Who makes the best cabin interiors?
Discussion
MikeTFSI said:
Today I sat in a 640d, M135i, Abarth 500, Mercedes A45AMG, Lexus RC300h, Seat Leon FR, Ford Mustang V8, Ford Mondeo Vignale, Focus RS, AUDI TT, VW Golf R and a Civic Type R.
The Lexus disappointed a little, shame as the GS looked great. Strangely, the Golf felt very ordinary for a 40k (!) car. Probably too similar to a model costing half the price.
The Mustang looked good and the driving position was really good, but felt a tad cheap, as did the focus and the Mondeo. Actually not bad places to be considering the value offered, expect for the Vignale which just felt like a Mondeo with a bit more leather, rather than a more luxury product.
The Audi was nice. Very simplistic but high on quality. The vents are pretty cool. Both the BMWs were very nice places to sit, they were a cut above the rest which I wasn't really expecting. Would be better with more integrated screens though, but not as bad as others. Seats were really good.
I was impressed by the Leon as that looks naff in pictures and actually seemed decent enough in the metal. Not amazing, but no worse than the Golf R and this was only a mid range diesel FR.
The 500 wasn't great (neither was my old FIAT Bravo or my wife's MiTo), but is of course much cheaper and is more 'fun' orientated.
The Civic was very fussy and a bit cheap in places, but mostly ok.
The Mercedes was strange. The screen is just awful and looks like a 30quid Chinese tablet stuck to the dash. Nothing about the car seemed to appeal at all, except for the seats. Don't care how fast it is, really did not like it.
Overall today I realised that most cars cost about £32000 before options, after which everything is over £40k. The Focus RS really appeals and a Mercedes does not.
Millbrook?The Lexus disappointed a little, shame as the GS looked great. Strangely, the Golf felt very ordinary for a 40k (!) car. Probably too similar to a model costing half the price.
The Mustang looked good and the driving position was really good, but felt a tad cheap, as did the focus and the Mondeo. Actually not bad places to be considering the value offered, expect for the Vignale which just felt like a Mondeo with a bit more leather, rather than a more luxury product.
The Audi was nice. Very simplistic but high on quality. The vents are pretty cool. Both the BMWs were very nice places to sit, they were a cut above the rest which I wasn't really expecting. Would be better with more integrated screens though, but not as bad as others. Seats were really good.
I was impressed by the Leon as that looks naff in pictures and actually seemed decent enough in the metal. Not amazing, but no worse than the Golf R and this was only a mid range diesel FR.
The 500 wasn't great (neither was my old FIAT Bravo or my wife's MiTo), but is of course much cheaper and is more 'fun' orientated.
The Civic was very fussy and a bit cheap in places, but mostly ok.
The Mercedes was strange. The screen is just awful and looks like a 30quid Chinese tablet stuck to the dash. Nothing about the car seemed to appeal at all, except for the seats. Don't care how fast it is, really did not like it.
Overall today I realised that most cars cost about £32000 before options, after which everything is over £40k. The Focus RS really appeals and a Mercedes does not.
W124 said:
Millbrook?
Nope, brother in law is hoping to buy a new car in the next month or so and we had a look round Lincoln's finest dealerships, prodding and poking at the slushy dashes and scratchyscratchy plastics we could. Would have added a Nissan 370z to the list, but apparently not every dealer can order them? As a manufacturer they make 2 interesting cars and a lot of nasty crud, yet they nice stuff isn't front and centre to draw you in..... That job goes to the Juke and the Pulsar.Very illuminating day, but not that much fun actually. Mercedes salesmen are awful and Lexus salesmen are very convincing. Most others know very little of what they are selling or are not bothered if they make a sale or not. Some are pleasant, some are pretty absent, but none seemed like a petrol head. Bit like Evans' Top Gear really, it's about anything other than actual cars.
mellowman said:
Always admired some of the 3 and 5 Series Bimmer interiors, and being of an age where I don't mind admitting liking a 'nice bit of wood and leather', this recent F30 3 Series cabin looks a nice place to be.
That has to be just about the worst combination of leather and wood you can order on a 3 series!Trabi601 said:
mellowman said:
Always admired some of the 3 and 5 Series Bimmer interiors, and being of an age where I don't mind admitting liking a 'nice bit of wood and leather', this recent F30 3 Series cabin looks a nice place to be.
That has to be just about the worst combination of leather and wood you can order on a 3 series!ahenners said:
Trabi601 said:
This is how an F30 interior should be trimmed.
This. Oyster and Black is an unbeatable combination. I usually like an "unusual" interior option but that earlier F30 shot was really vile. Also the nice colours and wood still don't hide what is a very much built down to a price interior, F30 not even in the running for best interior in the business I'm afraid.
Jakarta said:
Denis O said:
A full fat Range Rover is a rather nice place to be.
Being driven to the golf course by my mates driver in the back of a Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition is a rather pleasant place to be.Particularly amusing is when he jumps out to get some beers for the road and you adjust the seats from maximum chill to maximum heat (35c outside).
The champagne cooler in the centre armrest is pretty useless though. It may keep a bottle chilled, but it won't cool it from room temperature.
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