joe80

ZDX is definitely a huge flop. but it's not as ugly i thought it was.

anyway about sonata's interior.. it looks like a midsize sedan interior. definitely doesn't look like a 30k+ car. i think it's better than camry, fusion and altima though. but definitely people won't mistake it for a lexus.

shyguy16

nice write up. you're a very critical person, although i agree with most of your points.

MPLexus301

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Thanks for the comments guys.

encore888

Wow, great post, I found myself agreeing with many of your points.

Thanks for sharing.

mmarshall

I agree that a little more uniformity to the shade would be nice, but my point is that it has plenty of wood inside, like a proper luxury vehicle should have (as I see it). Too many vehicles today don't due to cost-cutting.

GM, especially, has improved their interiors lately (as the Cadillac Escalade image shows). Just a few years ago, they had a well-deserved reputation for cheapness inside.

LexFather

Its a review.

I got an idea, let me be critical of the critical person.

IS-SV

Yes, it's real wood too. Nice pimp truck for sure.

MPLexus301

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In an age where there are truly few BAD cars anymore, and even companies like Hyundai and Kia are building class leading vehicles, I think it's important to be scrupulous and critical. I have always been a harsh critic of interiors...it's probably my favorite part of any car.

Anyway, I'll take that as a compliment

spwolf

that interior has so many issues... if you just check the written description - it is full of wood and leather... but take an look and... 2 different wood colors? 3 different colors of plastic? Plastic panels not aligning properly? weird.

LexFather

I guess I will somewhat defend the Escalade since it with the 300C are the official cars of Atlanta

While I agree the color selection is bad the Escalade interior is not a bad place to be and it is a billion times better than the original model and a million times better than the last model.

I mean it came from this!

Rain

Great writeup!! The A8 looks like its frowning

MPLexus301

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I guess I should add two other things:

The 2011 Avalon exhibit was so empty that you could hear the table turning. Not a soul was there or remotely interested. The front and rear look better...but overall the car looks 90% like the original so I'm doubting that the market even take note.

I spent some time with the new 4Runner and am unfortunately left cold, and I say that as a fan of this ute. I had an '01 and would still consider that to be the best generation of 4Runner, but I honestly like the 4th generation better than the new one. I don't care much for the exterior design of the new one but I really dislike the interior. IMO this truck has always been the "gentlemen's SUV" and now it seems more appropriate for college frat boys. The interior looks too played out, as if to say, "I'm sooooo rugged!". It has lost the executive, upscale charm it once had and is now instead seems positioned as something above the FJ Cruiser or XTerra.

LexBob2

I noticed the exact same thing at the Avalon display at the Chicago Auto Show. And that was where the new Av made its debut. There was no one there except my wife and me, and we were there only because they had some comfortable seats.