Porsche’s Taycan electric sedan will introduce a minimalist cockpit design that breaks with the brand’s core stylistic convention.

The Taycan will have a fully configurable digital instrument cluster — a first for a Porsche car. Previously every model has at least retained the analog rev counter in the center, which was considered a unique design cue as typical for the brand as placing the ignition switch on the left of the steering wheel rather than the right.

Porsche said the Taycan’s modern “less is more” interior was  inspired by the cleanly styled dashboard found in the original 911 from 1963.

“The Taycan interior combines design design elements typical for the brand with a new type of user experience, and impresses with its simple elegance,” Porsche’s head of interior design, Ivo van Hulten, said in a statement.

A free-standing 16.8-inch curved screen wider than the steering wheel and directed at the driver replaces the typical cowl for glare reduction.

Porsche said this gives it a slim modern appearance in the style of high-end smartphones and tablets. A vapor-deposited polarizing filter provides the display with the necessary anti-reflective properties.

In the “classic mode,” the display shows digital equivalents of the traditional rounded instruments with a power meter replacing the engine rev counter that is no longer needed.

Customers can also choose a full map or only project essential driving information such as speed, traffic signs and navigation using a minimalist arrow when opting for the “pure mode.”

Small, touch controlled fields at the edges of the screen operate the headlights and chassis functions and direction selector switches are integrated in order to remove the traditional lever and give it a tidy look. Mechanically-operated slats in the air vents have also been eliminated.

The 10.9-inch central display can be combined for the first time with an optional passenger display to form an integrated glass band in a black-panel look to visually blend in with the rest of the interior.

Below the central display is an elevated 8.4-inch touch panel with haptic feedback, where occupants can control the air conditioning settings directly, for example. It also features handwriting recognition for quickly inputting addresses.

The vehicle also offers voice recognition that responds to the command “Hey Porsche.”

In addition to the normal leather materials on offer, the Taycan will also come in a leather-free interior that uses a high-quality, partially recycled material called “Race-Tex,” whose production results in 80 percent fewer CO2 emissions. The floor covering also uses fibers made from recycled fishing nets.

Porsche will debut the car to the media on Sept. 4 ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt auto show on Sept. 10.

Porsche may also offer Netflix-style streaming video in the Taycan.

Video streaming could come to the Taycan, Oliver Fritz, Porsche’s director of driver experience, said this week on the sidelines of a press event at Porsche Cars North America headquarters.

But he said the plans are not yet firm. “We are working on the video use case, but we want to make it safe,” Fritz said.