Wards 10 best interiors for 2018

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 04/26/2018 at 08:58 • Filed to: Interior, awards

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The 2018 winners in alphabetical order (with price as tested):

Chevrolet Equinox ($36,375)

Hyundai Kona ($29,775)

Infiniti QX50 ($58,195)

Kia Stinger ($48,350)

Lexus LS 500 ($89,780)

Lincoln Navigator ($96,570)

Porsche Panamera ($201,540)

Ram 1500 ($65,945)

Range Rover Velar ($91,830)

Toyota Camry ($39,253)

I don’t agree with the Camry. Mazda 6 should have won instead.

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My personal favorites

punkgoose17 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:15

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My first thought was what is a Kona? Looks: small crossover; thinks, “its another HR-V;” pictures C-HR in brain; “meh close enough.”

On another Hyundai note I’ve been seeing an Ioniq on my drive home from work.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:17

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I sat in a LS500 with a sales guy for fun while the IS was getting a car wash... It’s magical... He just wanted a reason to sit in the LS and talk cars.

itschrome > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:21

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I was not buying it, then i looked at it... huh, no kidding. that is pretty sweet.

GM is killing interiors right now.

dat Lacrosse for instance... mmmmmmm

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > itschrome 04/26/2018 at 09:23

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Buick Interiors are much better than Chevy interiors. It looks more tasteful and restrained. I detest unnecessary chrome and some of Chevy’s switch gear looks and feels cheap

imadick > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:26

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Buick interiors look like they smell like rich mahogany.

itschrome > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:30

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And frankly Cadillac as well..

fintail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:32

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This must be only for new models?

91K for a Velar, idiots and their money.

Those knobs on the Lexus gauge “hood” trigger me, and not in a good way.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > imadick 04/26/2018 at 09:34

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I think that’s just Grandpa’s classic perfume ;)

Discerning > itschrome 04/26/2018 at 09:35

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Forget the Equinox. The Buick Enclave looks good inside and out. I never thought I’d see myself type that:

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > fintail 04/26/2018 at 09:35

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I dont like them either but the rest of the interior is fantastic

nj959 > itschrome 04/26/2018 at 09:38

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They need to redo the Escalade now that the new Navigator is out.

CT6 interior looks really good though.

fintail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:38

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Ha, I am going to remember that one.

I’m meh over the rest. But I am sure the materials are nice.

itschrome > nj959 04/26/2018 at 09:41

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the CT6 is the only good Cadillac at the moment. Inside and out, that car is amazing! but everything else is meh..

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > punkgoose17 04/26/2018 at 09:44

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With the AWD+turbo It’s much much better than everything else in the segment.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:49

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Any best interiors list is going to be the Lexus LS and a whole mess of cars that are nowhere near as good. The folded wool door panels! The cut crystal! The thin strips of wood divided by even thiner strips of magneseum!

DutchieDC2R > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 09:53

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I was supposed to rent a Range Rover Velar during my week stay in Scotland. I was too late in switching my Range Rover rental to a Velar and seeing these pictures does not make anything better....

Captain of the Enterprise > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 10:01

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I like the kona’s interior a lot

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > itschrome 04/26/2018 at 10:21

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From what I have heard many journalists say, they look great but lack in the feel and quality of product used department.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > PanchoVilleneuve ST 04/26/2018 at 10:22

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Apparently that’s a special edition and there will be only 100 made. I had a sad when the salesman told me that.

itschrome > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/26/2018 at 10:49

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sounds about right by GM standards. I also find Journals suffer from Anti-GM bias. so I’m sure it’s better than they say but not as good as it looks. hahaha

punkgoose17 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 11:44

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I cannot unsee it now.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/26/2018 at 12:39

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It comes with the Kiriko Glass Executive Package, which is a 23,000 dollar option that requires taking an additional 7 grand’s worth of wheels, audio, air suspension, the big monitor and the heated wood steering wheel. It’s available on all models, regular and hybrid, RWD and AWD. It’s pricey but since it’s a trim option on the Executive Package you get the heated and ventilated reclining rear seats (with ottoman on the passenger side) with shiatsu massage.

For one you’d drive yourself you miss out on door panels that were folded out of a single piece of cloth by an origami master and the cut crystal (BOO!) but you can get seriously the most gorgeous wood I’ve ever seen in a car . LOOK AT YOUR OPTIONS:

Fun Fact: the wood is made by Yamaha musical instruments, which is rad.

Also, I love how they filled what would be a blank space in front of the passenger with a little backlit art piece:

More cars need to do that.

I’ve been kinda obsessed with the new LS ever since they first showed it. It’s going to be my “if I win the lottery” daily (a RWD 500 in Manganese Luster and Noble Brown leather with the herringbone wood). I love how far they overshot things and went all Rolls-Royce with their S-Class competitor.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > PanchoVilleneuve ST 04/26/2018 at 12:42

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I’d wonder how it compares to the Rolls for sure. of course it’s not going to be quite there, but it would be interesting. This car is definitely a want though. Same sales guy said ones the sales slow down(like not sold before they hit the lot) I could have a go. He also said I could test drive LC whenever they get one in. Sold out right now.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/26/2018 at 13:07

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In a battle of obsessive nerds obsessing over every detail about a car, you really can’t beat Toyota, especially the nerds they have working at Lexus. These are the people who made the steering wheel in the LFA bottom-heavy so it would return to center in a more linear fashion working for a company that uses a robot to make sure the buttons depress with the correct amount of resistance before they allow it to leave the factory. They use special screws with the Lexus logo etched into them, for fuck’s sake.

So if they decide to obsess over luxury, it’s going to be as good as it’s possible to be.

Axial > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 04/26/2018 at 20:31

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The Lincoln looks nice, but it still has je ne sais quoi about its interior that makes it still feel like they’ve bolted a lot of make-up on what is ultimately something pretty chintzy.

That the Lexus LC500 interior isn’t on that list is absolutely criminal: