Comments on: WardsAuto Blesses 11 Cars with “Interior of the Year” http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: cretinx http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1464101 cretinx Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:48:52 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1464101 the Z ? are they kidding? its just miles and miles and miles of blackness. the Z ?
are they kidding?

its just miles and miles and miles of blackness.

]]> By: kamikaze2b http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1458612 kamikaze2b Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:39:29 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1458612 ^^^Of course looks are subjective, but like I said, every review that I have seen online or in print has praised the interior of the 370, sans the lame gas gauge. You may not like it, but you're in the minority, as this award shows. ^^^Of course looks are subjective, but like I said, every review that I have seen online or in print has praised the interior of the 370, sans the lame gas gauge. You may not like it, but you’re in the minority, as this award shows.

]]> By: f8 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1458192 f8 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:17:10 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1458192 <i>Are you talking about the 350Z? The 370Z has a fantastic looking interior.</i> 350Z has interior problems too, but 370Z's interior is all made out of circular objects and gauges of various sizes popping out everywhere like cartoonish frog eyes. If you think that's a good design, then I don't know what to say - it's all personal preference, obviously, but to me it looks like a Mini got screwed by one of the cars from Fast and Furious. It doesn't belong in a 30K+ car. Are you talking about the 350Z? The 370Z has a fantastic looking interior.

350Z has interior problems too, but 370Z’s interior is all made out of circular objects and gauges of various sizes popping out everywhere like cartoonish frog eyes. If you think that’s a good design, then I don’t know what to say – it’s all personal preference, obviously, but to me it looks like a Mini got screwed by one of the cars from Fast and Furious. It doesn’t belong in a 30K+ car.

]]> By: kamikaze2b http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1458052 kamikaze2b Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:31:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1458052 Aside from the odd gas gauge the 370 Z's interior has been widely praised in almost every review both in print and online, not sure wtf you guys are looking at. Aside from the odd gas gauge the 370 Z’s interior has been widely praised in almost every review both in print and online, not sure wtf you guys are looking at.

]]> By: autobahner44 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1457901 autobahner44 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:42:46 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1457901 How many of you slamming Ward's and accusing it of journalistic whoredom have ever even read a copy? The accusations ring hollow. Although it is an auto industry trade pub, they almost never have OEM ads in their pages anyway.It tends to skew to more of an engineering crowd. Having different categories, not matter how clumsily contrived, makes sense, otherwise just give the damn award to some over $100K Lottery Dream car and call it a day. How many of you slamming Ward’s and accusing it of journalistic whoredom have ever even read a copy?

The accusations ring hollow. Although it is an auto industry trade pub, they almost never have OEM ads in their pages anyway.It tends to skew to more of an engineering crowd. Having different categories, not matter how clumsily contrived, makes sense, otherwise just give the damn award to some over $100K Lottery Dream car and call it a day.

]]> By: SheriffBooth http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1457802 SheriffBooth Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:18:45 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1457802 WTH does "Best Brand Expression" mean? Does it mean "Most Gray"? Or maybe "Most Jumbled"? WTH does “Best Brand Expression” mean? Does it mean “Most Gray”? Or maybe “Most Jumbled”?

]]> By: AllStingNoBling http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1457501 AllStingNoBling Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:16:23 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1457501 Davekaybsc: You are right, the TL's interior is made of plastic. Soft Touch plastic. It is also made of Aluminum (real Aluminum, not the plastic crap you'd see in other cars), leather, and some damned fine cloth for the stylish cross-stitching and the headliner. An ignorant statement such as yours, makes you sound like somebody who has never been in a 2009 TL Having just taken my TL SH-AWD on a 2000+ mile journey, the best complement I can pay my car is that I didn't notice it. In other words, I felt just as good and the end of my trip, as I did at the beginning. The interior is that good Not to mention all the controls feel as precise as a freshly oiled, and smithed rifle. Additionally the GPS enabled automatic climate control is just. plain. sweet. Davekaybsc:

You are right, the TL’s interior is made of plastic. Soft Touch plastic. It is also made of Aluminum (real Aluminum, not the plastic crap you’d see in other cars), leather, and some damned fine cloth for the stylish cross-stitching and the headliner.

