Ward's Auto selects 40 finalists for Interior of the Year award

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Old 04-12-2010, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mourning Would
Camaro interior won?

I'm a Camaro guy and I admit my 4th gen's interior has crappy materials and quality (not that it matters too much to me) but the 5th gen interior is UGLY
I wouldnt say its ugly....but the Mustang and Challenger both have nicer and more user friendly interiors. But materials, too.

Camaro probably nominated/won because of the retro/funk design.
Old 04-12-2010, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarlacc
I wouldnt say its ugly....but the Mustang and Challenger both have nicer and more user friendly interiors. But materials, too.

Camaro probably nominated/won because of the retro/funk design.
True on all accounts. A little exaggeration on my part maybe but I'm still not a fan of the gauges on the Camaro, and I've always disliked the steering wheel and door panels
Old 04-13-2010, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
How is the ZDX a "design breakthrough"?

It's nice, but it's no breakthrough design.
I sat in one at the auto show and noticed the buttons dont have any writting on them, apparently they only illuminate when the car is on. The only other "breakthrough" I can think of is that it has the smallest backseat of any crossover Ive ever seen.
Old 04-13-2010, 06:11 AM
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The outback looks very tasteful and the materials are pretty good, but even I do not know if it should have won. I'd have to see more of the competition.



The Sonata actually is growing on me, even though I knocked it earlier as quite a bit of copy cat styling. But the gear shift position is a bit odd:

Old 04-13-2010, 06:54 AM
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only thing i like about the Sonata interior is the steering wheel design. the glossy trim, i'm not sure what it's supposed to emulate from the real world, but it's not fake wood or carbon fiber. Compared to its outside, the interior design is pretty safe.
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Both of those interiors look like they could've been designed 10 years ago....Wood trim really needs to die off...seriously, unless its a Bently or a Rolls, why the FUCK is there wood in a modern car. This isn't 1991. It doesn't look classy, especially when most manufacturers just tack it on anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
How is the ZDX a "design breakthrough"?

It's nice, but it's no breakthrough design.
It's the first production car (maybe car in general) that covered concave panels with leather. Every other car with a leather dash or door panels stretches the leather over a convex surface (which is relatively easy). It may not be as revolutionary as Vtec was in the early 90's but it is something that has never been done before.
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