Originally Posted by FSETH

It seems that BMW interior designs and materials seem to stand the test of time (please exclude most of the e36 interior materials from this comment). I was also very disapointed the first time I sat in an Infinity G35. It is a good looking car but when I sat in it I was not impressed at all. The materials seemed no better than a regular Nissan and the design was was not even close to BMW's. Not that Infinity is supposed to be better than MB or Lexus, but still.

My friends parents have an MB GL suv and I have to say that I was not impressed at all with the quality of the interior. We took a 5 hour trip in it so I had plenty of time to look around and feel things out. The interior design wasn't bad, but there was a lot of plastic materials for a $50k+ car.

I have to say that Audi seems to use top notch materials in pretty much all of their interiors, but I do not think the overall design/layout is as good as BMW's, IMO.