The newer Beetles have a really cool interior

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
04/13/2016 at 15:26 • Filed to: None

I dig the body colored gloss plastic accents. Reminds me of the Chevy SSR or the Chevy Spark. Honestly the whole car is a pleasant surprise. I really like the enormous sunroof.

DISCUSSION (31)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 15:38

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE WHERE WILL I PUT MY FLOWER THINGY ARBGARBLE

Meatcoma > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 15:40

kind of looks like the fender edition interior.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 15:40

I find it funny that VW can get away with hard, thin, gloss black plastic but nobody else can.

jimz > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 15:40

I dig the body colored gloss plastic accents.

You know what else had them?

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 15:55

Yeah VW puts plasticy crap inside “OoOoOoOo look at the nice shiny plastic” GM or Ford does “Blech, cheap plasticy interior...”

jkm7680 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/13/2016 at 15:57

it was a buttplug holder

jkm7680 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/13/2016 at 15:57

I guess it’s the solidity of that material, as well as the other plastics surrounding it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > jkm7680
04/13/2016 at 15:59

You can say that’s possible. But there is a massive double standard when it comes to interior quality US vs German. The Germans get a way with a lot of crap and no one calls them on it.

Bengal55 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 16:01

VW, good quality looking crap with a lot of engineering in all the places except where it matters.

#dontask

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jimz
04/13/2016 at 16:01

Huh? Were those an option? My mom’s ‘05 GT had glossy plastic but it wasn’t body colored.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 16:02

I love the gloss piano black plastic accents in the Buick Regal GS, for what it’s worth. Very classy.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 16:04

I’ve sat it a red one (had red interior accents instead of black). Really looked good! But no vase holder? C’mon VW, WTF?!?!

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 16:08

I disagree. When the textures and colours contribute rather than detract from the interior theme, it’s well-executed and hard materials are acceptable. Fine details such as thin accents and well-thought-out shapes are also important. In this Beetle interior, check out the delicate brushed accenting around the steering wheel buttons and the air outlets. The thin line is repeated on the door grab when it would have been cheaper to have one larger piece of silver plastic. The cute concave dimple on the convex glove box push-latch, when a flat piece would have been far cheaper.

Similarly, an interior can have all the soft-touch materials in the world, but if they are rubbery, coarse in texture, disproportionate in size, and do not contribute to design, then materials cannot save that interior. A giant slab of leather or chromed plastic does not say much without purpose in the shape and consistency in the texture.

Europeans have a cultural pride in design and craftsmanship that is lost on many American buyers who see quantities of “chrome” or “soft padding” as tick boxes on a checklist.

I would never touch VW ownership with a pole, but I cannot deny that their interiors are on point for a non-luxury brand.

jimz > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 16:13

I don’t think you could get every body color, but with certain ones they were coordinated. my sister had a purple PT which had purple dash inserts. When they “refreshed” the interior for 2006 the color-keyed inserts went away.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 16:26

And that’s fine, but in a Buick it’s “cheap” and in a VW it’s “classy”. Or, so it seems most people perceive it.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
04/13/2016 at 16:29

Just saying, it seems like a double standard. And while your points may be on the mark for the Beetle, the 2.5 Golf my sister has only has a little of this stuff, but it just looks and feels cheap and out of place. But you never hear anybody complain about it...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > jkm7680
04/13/2016 at 16:32

But if it’s anything like the gloss plastic they stuck in the Golf, it’s not a solid feel, so...

Personally, I don’t care. It’s just the double standard that strikes me funny

The Dummy Gummy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 16:42

Maybe it is the angle, but that looks super cramped and I’m short. Otherwise dig the layout/display.

jkm7680 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
04/13/2016 at 17:10

Well, usually that’s not the case though.

Germans have been making consistently good interiors for years, while American cars have been plagued with crap ones since the early 90's.

jkm7680 > jkm7680
04/13/2016 at 17:26

Also, I am very biased. But a lot of people would agree...

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 18:00

Oh the base Golf and Jetta definitely do leave a bit to be desired in the interior!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > The Dummy Gummy
04/13/2016 at 18:16

It’s the angle, and also the seat is way forward because I’m short as hell. It’s a stupid roomy interior in person.

George McNally > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/13/2016 at 20:36

Kinja'd!!!

My mom has a 2015 New Beetle that is completely loaded. It’s white with a tan interior and has the white interior panels......She’s 75 years old and is always stopped and complimented on it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > George McNally
04/13/2016 at 21:38

That’s sharp looking in white.