Moving light after 6k RPM

[aliiin]

So what is the actual purpose of this?

I noticed it today after having the car for almost 3 weeks (first time it's done this?)

[ntg44]

Originally Posted by aliiin

So what is the actual purpose of this?

I noticed it today after having the car for almost 3 weeks (first time it's done this?)

It's a shift light, as many other cars have. My old 350z had a single red LED in the center of the tach, although the trigger rpm was configurable.

Usefulness can be debated, but it's certainly inspired by racecar steering wheels where the LED lights grow in number as the car approaches redline, until it's time to shift and they all blink. This is no different.

That being said, I would have preferred to have nothing until about 100 rpm before redline and have the entire row of lights all light up at once. It's way more obvious and more noticeable in your peripheral vision when you're focused on the road and on shifting.

[mjposner]

So that begs the question, why wind out when not in M mode?

[mindspin311]

Originally Posted by mjposner

So that begs the question, why wind out when not in M mode?

Why not?

[PorkchopExpress]

Originally Posted by mindspin311

Why not?

/thread