Originally Posted by cbehney,Dec 29 2007, 05:36 PM

If this source is correct, RR doesn't even use cows - only bulls:

Originally Posted by triman54,Dec 28 2007, 05:29 AM

Here is the interior of my daily driver which now has 95,000 miles on the clock.









My oldest daughter is going to get this in April, and I plan on replacing it with the new Audi A4 3.2 Quattro when it comes out next year.

In my opinion, having owned an Acura, Accord EX-L and Mecedes, the best interiors are from Audi followed by select models from VW. My partner has had a succession of 3 Series BMW's, and although nice, at least when it comes to interior ambiance and fit and finish, they were not any better than VW/Audi interiors at a lower price.

I treat my leather seats religiously, and they have developed a nice patina with no cracking. The thing that separates VW/Audi interiors from other makes is the tactility of the plastics, the way that compartments are spring loaded with smooth easy returns and the common sense layout of the controls. For instance, something as common place as the direction that the windshield washing stalk moves makes sense. It is moved up to parallel the arch of the wiper blades, just the opposite of the way Honda does it in my wife's Pilot.

The dash top is another area where VW/Audi and BMW excell. Compared to my wife's Pilot which has a hard touch plastic shell on the top of the dash, the soft touch feel of VW/Audi dashes is refreshing. This in not to say that German or European marques are superior to Japanese marques, but the perceived quality is
deemed higher. Mercedes in many of its models for some reason has seen fit to go the other way: the new C Class, while it looks screwed together well, has a lot of hard shiny plastic on the dash top.

It is interesting to note that Infinity is only now beginning to be imported in the U.K. after almost two decades as an American brand. I understand that Nissan delayed the brand's introduction precisely because it wanted to upgrade the quality of the interior so that it would not be perceived as inferior to European marques.

In my opinion, the only Japanese brand that compares to VW/Audi is Lexus. I have been in both the IS and GS, and especially as it relates to the IS, I couldn't tell any appreciable difference between its interior and the better German interiors.

Originally Posted by Mr.E.G.,Dec 30 2007, 01:39 AM

it's all opinion of course, but i think that style of volkswagen interior is hideous. so dreadfully bland. no offense.