possibly the worst new car interior ever

peasant

that is revolting !

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1339924
(outside is semi-alright)

TomMc

I thought elephant grey was bad but that is hideous. Looks like a clay model.

ArphaRima

Looks like its made of clay. Featureless, boring clay.

EPM

unless beige is your thing. Sat in one and for the most part its made from disposable knives and forks from your local topaz deli...they even kept the sharp edges for texture...

Robbo

It looks positively Korean, top marks Dodge.

mike65

Its a cheap yank tank.

unkel

mike65 wrote: »

Its a cheap yank tank.

+1

The only thing nastier than Korean sh1te

Owen

Why do manufacturers design the exterior of cars only? It's fair to say that the majority of low-mid priced cars look okay outside, but look completely forgotten about inside. You spend 90% of your time inside the vehicle, shouldn't it be the nicest place it could possibly be as a result?

enviro

Very bland indeed

TomMc

http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0330/cars.html

Saw on the news, Obama wants them to finalise the deal with Fiat pretty quickly.

EPM

still seriously cheap for a car with a 140 brake VAG diesel in it though...

peasant

another yank tank ...in two tone clay this time:

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1339925

TomMc

Pimp my wagon

http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/Product/pcode---4181#colour_chart

- Let your imagination go wild.

pcardin

very very ugly

Hogzy

^^^^^^^

I like VW interiors, and i like the above one, those seats are mint!!! and so are the dials

pcardin

Hogzy wrote: »

^^^^^^^

I like VW interiors, and i like the above one, those seats are mint!!! and so are the dials

:eek::eek::eek:

Hogzy

I bet you any money that would look much nicer in real life, its not gonna be that bright and cold looking!!!!

What about this colour?

pcardin

What about this colour?
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Yes. You're right......this is ugly as well

Mailman

fluffer wrote: »

Looks like its made of clay. Featureless, boring clay.

The base model can be bought in the US for under 12,000 euro. You shouldn't expect much. It's a cheap car with an inflated price tag.

L-M

Hogzy wrote: »

^^^^^^^

I like VW interiors, and i like the above one, those seats are mint!!! and so are the dials

+1

I don't think I've come across a worse quality or worse looking interior than that of a H2 Hummer... Yaawnn...

pburns

EPM wrote: »

still seriously cheap for a car with a 140 brake VAG diesel in it though...

You get what you pay for. A more imaginitive choice than a Quasqai. I think people on this board are a bit hung up about interiors anyways.

Hogzy

Limerick man wrote: »

+1

I don't think I've come across a worse quality or worse looking interior than that of a H2 Hummer... Yaawnn...

At last a man with good taste...

L-M

Fairly sure it didn't have the carbon fiber effect fascia, but on the lines of this. With crap quailty leather made from rat hide.

ArphaRima

Yes but the H2 is so bad that it's funny again; just like an 80's action hero movie. Whose fans this car has been built for..

It's a cheap car with an inflated price tag.

Que?

Anyway I'm not commenting on cost vs quality or anything subjective like that. I'm just saying it's horrible!

L-M

This Jag XF Supercharged is surprisingly horrible as well lol

McSpud

ned78 wrote: »

You spend 90% of your time inside the vehicle, shouldn't it be the nicest place it could possibly be as a result?

+1. When looking for new car I look at interior at lot for that very reason. I will already be familiar with the exterior.

US cars have cheap & nasty interiors.

Toyota have historically had terrible interiors.

fcleere

I like VW interiors, and i like the above one, those seats are mint!!! and so are the dials

i agree

cavanmaniac

Jasus, the top pic looks exactly like the featureless insides I used to see in my dinky cars. Just a bland chunk of plastic.

On the VW Passat, it looks ok to me, but was in one recently and could not believe the deterioration in quality from VW standards of old. Hollow, cheap plastics, buttons not flush with the dash around the steering wheel etc. People will still buy it as it's a VW but sooner or later the worm will turn...

bazz26

pburns wrote: »

You get what you pay for. A more imaginitive choice than a Quasqai. I think people on this board are a bit hung up about interiors anyways.

Indeed, it's a yard stick used too often here imo.

Saab Ed

Limerick man wrote: »

This Jag XF Supercharged is surprisingly horrible as well lol

Jaysus I think thats lovely

EPM

Saab Ed wrote: »

Jaysus I think thats lovely

+1000000000

Thats savage...plus coupled with the V8 in that particular car:D

Wisesmurf

Drove one in Florida last year.

