The NEW American Interior style

UltimateBMW · 10-19-2009, 12:12 AM

While they have gotten better, has anyone else noticed that all these interiors' center consoles look almost too remarkably similar? Pictures below are from the 2010 Cadillac CTS, 2010 Buick LaCrosse, and 2010 Ford Taurus.

2010 CTS:

2010 LaCrosse:

2010 Taurus:

FStop7 · 10-19-2009, 12:22 AM

Big improvement and you're right about them looking similar. Also: Way too many buttons.

Year's_End · 10-19-2009, 01:20 AM

It's just the evolution of a typical non-driver oriented layout. The swoopy console look is simply the new trend, so I don't think of it as any more than a coincidence.

ptack · 10-19-2009, 04:55 AM

That Buick looks horrible. A distracting, confusing mess. The Caddy is only slightly better, barely.

lyndon_h · 10-19-2009, 07:33 AM

the CTSV interior is nice.

ChrisV · 10-19-2009, 08:03 AM

I really don't see any similarity in the Ford center console to the others, or in overal interior design between the three of them. The Ford has the proturding "eyebrows" to the dash with the center console sunken between them, while the Buick has a wraparound wood band and the center stack (which has a completely different layout than the Taurus) protrudes above the dash, not sunken into it. And the Caddy is all V angles.

Seriously, they are nowhere near the same as each other.

Muffnbluff · 10-19-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by lyndon_h

the CTSV interior is nice.

Those $3k sport seats in the CTS-V are simply amazing.

Def too many buttons on cars nowadays. I still don't understand why you need 30 buttons for navigation, just make it touch screen!

UltimateBMW · 10-19-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisV

I really don't see any similarity in the Ford center console to the others, or in overal interior design between the three of them. The Ford has the proturding "eyebrows" to the dash with the center console sunken between them, while the Buick has a wraparound wood band and the center stack (which has a completely different layout than the Taurus) protrudes above the dash, not sunken into it. And the Caddy is all V angles.

Seriously, they are nowhere near the same as each other.

Your probably looking too closely at specifics. Just take a glance at each one and you'll see what I'm talking about. The center consoles on each all have vertical vents right beside the radio/nav controls, 2 swooping stripes that go down by the shift knob. Just an overall general shape between them all.

MJC///M3 · 10-19-2009, 09:58 AM

meh..buick is awful. CTS is nice.

E90SLAM · 10-19-2009, 10:04 AM

Copy from Acura???

Michael Schott · 10-19-2009, 10:39 AM

Other than the vertical vents, I don't see any similarities. They do have a lot of buttons but that is normal right now. of the three I prefer the Taurus but hate the Ford 4 spoke steering wheel.

Thanks, Mike.

footie · 10-19-2009, 10:53 AM

I'm not a lover of any form of I-Drive/MMI etc system. All of them require you to shift your eyes from the road to a display, buttons might look untidy but they are least of a distraction. A perfect example of this done well is the Panamera.

Spec 1 · 10-19-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ptack

That Buick looks horrible. A distracting, confusing mess. The Caddy is only slightly better, barely.

Yea, your 135i interior is waaaay nicer than the CTS interior

I'm digging them, and they look different enough I wouldn't think parts were cross referenced. The CTS interior is fantastic, especially in person.

iatacs19 · 10-19-2009, 12:20 PM

To me they still look like crap and way too busy.

TSM330i · 10-19-2009, 02:21 PM

There are many new interiors that are button laiden.

I think they all look pretty good and much better than in the past.

Genericuser1 · 10-19-2009, 04:05 PM

I actually like the Buick interior. If you want to see buttons look at the Porsche Panamera.

HPFREAK · 10-19-2009, 04:07 PM

There are a lot of buttons in those cars. I do like the interior on all of them. Used to be that all american cars had the worst looking cabins in the business.

warmtoes · 10-19-2009, 04:34 PM

The interiors of American cars are definitely getting better. The CTS-V's is pretty nice but I think most car companies are doing the same thing in the center stack. Lexus is that way as well.

lyndon_h · 10-19-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Muffnbluff

Those $3k sport seats in the CTS-V are simply amazing.

Def too many buttons on cars nowadays. I still don't understand why you need 30 buttons for navigation, just make it touch screen!

I'm going to have to hop over to a Caddy dealership and test them out for myself. They sure do look good though.

graider · 10-20-2009, 01:31 AM

that cts interior is a mix up between infiniti current and previous dash layout.

ChrisV · 10-20-2009, 11:18 AM

Did someone say buttons?

German luxury cars used to be known for having a million small buttons. I should drag up stuff from the '80s and '90s...

TMNT · 10-20-2009, 01:08 PM

You want to talk about similiar interiors....look at all the infiniti and nissan models!

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Michael Schott Colonel 343 Rep 2,118 Posts Drives: 2017 VW GTI Sport Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Farmington Hills, MI iTrader: (0)	Other than the vertical vents, I don't see any similarities. They do have a lot of buttons but that is normal right now. of the three I prefer the Taurus but hate the Ford 4 spoke steering wheel. Thanks, Mike.
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warmtoes Lieutenant Colonel 31 Rep 1,917 Posts Drives: EBII 435i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	The interiors of American cars are definitely getting better. The CTS-V's is pretty nice but I think most car companies are doing the same thing in the center stack. Lexus is that way as well. __________________ *2014 EBII 435i xDrive M-sport* Gone: 2011 TiAg F25 X3 xDrive35i M-sport Gone: 2008 TiAg w/Coral Red E88 135i Cab M-sport
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