Favorite Car Interiors
#31
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
I see you have the Toyota Supra interior up there. Personally I thought the Lexus SC version was nicer, better leather, better materials, better layout, better color scheme, cool electrolumencent gauges, etc I do like how the dash on the Supra tilts towards the driver and kind of wraps around though, its a neat swoopy design.
I also love the interiors on some old school luxury cars, especially the 1950's/early 60's. They had some just wild designs.
1961 Chrysler:
I also love the interiors on some old school luxury cars, especially the 1950's/early 60's. They had some just wild designs.
1961 Chrysler:
#32
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#33
Lexus Fanatic
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Here are a few more, even though the Phaeton is a lemon right off the lot it does have a nice interior, I thinking the Aurora and Buick Riviera interiors where cool when they came out, same with the Olds Trofeo and Tornadoe. Infinti M45 had a very nice interior too, new one is nice too.
#34
Lexus Fanatic
Even if you liked the general look of them, though (and I respect your opinion on that) , those 90s-vintage GM interiors were during the period when they were doing essentially rental-grade cars and interiors, with bargain-basement plastic and hardware.
#35
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#36
As far as exotics, I love how stripped out and minimalist the interior is in the Ferrari F40. It really is a street legal race car, notice the 5 point racing belts.
Then on the opposite side of the specturm is anything built by Horacio Pagani lol
#37
Lexus Fanatic
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The materials were not Acura or Lexus grade and not that good but they had a more interesting design then your avg family sedan, the temp control on the doors was pretty cool on the Aurora. I have to find a good pic of the original Infiniti Q45 interior, I liked that one too along with the 2nd Gen Acura Legend.
#38
Lexus Fanatic
I also liked the interior of those Auroras...
#39
Lexus Fanatic
The materials were not Acura or Lexus grade and not that good but they had a more interesting design then your avg family sedan, the temp control on the doors was pretty cool on the Aurora. I have to find a good pic of the original Infiniti Q45 interior, I liked that one too along with the 2nd Gen Acura Legend.
#40
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#41
Lexus Fanatic
Yeah the STS in the mid 90s was pretty nice, we had one. The Lincoln Continental from 95 was really nice inside too.
#42
Lexus Fanatic
Agreed....the Cadillac SLS / STS interior was probably GM's best effort during their Rental Car Age of the 1990s, when most of the rest of their interiors were junk. I didn't consider the mid-90s Continental interior in the same league as the STS's.
#43
Agreed on SC430 as having one of the best mass-produced interiors. I owned two of them and they were great places to spend time.
SC300/400 for one of the most driver-friendly, well-built, and forward-thinking interiors of its time. Still looks good today.
Also, new S-Class Coupe and anything ever produced by Aston Martin.
Sorry, I would not go back to the over-quilted, over-chromed interiors of the 60's and 70's, even though my great uncle owned a couple.
Lastly, I would submit the Pontiac Grand Am for its time because it was the first American car with bucket seats and a proper shifter in a sedan, along with real guages and genuine African Crossfire Mahogany wood. (Well, it was a wood veneer that peeled off frequently. My father owned one.) Anyway, it was designed to address the Europeans and it was a bold move for GM at the time, bright red trim notwithstanding.
SC300/400 for one of the most driver-friendly, well-built, and forward-thinking interiors of its time. Still looks good today.
Also, new S-Class Coupe and anything ever produced by Aston Martin.
Sorry, I would not go back to the over-quilted, over-chromed interiors of the 60's and 70's, even though my great uncle owned a couple.
Lastly, I would submit the Pontiac Grand Am for its time because it was the first American car with bucket seats and a proper shifter in a sedan, along with real guages and genuine African Crossfire Mahogany wood. (Well, it was a wood veneer that peeled off frequently. My father owned one.) Anyway, it was designed to address the Europeans and it was a bold move for GM at the time, bright red trim notwithstanding.
Last edited by dseag2; 12-28-16 at 06:47 PM.
#44
Lexus Champion
Funny how we admire the STS interior (I also like it) yet they redesigned it for '95 (I think) to be Lexus-esque, with the larger buttons, etc. Too bad the fit and finish was terrible. Materials were pretty good, though.
#45
Lexus Fanatic
Fit and finish was fine IMO. I still think it had the nicest leather, zebrano wood, and plush carpeting that I have seen. The leather IMO might of been the best ever I have sat in. The Cadillac Escalade 1996 or 1997 had wonderful leather too.