Best car interiors

[kambites]

If you're going to have wood, you should be able to feel the grain. Lacquering wood just makes it look and feel like plastic.

[George H]

V8Triumph said:

Modern car interiors all look horrible - too much plastic and "carbon fibre" going on. Those that have wood manage to make wood look extremely tacky. NOTHING beats a pre-1970's interior

Mine has wood and I don't think it looks tacky.



I do hate carbon fibre when used in interiors though, looks awful. Wood is the way forward

[V8Triumph]

George H said:

V8Triumph said:

Modern car interiors all look horrible - too much plastic and "carbon fibre" going on. Those that have wood manage to make wood look extremely tacky. NOTHING beats a pre-1970's interior

Mine has wood and I don't think it looks tacky.



I do hate carbon fibre when used in interiors though, looks awful. Wood is the way forward

OK, OK you are the exception. Erm, I'd swap my lovely Mk.1 Triumph GT6 for that, even if it is modern. Though only if I can swap the steering wheel.

[HeatonNorris]

That looks bloody awful. Too many different colours, materials and textures going on.

Silver painted plastic should never, ever be used with light coloured leather.

[George H]

HeatonNorris said:

That looks bloody awful. Too many different colours, materials and textures going on.

Silver painted plastic should never, ever be used with light coloured leather.

Fair enough, I love it so that's all that matters

[Mr Sparkle]

HeatonNorris said:

That looks bloody awful. Too many different colours, materials and textures going on.

Silver painted plastic should never, ever be used with light coloured leather.

You blaspheme sir.

[essexplumber]

Out of the cars I have owned this was my favorite




Mine was identical apart from the gear knob.

[HeatonNorris]

Mr Sparkle said:

HeatonNorris said:

That looks bloody awful. Too many different colours, materials and textures going on.

Silver painted plastic should never, ever be used with light coloured leather.

You blaspheme sir.

Learned from my mistake of ordering the 'latte' interior option on my last Passat. With silver carbon-esque inserts. Eurgh.

Actually, I think Volvo managed to pull it off with the very light wood combined with silver and a 'latte' shade interior- but that's the only one I've seen that even looked half decent.

[Zwolf]

kambites said:

If you're going to have wood, you should be able to feel the grain. Lacquering wood just makes it look and feel like plastic.

The "modern wood" finish in recent Volvos is superb in that respect. Combined with aluminium trim accents that actually are metal instead of painted plastic conspire to make their large car range interiors a wonderful environment.

[billywhizzzzzz]

This one is extraordinary, too, of course. (no wood, thank god, anywhere to be seen)

[billywhizzzzzz]

...and this of course, but a bit obvious

[billywhizzzzzz]

and i have rather a soft spot for these (I miss mine terribly)

[billywhizzzzzz]

And of course, it isn't just about the cockpit

[NelsonR32]

The B6/B7 A4 interior was superb. Best interior i've ever had.

[billywhizzzzzz]

another swedish gem

[billywhizzzzzz]

I guess my main point is that although I adore modernity, there isn't a single new car whatsoever where every single detail is just perfect. There's ALWAYS something, somewhere that grates - compared with the absolute aesthetic perfection of the things i've just posted. God my E91 interior is vile... wife's XC90 (sans wood thank god) slightly better but so unimaginative compared to, say, an early original citroen DS or even a 60s VW Beetle... what happened? And Jaguar - jesus the e type had a fabulous interior, but everything since is just tragic...

[HeatonNorris]

Volvo have got interiors spot on in recent years:



Real wood. Nice.

And especially surprising given that they started with a Focus.

[billywhizzzzzz]

How could the company who produced this:

produce something as revolting as this:

[Zwolf]

billywhizzzzzz said:

I'm pretty sure Jaguar never built one with veneer centre console, armest and door trims. That is foul, the standard affair - especially in ivory & black with dark wood/piano black trim is much, much better.

[Trommel]

blindswelledrat said:

THink it must be a taste thing. I think the opposite.
Of all luxo-barges I think the XJ is a real head turner as they have really pushed the boat out on design.
With the 3 German competitors, they all play it so safe and creat universal blandness in my opinion. I wouls want something that looked and felt a bit special if I was going to spend £70k on a car.

The inside looks good but some bits feel cheap - the vents aren't great quality, the clock looks like a toy etc.