THE X-Type dash features a long, sweeping hood made from soft plastic and a sea of wood veneer, the latter grey-stained bird's eye maple in Sport models and traditional bird's eye maple in SE. Woodgrain is also used on the gearknob, around the gearshift and on the centre console, while SE models have an additional piece of veneer in each door. The instrument cluster is a simple affair, with all gauges using chrome rings, a "British Racing" green background and white graphics that turn green at night. The speedometer winds around to 260km/h (actual top speed is 225km/h on the 2.5-litre manual) and the tachometer rises to a 6500rpm redline.