who doesn't like coffee on the way to work in the morning. ..geeze. .

 

[GT Pony]

I think it's a legitimate observation by those who know what a real sports car should have for instrumentation. Yes, I love the car so far ... but it's the little things like not giving the two most important instrumentation parameters full attention like the others they gave.

I'd take a virtual oil pressure and temperature gauges with real numbers around the scale way before a coffee maker on the dash.

 

[P4RKER]

I think it's a legitimate observation by those who know what a real sports car should have for instrumentation. Yes, I love the car so far ... but it's the little things like not giving the two most important instrumentation parameters full attention like the others they gave.

I'd take a virtual oil pressure and temperature gauges with real numbers around the scale way before a coffee maker on the dash.

I completely agree with you that it being a sports car it should have it but you can also argue that if you want it to truly be a sports car you would also get the performance pack which includes oil pressure as a physical guage.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

I think it's a legitimate observation by those who know what a real sports car should have for instrumentation. Yes, I love the car so far ... but it's the little things like not giving the two most important instrumentation parameters full attention like the others they gave.

I'd take a virtual oil pressure and temperature gauges with real numbers around the scale way before a coffee maker on the dash.

You can get an oil pressure gauge with the P.P. I think they want to maintain exclusivity by refusing to install a virtual oil pressure gauge.

 

[NewSVO]

Get an Accessport, leave the car stock and there you go oil temp and pressure woo!

 

[GT Pony]

You can get an oil pressure gauge with the P.P. I think they want to maintain exclusivity by refusing to install a virtual oil pressure gauge.

I thought of that too ... and you probably aren't too far off base with that viewpoint.

 

[Surtur]

loving the virtual gauges, only thing i would have added is a digital speedometer.

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