According from owner's manual on page 210, doesn't equip with boost gauge.I keep forgetting, does the Ascent comes with standard turbo boost gauge like the WRX or STI? Those who received theirs already, can you please confirm? Thanks!
Nope, no boost gauge, but a neat %throttle gauge. Also an attitude gauge(% incline).I keep forgetting, does the Ascent comes with standard turbo boost gauge like the WRX or STI? Those who received theirs already, can you please confirm? Thanks!
Both of these seem supeer silly to me. "Honey, it's floored, look if you don't believe me". The Ascent is not an FJ, what's the incline gauge for? Oh, right 19 cupholders. "Bobby, Jimmy ... we are nearing a 7% incline, watch your sippy cups"Nope, no boost gauge, but a neat %throttle gauge. Also an attitude gauge(% incline).
Yes, it has a coolant gauge.Both of these seem supeer silly to me. "Honey, it's floored, look if you don't believe me". The Ascent is not an FJ, what's the incline gauge for? Oh, right 19 cupholders. "Bobby, Jimmy ... we are nearing a 7% incline, watch your sippy cups"
Does it have even a coolant gauge? Or just a red light that says, "Oopps, you over heated - alot, your motor is done". I also thought it super funny when Subaru introduced the "eco needle" they ditched to coolant gauge. "Ah - they don't need this - give them a light instead". But , oh, that eco meter was so important at the time. So important when I test drove a 2012, the salesman made us ditch the test drive. He was convinced the erratic movement of the eco gauge must mean something was wrong. I didn't have the heart to say..."Nah, that's just my right foot. "
Well thank the car gods. That's a good thing. A boosted motor without monitoring is like running at full speed with blinders on. Does it have numbers on it, or just the Red Pie Slice at 10:30 pm on the clockface. My XTs have a facotry coolant gauge, but it's pretty dumb. It registers 130* to about 180* without moving, just sitting there at 9 o'clock happy as can be. Then it will start to spike. I have real coolant gauges on both of cars.Yes, it has a coolant gauge.
LMAO! :grin:The Ascent is not an FJ, what's the incline gauge for? Oh, right 19 cupholders. "Bobby, Jimmy ... we are nearing a 7% incline, watch your sippy cups"
Yep, I'm sure you will be able to. Subaru should ditch their crappy infotainment in lieu of (or at least offer) a gauge package option for the screen. All electronic from the sensors already employed by the ECU to manage the car.If you were curious, you should be able to do an OBD2 boost gauge by checking manifold relative pressure. I haven't looked yet.
I guess I never thought of that ^^^, regular towing on the highway, though? I can see knowing a certain angle is your limit on a boat ramp. That could be helpful. I don't have the $ for horses or boats, I never considered it useful. Now the lateral tilt-meter, that's helpful when rock crawling. It tells you when you are upside down.LMAO! :grin:
On a serious note though, anything that tows should have an incline gauge.
Yep, I'm sure you will be able to. Subaru should ditch their crappy infotainment in lieu of (or at least offer) a gauge package option for the screen. All electronic from the sensors already employed by the ECU to manage the car.
Agreed. take the incline gauge, and you are towing. You find out that if you get into boost above a certain level which is sustained and the coolant and oil temps start rising. And with the CVT, this is a VERY real world scenario. Sustained RPMs, sustained boost, EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) can rise quickly in a boosted motor. What if you got some bad gas and she's pinging at a certain RPM/Boost level. Engine monitoring is not something to be taken lightly or blindly.This was actually disappointing to me when I realized this during the test drive and subsequent owner manual reading. I know a lot of you guys are making jokes about why a family hauler would need a boost gauge, but it comes in very handy in a lot of situations that aren't performance related.
Look at the above post. We all thought the same thing. Many of you will just drive your turbos like a K-Car. That's fine. Turbo systems are more advance and more reliable than 10 years ago. Subaru learned much with the 2.0DIT and it's proving to be a very good motor. I suspect the 2.4DIT to be similar.Most people have no need for gauges, they won't look at them. The engine ECU on a modern vehicle will protect itself and should shut you down before you can cook an engine. And of course it has a boost sensor on it. It may not display it for you, but the engine is reading it. This is a family car, just drive it.
On a positive note, one can use Torque and an Android phone to display that info while it's doing Android Auto to the head unit. And, Torque already had a plugin for Android Auto - with luck, they will get it Google certified (uncertified apps/plugins don't work since Android Auto v3).Yep, I'm sure you will be able to. Subaru should ditch their crappy infotainment in lieu of (or at least offer) a gauge package option for the screen. All electronic from the sensors already employed by the ECU to manage the car.
This eliminates looking at the phone on a mount correct? It gets displayed to the head unit?On a positive note, one can use Torque and an Android phone to display that info while it's doing Android Auto to the head unit.
This eliminates looking at the phone on a mount correct? It gets displayed to the head unit?
My old school cars have kept me with old school ways. The torque APP doesn't read some things I need for the tuned cars. But is wonderful for the above.