Not exact matches
Most base models in this class have fabric
seating surfaces, but VW offers simulated leather — aka vinyl —
seats that are
nice enough to feel upscale... for the class.
Seats, switches, and
surfaces The Chrysler's interior is much improved over last year's model, with
nicer materials and more stylish trim, but the audio and climate controls still lack the thoughtfulness and integration behind those in the Odyssey and the Sienna.
The miles vanish beneath the M5's wheels with a distant murmur, the adjustable dampers are on the middle setting (I find full soft a bit too soft; even for motorway driving it's
nice to feel the
surface through the
seat and steering wheel) and the chassis feels totally assured; even the seven - speed SMG gearbox shifts much more smoothly than previous M5s and M6s I've driven.
Leather
surfaces on the
seats is a
nice touch of luxury and style.
The
seats are supportive and comfortable with
surfaces that feel
nice to the touch.
There are a lot of hard plastic
surfaces, and the
seating surfaces are a faux Alcantara that also look
nicer than they feel to the touch.
Interior: VW has done a good job of making the interior look upscale, using a
nice mix of hard - and soft - touch materials for the dash and other
surfaces, such as the «leatherette»
seats.
Other Titanium - specific bits include
nice ribbed leather door inserts, high - grain leather
seating surfaces and standard acoustic glass.
The standard leather and Alcantara
seats, flat - bottom steering wheel, carbon fiber trim and leather - wrapped door panel and dash tops are all perfectly
nice, but the hard plastics making up much of the major
surfaces and hollow buttons and knobs are seriously disappointing.
The Spyder's thermal - resistant leather
seats effectively lower
surface temperature, which is a
nice attribute for open - top motoring.
I spent a week driving the Trailhawk version, which starts at $ 29,495, and I found the interior ergonomics to be very well sorted, with a
nice thick steering wheel, supportive
seats, and plenty of expensive - feeling
surfaces.
Sure there are
nice touches, such as the heated leather SRT
seats, leather trimmed door panels with contrast stitching, and a thick leather wrapped steering wheel, but the plastics that make up the bulk of the vehicle's cabin
surfaces — the dash, the center console, and those vibrating door panels — feel like an afterthought in a vehicle with a base price of just below $ 40,000.
There are a lot of soft - touch
surfaces in there for a B - segment entry, and the heated cloth
seats were indeed
nice to see.
Sticking with front - wheel drive and a good set of winter tires gets you a much
nicer interior, with a step up to leather
seating surfaces in the Crossroad Plus.
Cabin appointments are generally
nice, with large portions of leather - wrapped
surfaces, carbon fiber trim and super supportive leather and Alcantara front
seats, but there are some glaring sore spots.
Front
seat passengers sit a half - inch lower and a half - inch closer to each other, and in greater comfort with
nicer materials and softer
surfaces.
The leather - trimmed first - and second - row
seats did not get high marks either; the leather on the side bolsters, arm - and headrests looks
nice, but the majority of the
seating surface is vinyl (for better durability, Honda says).