Poll Mid-sized Luxury Car Interiors (Rank from Best to Worst)

[EKaru]

These are garden variety cars only, so sport models (M5, E63 etc) are not included.

Acura RLX

Audi A6

BMW 5-series

Cadillac CTS

Genesis G80

Infiniti Q70

Jaguar XF

Lexus GS

Lincoln Continental

Maserati Ghibli

Mercedes-Benz E-class

Volvo S90

 

[sako97]

Once I sifted through the entries with crap interiors.... it became a tough decision between the E, A6, 5er, & S90. As much I as hate touch-screen overload... have to go with the A6, but only by a hair over the 5er and E.

It has a chic/modernist appearance, which I've grown to appreciate... I much prefer the three-spoke steering wheel though

 

[Merc1]

Best are BMW/Audi (the best) Mercedes, and Volvo.

Okay are Lexus and Genesis and Lincoln.

Worst are the Infiniti, Acura, Maserati and Jaguar. All cheap or dull looking and/or dated.




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[EKaru]

I cannot believe there are 12 cars in this segment now..

 

[EKaru]

It has a chic/modernist appearance, which I've grown to appreciate... I much prefer the three-spoke steering wheel though

The upcoming sport models will no doubt have a more aggressive looking wheel

 

[sako97]

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I cannot believe there are 12 cars in this segment now..

Yeah, but only 4.. maybe 5 are actually selling in strong numbers.

It'll be interesting to see how many will remain in the segment in 4-5 years, considering the current CUV/SUV craze that's slowly starting to kill the relevance of sedans/saloons, which is pretty unfortunate.

 

[Monster]

Of all the interiors, the Germans and Volvo set the standards, I haven't been inside the Cadillac but it seems to be a reasonable attempt from them.

 

[martinbo]

The BMW's ergonomics are peerless. It also happens to look and feel very nice too...

 

[A.P.]

1. Audi (I like it the most)
2. BMW
3. Lincoln (This one surprised me, never been in one, but looks really good.)
4. Merc (Not the biggest fan of Merc interior layout and looks, that`s why it is here.)
5. Lexus
6. Volvo
7. Jag
8. Cadillac
9. Genesis/Hyundai
10. Acura
11. Maserati
12. Infiniti (Looks sh*t and like any interior you get in any standard car. Hell, even some non-luxury cars have a better interior.)

 

[Matski]

The German trio are easily the most appealing for me. I'd have to choose the 5-er, familiarity no doubt plays a part with a BMW interior but also I think I would hate having to use the Audi touchscreens, and the Merc - whilst admittedly nice - is a little too chintzy and I can't understand why anybody forgives them for the god awful execution of the screens for the dashboard.

The Jag and the Lexus would probably follow that, with fairly simple, strong designs.. and maybe the Lincoln - though I'd have an inbuilt bias against how well it's screwed together.

The rest, m'eh. I like Volvo's exterior but I'm not a fan of the interior at all.

Last place would probably be the Maserati. Nothing about that car is appealing, at all - except for maybe the sound. The guy who works next door to us as one amongst his fleet of exotics... it's butt ugly but it does make quiet a nice noise.

 

[EKaru]

The BMW's ergonomics are peerless. It also happens to look and feel very nice too...

I suppose that's why its interior hasn't changed much from its predecessor...

 

[EKaru]

Yep, this is definitely Germancarforum

 

[klier]

BMW best, MB second, Audi third, Volvo fourth, and the rest all look like crap.

 

[SKY]

BMW best, MB second, Audi third, Volvo fourth, and the rest all look like crap.

Just close the post already.

 

[klier]

Just close the post already.

Let me add that the American cars look far and away the worst. So glad that stuff doesn't sell at all over here. My gosh, it's simply depressing.
The Infiniti, Cadillac and Acura simply hurt my eyes. The Lincoln looks generic, and the Geneses looks 'best'.

 

[Laurent T]

Acura
Not luxurious ; uninspired shapes
Audi
Hard time to separate it from Mercedes. Looks luxurious. Not convinced by the screens layout and full buttonless approach. Tied 2nd.
BMW
Not the best screen integration, but nonetheless my favorite for apparent easy of use and overall shapes. 1st.
Cadillac
Looks close to the Acura ; too cheap
Genesis
Bland, but better looking than most of the other asians.
Infinity
Looks like Optimus Prime merged into its dashboard... Ugly.
Jaguar
Too plain, does not look luxurious
Lexus
Not yet at the German level, but still seems a more convincing attempt. Would rank 4th.
Lincoln
Plastic, no design attempt... Crappy.
Maserati
Just like Jaguar, doesn't look luxurious.
Mercedes
Very convincing both in design and materials integration. Looks a little too overdone to come first. Tied second.
Volvo
Not a big fan of the central part and the big vents. 5th.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Yep, this is definitely Germancarforum

I'll gladly buck this trend.

When I sat in the S90, the feeling I got was relaxed. The seats were supremely comfortable. The look was modern but will stand the test of time. The walnut inlay in the Inscription trim looked and felt like genuine wood and not the plasticky wood trim seen elsewhere. Sorry, the wood trim in both glossy and matte finish in both MB and BMW today feel chintzy, especially when compared to the wood trim in the 1990's which felt more substantial, especially with MB's of that era. Everything felt nice to the touch. The digital gauge cluster was good, but looked half a generation behind its competitors. The big blotch against the S90 is the touchscreen interface. It's better than many other competitors' touchscreen, but nonethless, you still would have to take your eyes of the road more than you'd like to do anything. BMW still leads the pack with the iDrive 6.0 and the 7.0 iteration looks the further that distance. My hat goes off the Robin Page's interior design team (also Thomas Ingelsath's exterior team).

Which leads to the 2nd place: BMW. The interior looks like it has been constantly evolved upon, but damnit, it just works. I was debating between the BMW and MB for the second spot. Sure the MB has a bit more drama, but day in, day out, I'd want to deal with BMW's UX and interior ergonomics than MB's. It just makes sense.

3rd: MB

4th: Quality interior, crap UX.

5th to whatever: I am ambivalent. I will say this: though they've come up short, the interiors of the American entries have made greater strides in the modern luxury interior realm. They still need to go farther.

 

[Star&Car]

Before giving my vote,I have to check out the A6 IRL first.

 

[EKaru]

I'll gladly buck this trend.

When I sat in the S90, the feeling I got was relaxed. The seats were supremely comfortable. The look was modern but will stand the test of time. The walnut inlay in the Inscription trim looked and felt like genuine wood and not the plasticky wood trim seen elsewhere.

They are probably nice when they're new, but this is disappointing:
Is anyone leather seats wearing off already?

 

[EKaru]

It's amazing how far we've come in a decade