BusinessWeek spills beans on '08 STS interior
click above image to view a gallery of concept interior components from GM
The entire Autoblog team was impressed with the 2008 Cadillac CTS when it debuted at the Detroit Auto Show last month. "You have to sit in it," was the command heard most among the crew, and indeed the interior is as dazzling as the new sheetmetal. The CTS interior is the first example of how General Motors' renewed focus on interiors is paying off in ways more noticeable than just better buttons for the radio. BusinessWeek has published an article that details many of the individual interior components being redesigned and rethought at GM, including said radio controls, the steering wheel, seats, key fobs and more.
It's a good read, but as many astute auto enthusiasts noticed, the accompanying slide show includes a pic of an interior that appears to be that of the 2008 Cadillac STS. Actually, the interior shown is the exact same one with a different steering wheel that debuted inside the long-wheelbase SLS now beind sold in China. We called it back in November that the Chinese SLS interior would likely show up in our own domestic market STS, and this new pic seems to indicate that's correct. Hopefully this means we'll also get the highly detailed CTS-like grille from the SLS and its other exterior tweaks. For that matter, we wouldn't mind a long-wheelbase version of the STS on this side of the globe, either.
Check out the gallery of other concept interior components that GM has been working on.
[Source: BusinessWeek via GMInsideNews]
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fordman 3:32PM (2/15/2007)
Although both are ugly with their verticle air vents in the middle of the dash, I prefer the 2007 over the 2008.
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minh 7:17PM (2/15/2007)
while this is a positive significant change in cadillac's interior, they don't compare to a lexus's opulent cabin. GOoOoOoOoOoOo, LEXUS!
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NoNameDenton 3:57PM (2/15/2007)
Personally I like the look, it is tastefully done, not too much wood trim and it is very classy
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mike355f1 6:29PM (2/15/2007)
Great new design! Things are changing for the best with GM. Hope Ford and DC can keep up.
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Brad Evanson 4:16PM (2/15/2007)
About the only aspect of the 2008 I don't like is the silver spokes on the steering wheel. It makes them look "tacked on" and cheesy. The way that Honda/Acura does it (and ironically the lower line GMs, like Chevy and Saturn) has the spokes matching the rim/center pad color with silver trim plates around the audio/cruise controls. Still, it looks to be a big improvement over what Caddy had done (CTS, pre-'07 SRX). I drove a 2007 SRX and was hugely impressed with the updated interior. Good on ya, Caddy.
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badwinger 4:32PM (2/15/2007)
oooh. wow. So what?
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Richard Warren 4:28PM (2/15/2007)
Not bad.
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SSBR 4:43PM (2/15/2007)
Looks like the interior of a honda accord ex.. keep trying GM...
http://www.rolesor.com
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JapDot 4:45PM (2/15/2007)
Bring on the haters
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SOhp101 6:15PM (2/15/2007)
Nice job GM. Good looking interior.
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Be Oh Be 7:48PM (2/15/2007)
Like I've said in the past #7 - GM could build an interior wrapped in the finest leather, with the coolest ambient lighting and most cutting edge technology, including a seat that strokes your dick while it sticks a gyrating finger up your ass to give you a "Gräfenberg" orgasm, and people who are completely enamored with Toyota and Honda will *STILL* think it sucks. Go figure.
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ECA 6:22PM (2/15/2007)
Looks great. Almost seems like cadillac is becoming the standard of luxury interiors instead of audi. I mean really who else puts stitch leather for a dash!
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D Man 6:24PM (2/15/2007)
I see a lot of fit and finish issues, typical GM.
-->>#9 ECA
AUDI was never the standard in interiors!
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Crunkjuice 6:53PM (2/15/2007)
D Man uses the same fit & finish complaint against GM in all of his posts.
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Michael Karesh 7:10PM (2/15/2007)
A few points...
I wouldn't judge fits from the photo. These are likely all prototype parts.
The stitched material on the instrument panel is likely vinyl, not leather. This is the case with the Mercedes GL and the Cadillac SRX. Note in Cadillac's materials they talk about "cut and sew," but they don't name the material being cut and sewn. Of course, if many people think it's leather, then you've got the best of both worlds, as vinyl will last much longer in that location.
In the Businessweek article, someone from Edmunds says the Malibu looks like a $40,000 Lexus inside. Sorry, I've sat in the 2008 at the Detroit show, and while the new interior is stylish the materials are nowhere near those of a $40,000 Lexus.
I did love the new CTS interior, though.
My account of the second press day of the Detroit show:
http://www.truedelta.com/pieces/naias2.php
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rickster 8:19PM (2/15/2007)
that new steering wheel is fugly on its best day....
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NoNameDenton 8:12PM (2/15/2007)
#14 I would rather drive a Caddy then a Lexus any day of the week
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Dave-in-PA 10:22PM (2/15/2007)
It looks nice, but then, ANYTHING would be an improvement over the current models.
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bmar10 9:30PM (2/15/2007)
not bad
no more cheap looking wood and fit appears to be improved
nice job
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Craig N. Cote 10:52PM (2/15/2007)
To NoName Denton, Hope you enjoy riding in your Caddy over a Lexus, you'll feel different when you get it up the butt at resale time. Tell me why Lexus ALWAYS blows Caddy and Lincoln out of the water in resale value. By the way, does your Caddy have a FRENCH transmission? They will be serving ice water in hell the day Cadillac comes even close to setting the record of JD Power awards Lexus has achieved right off the start. I remember as a child riding in my uncles Caddy, no wonder there's no oil left in this country!
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