Ward's Auto 10 Best Interiors for 2015
04-16-15, 12:34 PM
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Ward's Auto 10 Best Interiors for 2015
Not sure I agree with all of their choices, but a fun read nonetheless.
http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...iors-for-2015/
The most expensive car that made the cut this year is the $65,000 Mercedes-Benz C400, while the cheapest is the $21,590 Honda Fit EX-L. Ward’s said it was excited to find a wide range of exemplary interiors across price ranges. “In this year’s competition, we saw a lot of evidence that automakers are thinking creatively about interiors and putting a lot of design horsepower into not just luxury vehicles, but pickups, minivans and family sedans,” said editor-in-chief Drew Winter.
04-16-15, 12:42 PM
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I guess each to his own, but I don't see how the Jeep Renegade's interior, even with the Limited trim model, can be on a 10-best list. I recently checked out several different Renegades (static-reviews, without test-drives), and the interior materials, with a couple of nice small exceptions here and there, were about as bottom-rent as any I've seen in a modern vehicle.
04-16-15, 03:53 PM
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I guess each to his own, but I don't see how the Jeep Renegade's interior, even with the Limited trim model, can be on a 10-best list. I recently checked out several different Renegades (static-reviews, without test-drives), and the interior materials, with a couple of nice small exceptions here and there, were about as bottom-rent as any I've seen in a modern vehicle.
To pick these standout cabins, Ward’s examined 42 interiors from all-new or significantly redesigned vehicles and selected the top 10 based on scores in various categories. Criteria included material quality, ergonomics, comfort, fit-and-finish, and value. Testers also used the various infotainment interfaces to gauge the user-friendliness of these driver information systems. Finally, the most heavily weighted category was aesthetics and design harmony, which accounts for one fifth of the overall score.
Heavily weighted on aesthetics and design harmony, in which case I'd say the Renegade does score quite well. Same with the i3
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04-16-15, 07:25 PM
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Today, where a car is actually built has little bearing anymore on its true nationality....which often is scattered among several countries. The days of straight American, European, Japanese, or Korean vehicles went out decades ago.
04-16-15, 08:02 PM
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I can see how I wrote can be misconstrued as me knocking on "American made" cars, but read it again with a pause between "American" and "made"
I dont understand how anything american (as in American branded cars), made it onto the list
I dont understand how anything american (as in American branded cars), made it onto the list
04-16-15, 08:30 PM
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I dont understand how anything american (as in American branded cars), made it onto the list
04-17-15, 06:49 AM
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Apparently I have excellent taste. The Jeep, the GS and our new Sedona Minivan all made the Ward's list in their respective years shown with the interior colors I chose 
04-17-15, 09:33 PM
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Completely disagree with all that mess. GS needs to be in there, RLX needs to be in there. Audi is usually in there somewhere. Jaguar? most of those are cheap American ones plastic all over.