I was just wondering why in the hell is the speedometer in the freakin middle of the Xb?? I dont konw why they couldnt put it under the steering wheel like the Tc.. there might be a reason i dont know about.. please fill me in.

 

takes awhile to get used to!!! XA has a similar set up , but even more to the right!! I actually like where the speedometer is on the XB!!

 

I love the speedo in the middle- Its so much easier to look at when you're driving!

 

I think they did it so you would not have to take your eyes off the road.

 

I haven't a problem with it at all.

Just a little design swipe from the MINI, which has a huge one in the center of the dash.

Not much original in the xB. Design is stolen from a million different cars. Over a ton of decades. Japanese having been doing this for 35 years.

It just adds to the oddity factor.

 

I thnk the speedometer placement is great, and the dozens of people who have looked at my car agree. Beyond the uniqueness factor, the gauge is easier to read where it is.

 

took me about a day to get use to where the speedo is at in my xA i love where its at and with it behind the steering wheel and steering wheel hides some of the gauges for me i like too see all my gauges

 

Yes but the car the xB & xA is built on, the ECHO has it in the center also & the ECHO has been around before the new minis.

 

I drove my 88 Celica the other day and I couldn't get used to the gauges NOT being in the middle, Its so much nicer not having to move my hands and head to see my gauges, just turn my eyes for half an instant...

 

I bet it makes producing dashes cheaper? I mean if it's in the center then there's less changes between countries or something.

 

I think that's the whole deal, it keeps all of the wiring between left and right-hand drive the same, keeping the production costs down. I really like it in the middle, now I'm thinking of moding my '85 Ranger to center guages too.

 

its there because its for everyone in to car to _____ about how fast you were going.

 

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Ehm, the bB has had center gauges since 98 or 99. The new minis came out at least a few years after that.

They're there because toyota put them there. It's a design choice. If you don't like it you have two options. First, you can get a different car. Barring that, you could mod your dash so it's behind the wheel.

We're not here to sell you a scion.

 

It wasn't swiped from the Mini.

 

It's cool for us tall people cause on most cars when u tilt the wheel up, it sometimes blocks the guages.... usually the gas guage which u don't notice it's super low until you got like half a gallon left and your stuck in traffic 20 miles from the nearest gas station and you have a gas hog v-8 ....sorry bad memories of my firebird

 

Thats whats its there for. :D I think it was a great idea.

 

you have that problem too, thought it was just me...

 

Placement is great. I just wish it was a little larger.

 

why is it there in the mini, in old jeeps....its what makes them stand out...