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Old 05-03-2006, 02:51 PM
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Default Re: Do gauges change colour when you exceed an MPG target?
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Originally Posted by TOHHybrid
Let's get back to the topic: the test drive.

Does anyone know if the Optitron gauges have a ring of lights that change color when MPG exceeds a certain amount? I read in a review that they did that, and this is what the Lexus IS gauges do. They look very similar -- actually the entire dashboard does.

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SR.
You know, I seem to recall a pale blue ring turning on around all the gauges at some point, but I didn't think anything of it. I guess they do. Do you know at which point they do this? Maybe anything above 40 mpg? My memory is fuzzy on this since I barely paid attention to it.

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