How to Use tach in a Sentence

tach

noun
  • As the tach zings past 6000 or so, the clutch hooks up, and you're gone.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2020
  • In the twisties, just keep the tach above 7,000 rpm and enjoy the gearbox.
    Joe Michaud, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
  • An analog tach and speedo housed in round white-on-black gauges stare back at you.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The tach shows a low redline for the first 500 miles, until the engine is broken in.
    Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2019
  • Fine so far, but the red numbers in the speedometer and tach are hard to read with sunglasses.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The gauge cluster features a 7.0-inch display between the analog speedo and the tach.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2017
  • At tach a thermometer to a Dutch oven or other large heavy pot and set over medium-high heat.
    Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2018
  • Press the console button for Dynamic mode, and the tach jumps, the steering becomes heavy and the springs stiffen.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
  • While the problem is greatest for tall drivers, anyone whose head is high enough to see over the top of the wheel is likely to miss at least part of the tach.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The tach and speedo can be minimized into the corners of the 12.3-inch display so the whole area can be a 3D map for navigation.
    Robert Duffer, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The tach and speedo can be minimized into the corners of the 12.3-inch display so the whole area can be a 3-D map for navigation.
    Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The round, white-on-black gauges are marked in an art-deco typeface, and in fifth gear the red speedo and tach needles swing in unison, pointing straight up at 80 mph.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 June 2020
  • Hit the Sport Response button on the steering wheel and the tach needle rises another 1000 rpm.
    David Beard, Car and Driver, 23 July 2021
  • All other trim levels have a smaller screen with a digital tach and analog speedo.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Engage the easy-to-use launch control—left foot hard on brake, mash gas, release brake when tach stabilizes—and just try to keep your head from bouncing off the headrest.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 10 June 2020
  • In the top two trims, the camera feed from the blind-spot monitor replaces the virtual tach when the turn signal is activated.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 20 May 2022
  • There's enough punch up and down the tach to regularly exercise the traction control as well as your scalene muscles.
    Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2020
  • And that engine still sounded deliciously melodical as the tach needle swept past the 3,000 rpm mark.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2021
  • All instruments are neatly marked, but the oddly angled steering wheel obscures the upper ranges of the tach and speedometer in most positions.
    Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 15 June 2020
  • The throttle calibration is right on, with sharp response and explosive power anywhere on the tach.
    Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The instrument panel keeps it fairly simple, too, with analog dials for the speed and tach and a vehicle-data display in the center.
    Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Thoughtfully, a track screen reduces the digital displays left and right of the center tach for spirited driving.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The map and nav commands come up in a broad display area between tach and speedo, which is real estate that is otherwise blank unless toggling through radio.
    Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2017
  • The dial speedometer and tach remain behind the wheel, while the GPS, entertainment functions, and other settings move to a central panel controlled by a push button.
    Jessie Scanlon, WIRED, 1 May 2000
  • When the tach's needle swings toward the redline, the Yaris' growl recalls a Triumph Speed Triple shredding a mountain road, with the added aural component of the turbo's waste gate whooshing on throttle lift at corner entry.
    Dan Carney, Ars Technica, 22 June 2022
  • The tach is unnecessary with a continuously variable transmission and the speedometer is crammed with kilometer and mph digits to 140 mph, which this car will never see.
    Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Despite a nifty digital tach, Honda’s graphics are small and steering controls plasticky.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Up front, the dash is attractive, the ventilation controls are unified into a workable layout, and the instruments (including a tach) are legible.
    Michael Jordan, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2020

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