I agree what Mr. Mitsubishi said: the meter is harder to read but you get more vivid info about your car in this mode. I may start from the classic dial mode at the beginning, and then switch to this dial mode once getting used to the car.
I drove my 2023 outlander PHEV premium for the first time in the night today. Aside from infotainment screen light, the cabin was dark and could barely see anything without turning on the overhead/visor light. How does the front lights up to see buttons like the audio, camera, cruise, etc in the night?
The label on the left gauge says x10 kW. But while you were idling the needle seems to indicate engine RPM and the scale is different depending on which of the two displays you choose. I'm assuming the x10 kW is only referring to the left side of the gauge but they put the label on the right.
The upper left half-circle of the left gauge is for EV output (fills with blue colour) and the upper right half circle of the same gauge is for ICE/gas output (fills with green colour). It displays ICE/gas output in kW rather than traditional RPM. I actually like that as power is described in one uniform measure whether ICE/gas or electric: kW; and RPM really isn't necessary today for non-manual vehicles.
The more detailed screen is cool but some of the options waste the extra space by just showing a picture of the vehicle next to the info. I think they could've done better with these panels.
On regular gas engine, I'd go with classic looks 100%. Then, I stayed the same with PHEV but after realizing that going to this enhanced looks frees up way more space for more detailed graphic on energy flow - it became my favorite. I find I like the enhanced battery and energy flow graphic a lot more that those classic gauges.
I agree what Mr. Mitsubishi said: the meter is harder to read but you get more vivid info about your car in this mode. I may start from the classic dial mode at the beginning, and then switch to this dial mode once getting used to the car.
