But in the cabin, the parcel tray bounced and the instrument binnacle zizzed.

Until 1990, cars were fitted with an instrument binnacle that used digital readouts.

The instrument binnacle contains twin dials on start-up, but once under way Audi crams too much information in there for any clarity.

A case in point is the multilevel instrument binnacle in the 2006 Civic Si.

In place of the bland old dashboard there is a new instrument binnacle presenting clear, unambiguous information with real style.

There's a four-dial instrument binnacle with gimmick-free digital displays of fuel consumption and trip distances.

He rolled the cigarettes on to the instrument binnacle, then resumed his discussion with the young women.

The jutting carapace of the instrument binnacle presided over the dark cleft between his buttocks.

The Chevette also had a much more angular instrument binnacle, although the instrumentation within was similar (though in imperial rather than metric measurements).

Inside, a full digital dashboard was introduced with push-button controls at either end of the instrument binnacle.