IMO it looks like a cross between a skip and a bin truck... Drives that way too.

pburns

bazz26 wrote: »

Indeed, it's a yard stick used too often here imo.

Yep, far too much talk about interiors. A right bunch of automotive Lawrence Llewellen Bowens...

Anyway the fact that Audis and VWs are always name-checked as the totems of brilliant interior design amuses me.

What about the latest Jags and even the (oldish) Range Rover for example? I even like Alfa interiors - maybe materials and tech is not cutting-edge but DEAR GOD at least it's different to the usual Teutonic perfection so beloved of the IT nerds:rolleyes:

Zube

I think interiors a much more important than exteriors. I don't have to look at the exterior of my car, you do.

pburns wrote: »

Anyway the fact that Audis and VWs are always name-checked as the totems of brilliant interior design amuses me.

The German cars tend to be made out of quality materials, or catch a lot of flack when they aren't, but quality materials aren't enough to make a good design.

The Italians, on the other hand, make beautifully designed interiors out of crap materials. The French also do some good design, but must improve quality.

The Japanese make tasteless interiors out of tacky, if durable, materials.

The less said about American interiors the better.

Owen

pburns wrote: »

Yep, far too much talk about interior

Eh ... there can't be enough talk about Interiors. Sit in a Toyota Yaris, and then sit in a DB9 and tell me that Interiors don't make a difference. To the owner of a car, it should be more important than exterior looks as that's what they get to see 90% of the time. Case in point :

cashmni1

Right enough, I actually think the Yaris or the Primera have the worst dashboards I have ever seen. Far worse than the Dodge at the start of the thread.
Its just a wave of plastic then some dials in the wrong place and another wave of plastic.
Terrible, just awful looking. And wrong too (IMO)!!

Saab Ed

The Yaris interior reminds me of a canoe . The Japs can make some very reliable cars but they havent got a bogs notion when it comes to interiors.

Stephen

I love the dash in my Civic, its like the starship enterprise :pac:

biko

Function > form

Padraig Mor

Limerick man wrote: »

This Jag XF Supercharged is surprisingly horrible as well lol

I think that colour didn't photograph well - AFAIK it's more wine-coloured in real life. +1 to all the comments that a car needs to have a nice interior. One of the cars I looked at last year was the new model Mazda 6 - nice to look at, nice to drive.......but the interior was unbelievably cheap - far too plasticky to live with (and I was coming from the older 6).

Stevie Dakota

Padraig Mor wrote: »

One of the cars I looked at last year was the new model Mazda 6 - nice to look at, nice to drive.......but the interior was unbelievably cheap - far too plasticky to live with (and I was coming from the older 6).

+1, was snooping at the Mazda6 and the Laguna in the same showroom a while back, the Lagunas materials felt SO much more plush.

Saab Ed

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

+1, was snooping at the Mazda6 and the Laguna in the same showroom a while back, the Lagunas materials felt SO much more plush.

Funny that , Renaults used to look great and feel crap now its the other way round

L-M

Saab Ed wrote: »

Funny that , Renaults used to look great and feel crap now its the other way round

The 99 shape Laguna has to be one of the most comfortable seats I've sat in, lol

Saab Ed

Limerick man wrote: »

The 99 shape Laguna has to be one of the most comfortable seats I've sat in, lol

+1

Only bettered by a leather one in a Safrane....no wait a 1989 R25...mmmmmmmm lovely

L-M

Saab Ed wrote: »

+1

Only bettered by a leather one in a Safrane....no wait a 1989 R25...mmmmmmmm lovely

Safrane is hideous!! Quit while you're ahead hahaha:D

Saab Ed

Limerick man wrote: »

Safrane is hideous!! Quit while you're ahead hahaha:D

Yeah you're right...Jez I dont know what came over me there. Wont happen again..sorry:)

pcardin

The Real B-man

unkel wrote: »

+1

The only thing nastier than Korean sh1te

+1

Saab Ed

Saab Ed

More jeep crap :eek:...its one thing in a dog eaters sh*t box or a Gullag shuttle bus but this is the country that gave us Mustangs and Corvettes ...Where did it all go wrong?

Biro

Funnily enough I spend most of my time looking through the windscreen of my cars rather than looking at my interior while driving. Exterior design matters just as much as interior design, and neither matter as much as chassis design or drivetrain design.
So long as the interior isn't pure kak then I don't mind. It's nice to have a nice interior, but it's not a deciding factor.