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GM nailed this design, it looked great then and still looks clean today. If only the N* motors lasted past 80-100k and they put some effort into fit and finish.
GM nailed this design, it looked great then and still looks clean today. If only the N* motors lasted past 80-100k and they put some effort into fit and finish.
My dad had a black one, very sharp. Terrible car though, interior ergonomics were borderline ridiculous too.
They’re SC STSV Northstar motor was a lot better. Mine had well over 100K when I traded it in. Nice car, fast car, poor mileage. Bought it from Eddie Hill the former NHRA TF champion. His wife Ercie bought him a twin turbo Mercedes roadster for his 80th birthday.
My dad had a black one, very sharp. Terrible car though, interior ergonomics were borderline ridiculous too.
What year was his? Before or after they changed the dash which was a Lexus carbon copy? I always preferred the original layout with all of the climate stuff right by the gauges, which wasn't the greatest ergonomically but provided a large swath of woodgrain down the center of the console/dashboard. But I never sat in one in person.
What year was his? Before or after they changed the dash which was a Lexus carbon copy? I always preferred the original layout with all of the climate stuff right by the gauges, which wasn't the greatest ergonomically but provided a large swath of woodgrain down the center of the console/dashboard. But I never sat in one in person.
It was a 95, so the year before they changed the dash. The new dash was a huge improvement. The problem was the HVAC controls and the trip computer controls being to either side of the gauges and buried behind the steering wheel, so you had to look right or left to see those displays and controls and crane your hands behind the steering wheel to use them, and the passenger didn't have any control over the climate. The radio controls were also straight out of a GM truck
That STS is actually the car I took my driver's test in.
It was a 95, so the year before they changed the dash. The new dash was a huge improvement. The problem was the HVAC controls and the trip computer controls being to either side of the gauges and buried behind the steering wheel, so you had to look right or left to see those displays and controls and crane your hands behind the steering wheel to use them, and the passenger didn't have any control over the climate. The radio controls were also straight out of a GM truck
That STS is actually the car I took my driver's test in.
His interior was identical to this:
This was the refresh interior
Those are some really nice interiors. I think the nuance leather is the nicest I have experienced for a mainstream car. The zebrano wood was sensational
I still like those Caddy steering wheels, dated but very nice looking, in pictures at least.
I like them too, always did.
Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Those are some really nice interiors. I think the nuance leather is the nicest I have experienced for a mainstream car. The zebrano wood was sensational
Yeah the materials in the car were pretty good, VERY good leather and wood, it was really the switchgear and fit and finish that let it down.
The 2nd picture is really nice. I could totally see myself driving a car like that. A few steering wheel controls and XM radio would be nice though.
The refresh STS/SLS (lower picture) had radio controls on the wheel, no XM radio obviously. They look a lot better in pictures, in reality the finished product was not well constructed and aged pretty fast. Lexus interiors of the era were much, much better.
04-01-22, 10:17 AM
Bought it from Eddie Hill the former NHRA TF champion. His wife Ercie bought him a twin turbo Mercedes roadster for his 80th birthday.
