Tony Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 From the futuristic Maserati Boomerang...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 That's horrid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Bear in mind it was 1970s technology trying to be futuristic, and it kinda makes sense why it's not very modern by todays standards. The whole car though was quite striking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 They obviously did not anticipate how safety standards would evolve and imagining the contortions of your arms needed to get at the switches inside the wheel is mind boggling. I do agree with Viking though, externally, the vehicle looked a real rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Didn't Citroen make a wheel that had a single bar type of thing place at about 6oclk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Yes Citroen DS although I think others had it http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1974_Citroen_D-Special_dashboard.jpg No speedo on that Masser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Yeah that's the one..... Ugly or what!!...... The Masser's speedo is in the centre i think and if so the top end looks a bit tame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 x100 ?? 5500mph seems pretty stout to me ! Its a rev counter Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 I've just Googled the car, I had never heard of it, it looks like a cross between the Countach and a DeLorean! The steering wheel does fit the design of the car but isn't very practical when it comes to using the switches/stalks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 x100 ?? 5500mph seems pretty stout to me ! Its a rev counter Tony Oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 It's not for me..... And anyway what a stupid name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Why would it be difficult to operate switches in the middle of the wheel? Surely they're more accessible than ones further away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 They don't look in fingers reach to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Why would it be difficult to operate switches in the middle of the wheel? Surely they're more accessible than ones further away? I was thinking from more of a steering POV, if you needed to use them while turning it could be tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Why would it be difficult to operate switches in the middle of the wheel? Surely they're more accessible than ones further away? But they are not in the middle of the steering wheel; they are on a boss which is several inches behind the steering wheel rim and which does not rotate with the steering wheel. So, to get at the switches you either have to go in through the gap behind the steering wheel or go over the steering wheel and reach forward into the well that contains the boss with the switches. Either way, ergonomically, it's a dog's breakfast. This picture shows how far behind the wheel-rim the switches are. http://www.supercarfrance.com/Dream-Torino/Part-2/34-Italdesign_Boomerang.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Are indicators really that important in a supercar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well BMW's don't have indicators ........ Fact is that steering column is a pony design concept car or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 if you ignore the switch gear its a great design better than many other cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well I'll have to sit on the fence with that one because the need to obscure information dials in order to make a signal seems illogical to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 if you ignore the switch gear its a great design better than many other cars Perhaps you are thinking of cars from the past? I wouldn't be happy these days with a steering wheel that had no adjustment for height and reach. I don't think of my car as having a particularly outstanding steering wheel layout, but compared with that of the Boomerang, it's a work of genius. Lights, wipers, indicators, cruise control are all accessible without taking a hand off the steering wheel. In addition there are thirteen other switches on the wheel itself each of which is in reach of left or right thumb and all of which are replicated in a visual dashboard display so that you can see exactly what change is being invoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 This car is from the 70's , my 1973 Capri didnt even have the wipers on a stalk! That comes with a nice clear rev counter and well laid out gauges and all the warning lights just where you need them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Must admit the controls in the Prius are quite smart - don't completely understand why other Toyotas don't have a similar level of steering wheel control. Modern Ferrari steering wheels seem to follow a similar path though with so much on the wheel itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Sounds like something out of F1 but i know what you mean and in truth that's the way it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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