Ugliest Car Interior

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YSSMAN
...Hey now, the Silverado isn't that bad. If you use it on a day to day basis, it is actually quite comfortable and rather functional. Our 2005 Avalanche has baisically the same interior as the Silverado, and although it isn't pretty by any means, I do like it.

But given that the next-gen Silverado's interior should be nearly identical to the Tahoe's, it should look like this:

...and that isn't too bad...
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Still boring. And the thing is, GM improves quality because they have to. They'll lose sales and reputation if they've got shabby interiors. You can see Alfas doing it for two things. The first is their pure love for cars and interiors. And second, they're not trying to outdo the Germans in quality because of sales. But they're shoving it up the Germans ass', just showing the world that Italians can make interiors with top-notch quality.
An also good interior must be the Aston Martin DB9, but the 159 is normal money, if you know what I mean.
 
Saab 95

http://www.automotive.com/2005/102/saab/9-5/arc-sedan/302/photos/interior/center-console.html
http://www.automotive.com/2005/102/saab/9-5/arc-sedan/302/photos/interior/cup-holders.html

Maybe not the worst of all time, but trust me, it doesn't grow on you, it gets worse.

Also, check out the cupholders - they really get in the way. This is a Saab! If I paid 60-80 thousand dollars (Australian), then I'd want decent ergonomics.


EDIT: The Maybach is pretty good:
http://www.maybach.ru/inside/index_en.php
 
Damn that Saab's interior is ugly.:scared:
Speaking of the DB9's interior, she's a stunner!
The Volante's is especially nice, Can't wait till' I get one of my own.

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Gurtol
http://images01.olx.cl/ui/5/24/42/1...tes-codiciones-de-pintura-lata-e-interior.jpg
Nasty hard plastic interior in a nasty, flimsy little car. I can't beleve this car was in production for so long.
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Nowt wrong with the Ford Ka. Ergonomically, it was pretty good. And the car itself is one of the best small cars to have ever been sold. Handled well, fun to drive, cheap to run, cheap to insure and not much to buy either.

The actual interior/exterior design may not have been to all tastes but it's certainly not one of the uglies of the period.
 
Probably alone in this, but I'm going to throw the current Fiesta into the ring:

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Now, I'll admit that it's certainly not an unpleasant place to be in terms of refinement, and you do slot into it very nicely. But, but, there's no defending the bizarre hues that Ford paint the top half of the dash with. 'Faux brick', I think that one must be called. Similarly, I don't like how it seems to have been dolloped on there like a portion of ready-to-roll icing. And the stereo looks ridiculous - have fun typing out a phone number on that stupid slanty dial.

Gear knob hurts the palm of my hand, too. Just sayin'.
 
Wow that's not even an option on the US spec Fiesta, probably because it's awful. The interior sport package on the US one has everything in silver on the dash painted bright red with the rest of it black. Still looks bad but not as bad. The Focus suffers from the same thing with it's interior styling package though.
 
Even though I enjoyed the big digital numbers, I must admit the 2006+ Honda Civic has pretty much the worst interior I've had the chance to own.
There's simply no way around how messed up interiors are becoming... Its part of the reason I like my simple and traditional interior.
 
Im not a big fan of people talking down on hard plastics simply because I deal with my 4 y/o niece and nephew constantly and soft materials do not do well with kids. :irked:

Simply put, hard plastics are better for my life even if they don't feel or look as nice at times... Then again, after 4 years of children trying to destroy your car the hard plastics might be the only thing to come clean. :)
 
Celicaas
^ You know sound just Like Jeremy when he talks about the crysler 300c he also mention the plastic
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That's a Sebring, I think it's worse.

Kent
Im not a big fan of people talking down on hard plastics simply because I deal with my 4 y/o niece and nephew constantly and soft materials do not do well with kids. :irked:

Simply put, hard plastics are better for my life even if they don't feel or look as nice at times... Then again, after 4 years of children trying to destroy your car the hard plastics might be the only thing to come clean. :)
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I hadn't thought about that. I like a car to have softer materials that are high in quality. I'm sure a leather covered dashboard isn't that difficult to clean, though it would be expensive.


Anyway, I think the Sebring's design is ugly as well.
 
Kent
Im not a big fan of people talking down on hard plastics simply because I deal with my 4 y/o niece and nephew constantly and soft materials do not do well with kids. :irked:

Simply put, hard plastics are better for my life even if they don't feel or look as nice at times... Then again, after 4 years of children trying to destroy your car the hard plastics might be the only thing to come clean. :)
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I'm of mixed opinions on them. I don't mind cheap plastics in cheap or hard-working cars - you get what you pay for. There are different types of cheap plastics though, and while some can be nasty and hard in appearance and feel, they can also scratch depressingly easily. These plastics are bad.

The hard plastics in my old MX5? Loved them. At least the thing was built well and looked good.

However, there are disappointing ones too. The Lexus RX I drove the other week had great interior materials, leather, chrome, soft-touch plastics everywhere... Apart from on the centre console, where a big slab of scratchy hard stuff surrounded the gear selector. Why make a great interior and then spoil it by putting nasty plastics in a prominent position?
 
Hard plastic isn't bad as long as it isn't cheap and poorly fit together. When it feels like I can poke my finger though it's not something I want.
 
Agreed and likewise... you might be surprised how poorly a leather dash will stand up to the sun in Louisiana or how quickly a misplaced greasy cheese burger can make a spot you'll never get out.

I like the high quality stuff but its just not always the best answer for real life. :indiff:

Just the same, I feel like you guys are right.
A good example of paying for what you get and quality of interiors, etc etc...
My father paid a few K more for his CTS and its interior blows my Sti away but then again, my Sti smokes his CTS in any performance aspect.

I expect the 25k brz to fall somewhere short of making critics happy but at the same time deliver more for the enthusiast.
 
Kent
Agreed and likewise... you might be surprised how poorly a leather dash will stand up to the sun in Louisiana or how quickly a misplaced greasy cheese burger can make a spot you'll never get out.
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As long as you take care of the leather it shouldn't get destroyed. I clean and condition mine all the time and it still looks brand new. Even with greasy food, a well taken car of leather surface should allow for an easy clean up. It's just a PITA to always be caring for your leather though. It takes me forever just to condition my seats properly.
 
1st Gen Dodge Neon:

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Never mind the weird looking steering wheel, everything just seems to have been pasted on.

Chevrolet Cavalier:

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I actually worked on a Cavalier at school before, and I can't begin to tell you how many cuts I got from the hard plastic and metal interior.
 
That neon takes the cake. :yuck:
I doubt either of those were as bad as pictured when they were release with all original stock interiors.
 
1241Penguin
1st Gen Dodge Neon:
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I had to look at a few pictures of the UK-imported Neon as I was sure it wasn't as bad as that. Turns out I was wrong, it is as bad as that.

That said, I sat in a Neon once and it seemed comfortable enough. Might be different after a few hundred miles but I don't mind an ugly dash so much as long as I can travel in comfort.
 
The Neon was very much a mid-90's economy car. It wasn't much in the luxury department that's for sure and it came with funfetti seats.

I'd wish nothing more than to have my Neon back though, as ugly as it was that car had some serious character. I just hope Neon 2.4 can offer up the same thing when it's done. Oh and I'll have to show the interior to mine, it's bright green and neon blue.
 

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