<story><title>Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review</title><url>http://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesla/model-3/2018/exclusive-tesla-model-3-first-drive-review/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>laydn</author><text>Center console indicators are quite common. One advantage is that, the indicators are never blocked when you are in a turn. With your traditional instrument cluster placement, the steering wheel blocks the indicators.&lt;p&gt;Cars with instruments in the center dashboard:&lt;p&gt;Mini Cooper: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;images.hgmsites.net&amp;#x2F;lrg&amp;#x2F;2010-mini-cooper-hardtop-2-door-coupe-s-dashboard_100304478_l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;images.hgmsites.net&amp;#x2F;lrg&amp;#x2F;2010-mini-cooper-hardtop-2-do...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Toyota Yaris: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;cars.usnews.com&amp;#x2F;static&amp;#x2F;images&amp;#x2F;Auto&amp;#x2F;izmo&amp;#x2F;306771&amp;#x2F;2009_toyota_yaris_dashboard.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;cars.usnews.com&amp;#x2F;static&amp;#x2F;images&amp;#x2F;Auto&amp;#x2F;izmo&amp;#x2F;306771&amp;#x2F;2009_...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saturn ION: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;consumerguide.com&amp;#x2F;wp-content&amp;#x2F;uploads&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;05130061990005.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;consumerguide.com&amp;#x2F;wp-content&amp;#x2F;uploads&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;05130061...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Citroen C4 Picasso: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com&amp;#x2F;736x&amp;#x2F;fe&amp;#x2F;d6&amp;#x2F;5a&amp;#x2F;fed65a4f2364be22592dc89c495a4587--citroen-c-picasso-family-cars.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com&amp;#x2F;736x&amp;#x2F;fe&amp;#x2F;d6&amp;#x2F;5a&amp;#x2F;fed65a4f2...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;etc...</text></item><item><author>jimmcslim</author><text>Is there a HUD or do I have to move my eyes to the centre console to check my speed? Seems like bad ergonomics to me... and whereas the road ahead is perhaps still in my peripheral vision when I check my speedo, its less so if I am glancing at the centre console (which maybe has a bunch of other distracting things on it as well?)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>SideburnsOfDoom</author><text>Mini Cooper: There is a speedometer directly behind steering wheel, in a smaller secondary instrument panel, as shown in the picture.&lt;p&gt;Toyota Yaris: Not shown in that picture is the Head Up Display projected onto the windscreen, even closer to the driver&amp;#x27;s line of sight. I drove a Yaris for a few days a while back, and the HUD is good - not distracting there&amp;#x27;s and no need to turn your head, which would be dangerous.&lt;p&gt;Citroen C4: Another HUD &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.citroen.co.uk&amp;#x2F;about-citroen&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;head-up-display&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.citroen.co.uk&amp;#x2F;about-citroen&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;head-up-di...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saturn ION: Seems to be the only valid example. I don&amp;#x27;t know myself, can&amp;#x27;t remember ever being in a Saturn ION. Wikipedia tells me that GM does not make them anymore.&lt;p&gt;it still seems to me that for reasons of safety , you want &lt;i&gt;some&lt;/i&gt; instrumentation to be very close to the driver&amp;#x27;s default line of sight. Not necessarily all of it, but a few key indicators such as speed.</text></comment>
<story><title>Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review</title><url>http://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesla/model-3/2018/exclusive-tesla-model-3-first-drive-review/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>laydn</author><text>Center console indicators are quite common. One advantage is that, the indicators are never blocked when you are in a turn. With your traditional instrument cluster placement, the steering wheel blocks the indicators.&lt;p&gt;Cars with instruments in the center dashboard:&lt;p&gt;Mini Cooper: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;images.hgmsites.net&amp;#x2F;lrg&amp;#x2F;2010-mini-cooper-hardtop-2-door-coupe-s-dashboard_100304478_l.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;images.hgmsites.net&amp;#x2F;lrg&amp;#x2F;2010-mini-cooper-hardtop-2-do...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Toyota Yaris: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;cars.usnews.com&amp;#x2F;static&amp;#x2F;images&amp;#x2F;Auto&amp;#x2F;izmo&amp;#x2F;306771&amp;#x2F;2009_toyota_yaris_dashboard.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;cars.usnews.com&amp;#x2F;static&amp;#x2F;images&amp;#x2F;Auto&amp;#x2F;izmo&amp;#x2F;306771&amp;#x2F;2009_...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saturn ION: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;consumerguide.com&amp;#x2F;wp-content&amp;#x2F;uploads&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;05130061990005.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;consumerguide.com&amp;#x2F;wp-content&amp;#x2F;uploads&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;05130061...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Citroen C4 Picasso: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com&amp;#x2F;736x&amp;#x2F;fe&amp;#x2F;d6&amp;#x2F;5a&amp;#x2F;fed65a4f2364be22592dc89c495a4587--citroen-c-picasso-family-cars.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com&amp;#x2F;736x&amp;#x2F;fe&amp;#x2F;d6&amp;#x2F;5a&amp;#x2F;fed65a4f2...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;etc...</text></item><item><author>jimmcslim</author><text>Is there a HUD or do I have to move my eyes to the centre console to check my speed? Seems like bad ergonomics to me... and whereas the road ahead is perhaps still in my peripheral vision when I check my speedo, its less so if I am glancing at the centre console (which maybe has a bunch of other distracting things on it as well?)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>reportingsjr</author><text>I have the Toyota Prius C which is based on the yaris. I absolutely love the center console indicator and hate driving cars with it behind the wheel now. I&amp;#x27;m really glad to see more manufacturers switching to the center console displays.</text></comment>