An ignorant statement such as yours, makes you sound like somebody who has never been in a 2009 TL

Having just taken my TL SH-AWD on a 2000+ mile journey, the best complement I can pay my car is that I didn’t notice it. In other words, I felt just as good and the end of my trip, as I did at the beginning. The interior is that good

Not to mention all the controls feel as precise as a freshly oiled, and smithed rifle.

Additionally the GPS enabled automatic climate control is just. plain. sweet.

]]> By: CarPerson http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1457412 CarPerson Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:01:30 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1457412 I can visualize the <b>clipboard sheet</b> used to evaluate each entry. OMG! I can visualize the clipboard sheet used to evaluate each entry. OMG!

]]> By: 06M3S54B32 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1456921 06M3S54B32 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:49:18 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1456921 "Nissan 370Z won an interior award? The thing looks like it was designed by the guy that did the Mini’s interior after huffing paint. Huge plastic rings and circles everywhere" I totally agree. A guy at work has one and I didn't have the heart to say it's shit. All plastic and blind spots. Obviously they "greased" the panel. “Nissan 370Z won an interior award? The thing looks like it was designed by the guy that did the Mini’s interior after huffing paint. Huge plastic rings and circles everywhere”

I totally agree. A guy at work has one and I didn’t have the heart to say it’s shit. All plastic and blind spots. Obviously they “greased” the panel.

]]> By: fincar1 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1456891 fincar1 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:45:25 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1456891 Is any of these interiors not gray? Is any of these interiors not gray?

]]> By: Lokki http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1456542 Lokki Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:34:17 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1456542 <em>What about Mazda? My Mazda 3 has (IMHO) really good interior competing with Audi almost.</em> The Mazda 3 won the 12th award (well, it will as soon as the check clears).... It's the "<em>Best interior from a company that has a rotary engine, in a car that doesn't have a rotary engine</em>" award. What about Mazda?
My Mazda 3 has (IMHO) really good interior competing with Audi almost.

The Mazda 3 won the 12th award (well, it will as soon as the check clears)….

It’s the “Best interior from a company that has a rotary engine, in a car that doesn’t have a rotary engine” award.

]]> By: windswords http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1456301 windswords Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:48:26 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1456301 derm81: "I have to say that the new Dodge Ram’s interior is one of the nicest interiors I have seen inside a truck as of yet. Can Chrysler keep it up? Can they get away from their addiction to cheap gray plastics?" Take a look: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/1477828/ tedward: "Bizzare. Why put the CC in as a “popular-price car” and the TL as a “premium-priced car” when it’s a matter of options only?" Same for the Ram and the Flex. derm81:

“I have to say that the new Dodge Ram’s interior is one of the nicest interiors I have seen inside a truck as of yet. Can Chrysler keep it up? Can they get away from their addiction to cheap gray plastics?”

Take a look:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-jeep-grand-cherokee/1477828/

tedward:

“Bizzare. Why put the CC in as a “popular-price car” and the TL as a “premium-priced car” when it’s a matter of options only?”

Same for the Ram and the Flex.

]]> By: Jared http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1456162 Jared Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:06:50 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1456162 <em>Also, “grooviest interior.” Who comes up with this stuff?</em> Their marketing department. They needed to give every manufacturer an award so that they can sell ads to all the manufacturers. Also, “grooviest interior.” Who comes up with this stuff?

Their marketing department. They needed to give every manufacturer an award so that they can sell ads to all the manufacturers.

]]> By: kamikaze2b http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455821 kamikaze2b Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:39:41 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455821 <i>Nissan 370Z won an interior award? The thing looks like it was designed by the guy that did the Mini’s interior after huffing paint. Huge plastic rings and circles everywhere</i> Are you talking about the 350Z? The 370Z has a fantastic looking interior. Nissan 370Z won an interior award? The thing looks like it was designed by the guy that did the Mini’s interior after huffing paint. Huge plastic rings and circles everywhere

Are you talking about the 350Z? The 370Z has a fantastic looking interior.

