Digital gauges first started showing up in 1980s cars to varying degrees of success. Automakers pushed hard for them, but the trend all but died in the 1990s. In the 21st century, though, digital ...

Most vehicles have some sort of screen in the gauge cluster these days, but some are better than others. With analogue dials quickly being phased out by more detailed screens that can be customized, ...

While cars have abandoned traditional analog gauges, semi trucks still have a massive amount of gauges. Here's why, as well ...

We've seen our fair share of custom cars that neglect their dashboard game and that's like riding a horse with no saddle. OK...that actually might be an understatement. The instrument cluster of your ...

Which type of refrigeration manifold gauge do you commonly use — digital or mechanical? Each type has its advantages and disadvantages. Newer digital manifolds have a lot to offer and can make ...

Ford thought it was cute last year when it gave the Mustang retro Fox-body gauge graphics. Lexus one-upped it with a collection of hot-swappable gauge designs from classic Toyotas. But they’ve got ...

Manufacturers do all kinds of cool stuff with digital instrument cluster design, but the new seventh-gen 2024 Ford Mustang has the most amusing use of the technology to date: a retro-style gauge ...

One of the first upgrades any hot rodder does is to the car or truck's gauges. Why? Well, to be blunt, it's because in most cases the classic factory gauges are woefully lacking when it comes to ...

Analog gauges gave way to all manner of fancy electroluminescent and LED gauges in the ’80s, but the trend didn’t last long. It’s only in the last decade or so that LCD digital gauges have really ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated Oct. 18, 2024, to add information about the related recall from Kia and NHTSA. It’s not great when your car can’t tell you how fast you’re going, and it’s ...