The part that is a little snug is the area right right around the «knuckle» of the foot - they are made of
nice leather though, so they are stretching a bit to fit my foot correctly.
Not exact matches
My first choice would be the Red Lamb
Leather though as I am looking for a
nice, red purse for what feels like forever now.
Things are a bit
nicer inside the TRD Pro,
though, what with standard black
leather seats (customers of the last generation model complained cloth was hard to keep clean) embroidered with TRD Pro logos, along with a matching TRD shift knob and floor mats.
The
leather on the seats,
though nice and thick, has a finish that gives it the texture of vinyl.
Roomy interior and superb upholstery,
though not
leather, all the
nice touches are there including the «fake» wood plastic finish.
Inside, the Spectra still shows a hint or two of its economy - car origins; front seats seem a little downmarket, and there's a lot of plastic,
though the
leather - covered steering wheel is a
nice touch.
Though most BMW interiors are known more for functionality than overt luxury, the X1 tester's cabin had some
nice touches to it, particularly the optional Mocha Dakota perforated
leather, a $ 950 option that's totally worth it — which is more than I can say for some of the other options and packages that added $ 12,000 to the sticker price.
Pros: — Drop dead gorgeous on the outside — Serene and very lux on the inside — Major oomph in the V6, on regular gas no less — Decent fuel economy, 22 in mixed driving, high 20s pure freeway — Love love love the smart cruise — it starts and stops by itself in heavy traffic — Auto Hold is a cool feature — Autonomous Emergency Braking (see below), blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert — Comfy and very adjustable driver's seat with ventilated
leather — Great color flat screen display and pleasing instrument cluster with
nice switches on the steering wheel — Composed ride and predictable steering — Real - time traffic on the nav, essential for SoCal driving — Very good (
though not great) Lexicon sound system — Big trunk Cons: — Ugly front grille — Autonomous Emergency Braking alerts too late — Horrible voice recognition — Wimpy steering wheel, should be thicker — Confusing controls and odd layout — Hyundai service department — it's not exactly a luxury experience — A new car should not have a fuel line / fuel pump failure at 225 miles!
The interior was upgraded with
leather and
nice trim, and the
leather is supple and never developed any cracks even
though the car was often parked out in the sun.
It's a
nice example,
though, finished in Lapis Blue Metallic with a deep Metropole Blue
leather interior, plus a relatively low mileage of 77,100.
Covered in black
leather, the heated seats are comfortable enough,
though some additional support would be
nice.
Yeah, it's good —
though Mercedes could have covered up some of the soft - touch plastics with
nice leather for the money.
The tester was equipped with the black
leather interior option,
though light brown «cocoa»
leather is also available at no extra charge (would've been
nice).