]]> By: HerrKaLeun http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455811 HerrKaLeun Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:38:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455811 What about Mazda? My Mazda 3 has (IMHO) really good interior competing with Audi almost. and that in an economy car. sure beats the cars in its price-class. (Civic captn Kirk speedometer!) Maybe Austin Powers would not find it groovy, but it really looks more expensive and after 4 years still looks like new. I also could install an AUX input for which I had to take out the radio very easily. That certainly is not the case in all the cars. Wife's Mazda 6 is similarly good. I agree the Fit is really good for its class. Have them at work, love them and sure beats the competition in its class (Yaris, speedometer in the center???) and a ford car wins because of the graphics display? Everything else doesn't matter? and a chrysler is on the list? the last Chrysler I drove (rental) made me barth. I don't know the Audi, but you get an award for best re-design? Like it sucked that their improvement was so steep that that deserves an award? Like the F-student who gets a D and now the entire family is proud. While the long-term B-student doesn't get anything because he didn't improve? What about Mazda?
My Mazda 3 has (IMHO) really good interior competing with Audi almost. and that in an economy car. sure beats the cars in its price-class. (Civic captn Kirk speedometer!)
Maybe Austin Powers would not find it groovy, but it really looks more expensive and after 4 years still looks like new. I also could install an AUX input for which I had to take out the radio very easily. That certainly is not the case in all the cars.
Wife’s Mazda 6 is similarly good.

I agree the Fit is really good for its class. Have them at work, love them and sure beats the competition in its class (Yaris, speedometer in the center???)

and a ford car wins because of the graphics display? Everything else doesn’t matter? and a chrysler is on the list? the last Chrysler I drove (rental) made me barth.

I don’t know the Audi, but you get an award for best re-design? Like it sucked that their improvement was so steep that that deserves an award? Like the F-student who gets a D and now the entire family is proud. While the long-term B-student doesn’t get anything because he didn’t improve?

]]> By: Kman http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455791 Kman Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:17:00 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455791 This is lame. This is lame.

]]> By: Davekaybsc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455652 Davekaybsc Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:51:57 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455652 The TL's interior is horrid. How do you win an award for a "luxury car" interior that's 100% plastic? The TL’s interior is horrid. How do you win an award for a “luxury car” interior that’s 100% plastic?

]]> By: Redwood http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455621 Redwood Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:26:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455621 I can't stand the overdesigned, HR Giger inspired interior of the Acura TL. The VW CC, Audi A4, and CTS-V are my favorites. I wouldn't know that if it weren't for the local auto show. If I didn't know about VW's reliability, I might have considered the CC. I can’t stand the overdesigned, HR Giger inspired interior of the Acura TL. The VW CC, Audi A4, and CTS-V are my favorites. I wouldn’t know that if it weren’t for the local auto show. If I didn’t know about VW’s reliability, I might have considered the CC.

]]> By: f8 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455532 f8 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:24:13 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455532 Nissan 370Z won an interior award? The thing looks like it was designed by the guy that did the Mini's interior after huffing paint. Huge plastic rings and circles everywhere Nissan 370Z won an interior award? The thing looks like it was designed by the guy that did the Mini’s interior after huffing paint. Huge plastic rings and circles everywhere

]]> By: ctoan http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455392 ctoan Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:48:24 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455392 The Dodge Ram's interior does look decent, and I'm sure the F-150 Platinum's interior is very nice, but I can't find myself in favor of any 4x4 with a transfer case controlled by a knob, which of course eliminates all of these vehicles from the last 10 years. I don't think it's something that should be confused with the HVAC, or maybe I'm just a fetishist for dramatic controls. Yeah, probably the latter. The Dodge Ram’s interior does look decent, and I’m sure the F-150 Platinum’s interior is very nice, but I can’t find myself in favor of any 4×4 with a transfer case controlled by a knob, which of course eliminates all of these vehicles from the last 10 years. I don’t think it’s something that should be confused with the HVAC, or maybe I’m just a fetishist for dramatic controls. Yeah, probably the latter.

