I guess I'm wondering more what the current practice is now, and secondarily what the law allows (i.e, are the choices km/h only or both km/h and mph provided that the km/h display is primary on dual analog displays, etc;)_
Ezra -------------- Original message -------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No..there are plenty. Example, the Peugeot 405 Mi16 sold in Canada in > 89-91 had km/h only. But a contemporary (90-97) Mazda Miata had km/h > on the outer and mph on the inner. > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > So, is it illegal to sell a car in Canada that displays km/h only? > > Ezra > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Stephen Gallagher > > > >> >> > >> > All new cars (since 2005) display km/h *only* on the speedometer and > >> > km *only* on the odometer, unless the particular make has a digital > >> > display that is switchable - my wife's Citroen can be switched from > >> > one to the other, but like anyone else I know with such a model, she > >> > keeps it to match the signs. Cars older than that display km/h and > >> > MPH on the speedometer, with the MPH display on the more prominent > >> > outer dial, and miles *only* on the odometer. > >> > > >> > What is the position in Canada with respect to instrumentation ? > >> > >> Virtually all cars sold in Canada have speedometers with km/h as the > >> larger and more predominant numbers, and MPH as the smaller inside > >> numbers. The odometers generally display km. And, some newer cars > >> can switch back and forth between km and miles, but that is primarily > >> for use when driving the US, as well as to allow auto manufacturers to > >> only have to produce one speedometer and odometer display for both > >> countries. > >> > >
