Interior features wish list

[Pixelpeep 135]

I've been driving for a few decades now and owned a reasonable amount of cars.

Enough for me to know what i like and what frustrates me.

Got me thinking - if a car designer asked you what your interior design MUST have, what would you ask for?

Mine are:

Physical volume knob (and must be twisty)
cup holder being the furthest thing forward on the centre console (don't get a driver to lean behind them while driving!)
Next/previous track control on the RIGHT side of the steering wheel

[Winny42]

Steering wheel and at least two pedals

[mmm-five]

Seats would be nice...at least for the driver!

[Ardennes92]

Alternatives to sitting in a coal bunker, black seems to be the only choice of some manufactures.

[jimmytheone]

Heated seats, especially if leather or "leather"

[wong]

For the future....some kind of Siri/Alexa for cars that actually works properly.

[BritishBlitz87]

A colour other than black or grey.

Elevates even the cheapest car into "nice ride" territory.

I currently have a Hyundai Coupe with a red interior and it almost always gets a compliment.

Edited by BritishBlitz87 on Monday 20th June 17:21

[Chubbyross]

If it’s a sports car and exciting enough then I’m happy with just the excitement. Having nothing but three pedals and hydraulic steering (the latter isn’t even a dealer-breaking tbh).

For a family car I’d want heated seats, good phone connectivity - Apple car play would be nice - and knobs and switches please.

[Randy Winkman]

Pixelpeep 135 said:

I've been driving for a few decades now and owned a reasonable amount of cars.

Enough for me to know what i like and what frustrates me.

Got me thinking - if a car designer asked you what your interior design MUST have, what would you ask for?

Mine are:

Physical volume knob (and must be twisty)
cup holder being the furthest thing forward on the centre console (don't get a driver to lean behind them while driving!)
Next/previous track control on the RIGHT side of the steering wheel

Surely you don't reach for a cup wherever it is while you are driving?

For me - a left foot rest and a front centre armrest.

[NFT]

BritishBlitz87 said:

A colour other than black or grey.

Elevates even the cheapest car into "nice ride" territory.

I currently have a Hyundai Coupe with a red interior and it almost always gets a compliment.

Edited by BritishBlitz87 on Monday 20th June 17:21

Good rear windows & body shape on those, flushing the wheels with spacers is a massive improvement, It just suddenly looks like a proper sports car, even on stock wheels, Shame they don't come with a turbo & LSD too. Which leads me to mine.


Internal LCD Side Mirrors, floppy paddles, All windows electric tint control, FWD/RWD/AWD & LSD's selective control, controls for active aero, suspension & dynamic bodyform morphing, safety AI to keep insurance down, lightweight interior panels and seats of some graphene infused panels, interior LED lighting, hydraulic handbrake, Police around warning system, front number plate instant blur system, car colour change button, automatic wireless charging/swop/EV battery locating software, Full EV torque & engine power beast mode & economy mode selector, sideways parking exit, button to allow rear to become a bed for sleeping away or those times with the other half when you can't wait, likely more but they'd get stupid or idea stolen lol

P.S, I actually have work in auto & EV so know much of this is coming (In a lower end market delivery as near standard focus) in the future

Edited by NFT on Monday 20th June 18:28

[Carfield]

Aircon, with physical controls.
Cruise / speed limiter with physical controls
Electric mirrors / windows
CarPlay

End of list

[Bobupndown]

Sunroof
Leather, heated seats,
Proper buttons to control things.

[andyalan10]

Flat floor in the front compartment. To allow you to get out of the car kerbside.

Used to be possible with RWD manual cars, seems to be impossible now with FWD automatics, or BEVs

Fully agree with "some colour".

Far fewer tiny gaps like you find between seats and doors or centre console that are large enough to swallow pens, phones and coins, but not large enough to get your hand into.

How about warm air to the feet, cool air to the face, again used to be possible, no longer is.

Yes I know, it's a shame they no longer make "Grumpy Old Men" the TV programme.

[DaveH23]

Buttons not touch screen
Cup holder
No buttons on the steering wheel.

[kambites]

For me most of it depends on the purpose of a car - I look for a very different interior in a "fun" car than a family car; although the one thing I want in any road car which is getting harder and harder to find is a round steering wheel. Something else I'd add is the indicators on the right hand side of the steering column (assuming the car is right-hand drive).

ETA: Another thing I want in any car's interior is a decent number of physical buttons/knobs - at least for HVAC and the basic stereo functions.

Edited by kambites on Monday 20th June 21:49

[drmike37]

Lighter colour. Heated and cooled leather seats.
Actual buttons for the common controls.
Apple CarPlay. Wireless preferably.
A f*&^ing glovebox handle.
A speed limiter.
An excellent sounding powerful stereo.
Arm rests.

In fact, everything that my Discovery had, and my Tesla does not, although I do like the built in Spotify and the phone chargers.

[ocrx8]

Decent stereo top of the list for me. Closely followed by supportive seats that you don’t slide around on, and climate.

[Silvanus]

I'd ask for less of the unecessary heavy electric nonsense that we just don't need.

[bloomen]

Physical controls for anything you need to adjust while on the move. Having to scroll through menus should be legislated out of existence.

Everything else is relatively negotiable.

[andy43]

3 rotary controls for H&V plus AC and recirc buttons. How easy is that?
Heated seats, CarPlay, sunroof, heads up display, not MSport suspension, central armrest, adaptive cruise and full lane keeping and not black or greeey.
Touchscreen for satnav, buttons/knobs/dials (basically any method of adjustment that doesn’t need eyes taking off the road) for everything else.
And comfy seats with adjustable lumbar.
God I’m old.