How far back do we have to go to get to cars that just showed percentages, cause I have literally never experienced one in my life.
Even my model year 2000 clunker has instant MPG, average MPG, miles to empty and a gas gauge with actual gallons.
Even my model year 2000 clunker has instant MPG, average MPG, miles to empty and a gas gauge with actual gallons.
Such a style is cheaper to implement. Resistive float sensor in the tank, run a wire to a mini 90 degree needle gauge in the instrument cluster, done. Instant/Average MPG and miles to empty are additional fanciness that up until recently, came standard only on higher-end cars, or was part of an optional package that may or may not be avail on lower end brands/models.
Everything else (1998 Toyota Camry, 2002 Chevy Impala, 1997 Ford Ranger, 2005 VW GTI) have only had an analog fuel gauge.