It looks like Volkswagen has dusted off last year's Wörthersee 09 Concept and bolted on a few
shiny plastic bits.
Not exact matches
The
plastics are a
bit shiny and hard, the rubber floor mats look like they could be hosed down and overall the Forester exudes a simple toughness.
Granted, the HSV has
shiny bits — they're
plastic though — but the touchscreen interface works better than the Lexus Remote Touch input system.
It's been redesigned to be a
bit simpler and more upmarket, with a few more soft - touch materials and
shiny plastics - but it's not a complete revolution.
In short, customers will get a lot of
shiny plastic for the buck, with only a few chrome inserts to add a
bit of cheer to the center console and the steering wheel.
It is
shiny leather but looks a
bit like hard
plastic.
Where the standard M2 has a
shiny plastic rear that's basically an impersonation of glass, the Aqua version has a textured translucent top layer that makes the rear feel a
bit like textured glass — the kind of stuff used in the mouse trackpads of high - end laptops like the MacBook Air.
The next, you're walking out the store with a
shiny new
bit of
plastic that you didn't plan to get.