Mitsubishi Cordia (1st generation)

1982–1990

Cluster: Analog dials (LCD optional): cars with this instrument cluster
Centre display: None

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Instrument cluster, Mitsubishi Cordia (1st generation)

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Summary

Mitsubishi's 1982 hatchback coupé offered a liquid-crystal instrument cluster from launch.

Specifications

Years: 1982–19901980s: cars launched in the 1980s
Markets: JDM, US, EU, AU, NZ
Instrument cluster: Analog dials (LCD optional): cars with this instrument cluster
Head-up display: None
Centre display: None
Input: Physical buttons
Era: Digital dashboards1976–1995

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Instrument cluster

The LCD cluster shows a digital speedometer and a bar-graph tachometer, with the warning lamps arranged on a car-shaped diagram. A conventional speedometer cable still feeds it, so the odometer and trip meter stay mechanical.

Controls

A deeper fascia than the Tredia saloon's wraps around the driver.

Facts

The Cordia was among the first series-production cars offered with an optional electronic instrument cluster.[5]
At the February 1982 Japanese launch the liquid-crystal meter was fitted to the 1600GSR-S.[2]
In February 1982 engineers from Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Motors presented an SAE paper on an LCD instrument panel developed for a 1982 Mitsubishi model, without naming the car.[6]
The digital dash stayed an option even on well-equipped Turbo models; a top-specification 1985 Cordia Turbo was built without it.[4]

Sources

[1]Wikipedia. Mitsubishi Cordia (opens in a new tab). en.wikipedia.org
[2]Wikipedia (Japanese). 三菱・コルディア (Mitsubishi Cordia) (opens in a new tab). ja.wikipedia.org
[3]The Truth About Cars. When I Build My Spaceship, It Will Be Equipped With This Mitsubishi Cordia Instrument Cluster (opens in a new tab). thetruthaboutcars.com
[4]Japanese Nostalgic Car. Kidney, Anyone? Mint 30k-mile Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo (opens in a new tab). japanesenostalgiccar.com
[5]Motor1 France. Mitsubishi Tredia/Cordia (1982-1990) : les connaissez-vous encore ? (opens in a new tab). fr.motor1.com
[6]SAE International. LCD Instrument Panel for Automobiles (SAE Technical Paper 820009) (opens in a new tab). saemobilus.sae.org

Record

Record: mitsubishi/cordia/1st-gen
Wikidata: Q1939842 (opens in a new tab)
Status: In progress: what the record statuses mean
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