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Nice pics....

You know what I just realized? The new Chrysler 300's interior is almost IDENTICAL to the interior of a Lexus LS430 01-05.... I mean, just look at your picture and compare! It's ridiculous, it's like they didn't even try.
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It looks like a cheap version of the Lexus interior.... Chrysler is a joke!!!


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Great pics. Scrolling through them made me realize how underwhelming this year's NAIAS is...

300 - bland
A6 - bland
Civic - barely noticeable
Sonic - bland, bulgey and bug eyed
Prius MPV - predictable
6 Series - fugly
Passat - bland
Veloster - wicked fugly
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Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

Is it just me or this Detroit show is a snoozefest outside the Porsche 918 RSR?
 
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Originally Posted by 97-SC300
It looks like a cheap version of the Lexus interior.... Chrysler is a joke!!!
Why are you trying to compare 6 year old Lexus (that was originally priced over $55K) to a refreshed Chrysler that starts under $30K?

I give props to Chrysler for making the interior MUCH better than what was in there before.
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Anyone saw the new Civic? The rear reminds me of the current gen Camry sooo bad?
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thanks for sharing all the great pics!
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

Is it just me or this Detroit show is a snoozefest outside the Porsche 918 RSR?
For the most part I agree. A lot of terrible new vehicles and concepts, save for a few like the 918.

Originally Posted by pbm317
Why are you trying to compare 6 year old Lexus (that was originally priced over $55K) to a refreshed Chrysler that starts under $30K?

I give props to Chrysler for making the interior MUCH better than what was in there before.


Lowered expectations?

Sure, we can give props to Chrysler for making it better than before, but the 300C interior was WORST-in-class before, so improving from rock bottom is not very hard to do.

Should we really give Chrysler so much credit from going from rock bottom to now being merely mediocre?


Doesn't matter how old the LS is, but that is almost a shameless interior copy.
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Originally Posted by pbm317
Why are you trying to compare 6 year old Lexus (that was originally priced over $55K) to a refreshed Chrysler that starts under $30K?

I give props to Chrysler for making the interior MUCH better than what was in there before.
What was I comparing here? There is nothing to compare....
It's pretty obvious unless you are a blind bat that this is a blatant copy. Am I supposed to give Chrysler props for doing this? No. This just goes to show that they have no creativity at all. It's bad enough that the 300C was a Bentley ripoff from the get-go, but now they have shown us they can't even create an interior that could be called their own. Chrysler has absolutely no innovation.

Chrysler is in a really bad spot right now and they know it... and YOU know it also.
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Seems like this year, automakers are going with safe and bland designs.
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While I do think it is a blatant copy of the LS of lore, Lexus should take this as a compliment, and Chrysler is LEARNING from the best. Take it for what it is.

I think it looks fantastic, amazing and incredible. LEAPS AND BOUNDS improvement over the previous model.

Granted, Chrysler is always 10 years behind Lexus.
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The wheels on Prius C looks like **** cross...
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