Concerns about Tachometer on Manual

[brettclutch]

Anyone having any concerns about the Tachometer preview images and getting the manual? I'm still super divided between the 'fun' of a manual and the benefits of the 2.7 + Auto. It's such a hard decision and I'm grasping at straws as to things of which could sway the balance.

One item I haven't seen much chatter about is the lack of traditional tach on Bronco. The images I've seen of the dash is that there is just this small little vertical bar which shows the tach. I'm not sure I really could work and will likely just have to shift by sound/feel from the looks of it.

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[Toccoa]

Except for when you first get a (new) car, the tach doesn’t matter that much. You get to know when it’s time to shift as you drive it. So, whether it’s a swinging needle or a stack of bars, it will probably get the job done while you need it and fade away when you don’t.

 

[brettclutch]

I'd agree but that's an 'excuse' to cover for the fact that there is poor visual engine speed user experience. I for sure have experienced what you discuss many times but I still find myself peering at the tachometer when I'm 'ripping' the gears to pull the max out of the engine. I wonder if I will feel that same 'excitement' with Bronco.

 

[BeerForMyHorses]

I'd agree but that's an 'excuse' to cover for the fact that there is poor visual engine speed user experience. I for sure have experienced what you discuss many times but I still find myself peering at the tachometer when I'm 'ripping' the gears to pull the max out of the engine. I wonder if I will feel that same 'excitement' with Bronco.

Same. I never use the tach to shift, I go off feel and sound, but I still usually look at the tach to validate my senses. To your original point, whether or not the Bronco has a traditional style tach on it is of no concern to me. Like what the other guy said, I'll just get used to whatever they have on there. I'll just be happy to be shifting my own gears!

 

[PSUTE]

Except for when you first get a (new) car, the tach doesn’t matter that much. You get to know when it’s time to shift as you drive it. So, whether it’s a swinging needle or a stack of bars, it will probably get the job done while you need it and fade away when you don’t.

Exactly. Once you know the vehicle you shouldn't need to use the clutch once you've launched from a stop. You know via feel and noise when the RPMs line up for a smooth shift without it. Applies to down shifting as well, but that requires an additional level of practice and skill...

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

I have vehicles that don't even have tachs.

Would a traditional tach have been better? Yes.

Is the digital tach/analog speedo combo incredibly stupid? Yes. Ford is good at making terrible decisions that regularly prove they are just sorta stumblefucking along hoping they pull through.

Will it be a problem? No. Not at all. You don't need a tach to know when to shift. Especially seeing as this is a modern vehicle with a rev limiter that will stop you from screwing up.

 

[MaverickMan]

Ive had several manuals that didnt have tachs. And I have had 80s vehicle that used non digital backlit graphics that were just rediculous for intrumentation. I dont use it that much except for diagnostics and other things like that.

A weird tach is definitely not enough to make me give up the best in class crawl ratio. Its gonna be pretty cool to be low low low.

 

[Cookieck]

Unless you’re drag racing, which a bronco isn’t really the vehicle to use, then I don’t see any reason you actually need a tach, and even then probably better to install a shift lift and not rely on the tach. A lot of manual vehicles I’ve driven don’t have a tach at all. My first car was a 68 beetle, no tach. Had 3 diff beetles, and still have a 74 beetle, no tach in any of them. Ridden/owned multiple motorcycles with no tachs. First motorcycle was a Honda shadow, speedo and trip meter are only thing it has, no tach, no fuel gauge, no clock, nothing else. Only one motorcycle I own that has the standard dial type tach, and I rarely if ever use it - it revs to 12k and even in first gear you don’t hit redline line til about 80mph, so no real worried bout what the rpms are there. Another bike I got has a set of bars that go up one side of the digital display and across the top as the tach, didn’t even notice it first time I rode it. My camaro is the only vehicle I may purposely glance at tach from time to time, but still wouldn’t be bothered if it didn’t have one at all. I drove manuals for a few years before I ever drove one with a tach.

But if you’re that worried about it, I’m sure the aftermarket will have extra gauge options at some point, probably pillar mount so then ya don’t even have to look down.

 

[Daytona_Bronco]

It's all feel and sound .. I never look down when banging gears.

 

[Ride Em Bronco]

Shifting requires five body parts only - one hand and two ears and two feet.

Edited: I was off by a couple of feet

 

[toughtoaster]

My biggest gripe is that it’s dual information that’s useless. You can get a digital speedometer on the screen so why not make it 100% digital at that point like the mustang?

 

[toughtoaster]

Shifting only requires three body parts only - one hand and two ears.

Leg amputees rejoice!

 

[BroncoBuckaroo]

Except for when you first get a (new) car, the tach doesn’t matter that much. You get to know when it’s time to shift as you drive it. So, whether it’s a swinging needle or a stack of bars, it will probably get the job done while you need it and fade away when you don’t.

I don't know about that..maybe on a Bronco but when my GT350 is high revving I'm looking at the tach

 

[jjack50]

I started on a manual beetle so no tach there. I‘ve also owned a Mazda 323 GTX with digital circus gauge. Fun to look at. When it was new. Almost never used it to shift. So, like many others, what the tach looks like doesn’t matter.
Also, remember, we haven’t really seen what the dash looks like on a true production design.

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