]]> By: superbadd75 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455221 superbadd75 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:07:12 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455221 In Cadillac's defense, pictures don't do the CTS interior justice. It's really very nice, but I'm a bigger fan of the regular CTS over the piano black in the V. Piano black works in some cars, but the CTS-V is too expensive to have that, it needs to sport leather and aluminum on the dash. Not highly polished plastic. In Cadillac’s defense, pictures don’t do the CTS interior justice. It’s really very nice, but I’m a bigger fan of the regular CTS over the piano black in the V. Piano black works in some cars, but the CTS-V is too expensive to have that, it needs to sport leather and aluminum on the dash. Not highly polished plastic.

]]> By: tedward http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455141 tedward Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:35:59 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455141 Bizzare. Why put the CC in as a "popular-price car" and the TL as a "premium-priced car" when it's a matter of options only? Besides, IMO the 3.2 CC loaded is far nicer than the new TL on the inside (I have been in both, as well as the 2.0T CC). If Acura really needs the reach-around give it to them on reliability. The rest of the list is just a joke. I feel like an idiot even trying to evaluate their choices, because it's obvious they didn't bother. Bizzare. Why put the CC in as a “popular-price car” and the TL as a “premium-priced car” when it’s a matter of options only? Besides, IMO the 3.2 CC loaded is far nicer than the new TL on the inside (I have been in both, as well as the 2.0T CC). If Acura really needs the reach-around give it to them on reliability.

The rest of the list is just a joke. I feel like an idiot even trying to evaluate their choices, because it’s obvious they didn’t bother.

]]> By: theflyersfan http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455042 theflyersfan Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:09:06 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455042 <em>Gottleib : April 9th, 2009 at 3:24 pm Boy they really missed it this time, the best interior is the Lincoln Town Car.</em> One of the best of the day!!! ...really, when was the last time this interior was fully redone? Looks like we are nearing the end of the six inch tall digital numbers and a stereo that requires a boat oar so you can reach over and adjust. Honestly though, while the Fit probably was the right choice, I wouldn't have been surprised to see the smart fourtwo instead. "grooviest" (whatever) interior...Cube. Best Brand Extension...Corvette. Why? Cost cut, overflowing with low rent plastics, but if you throw some extra money at it with the upgraded interior package, not bad...just like the 'vette. And I can see the press release now: "The Fusion Hybrid grows vines in the display so it wins the 'Best Graphics Display!.'" (groan) Gottleib :
April 9th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Boy they really missed it this time, the best interior is the Lincoln Town Car.

One of the best of the day!!!
…really, when was the last time this interior was fully redone? Looks like we are nearing the end of the six inch tall digital numbers and a stereo that requires a boat oar so you can reach over and adjust.

Honestly though, while the Fit probably was the right choice, I wouldn’t have been surprised to see the smart fourtwo instead.

“grooviest” (whatever) interior…Cube.

Best Brand Extension…Corvette. Why? Cost cut, overflowing with low rent plastics, but if you throw some extra money at it with the upgraded interior package, not bad…just like the ‘vette.

And I can see the press release now: “The Fusion Hybrid grows vines in the display so it wins the ‘Best Graphics Display!.’”
(groan)

]]> By: N8iveVA http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1455021 N8iveVA Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:59:16 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1455021 i do like the CTS and Ram interiors, but the Fit? The last generation Fit was much better than the busy cheap feeling one in the current model. i do like the CTS and Ram interiors, but the Fit? The last generation Fit was much better than the busy cheap feeling one in the current model.

]]> By: Sajeev Mehta http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wardsautos-blesses-11-cars-with-interior-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1454972 Sajeev Mehta Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:51:24 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=306972#comment-1454972 A Chrysler with an award winning interior? I think you have to be blind and had your fingertips burned off to rate the Dodge Ram above its Chevy and Ford counterparts. At any price point. Not to mention the unbelievably nice interior of the F150 Platnium, popular price or not. A Chrysler with an award winning interior? I think you have to be blind and had your fingertips burned off to rate the Dodge Ram above its Chevy and Ford counterparts.

At any price point. Not to mention the unbelievably nice interior of the F150 Platnium, popular price or not.

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