Interior shot of the Neiman Marcus edition XLR

http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/futuremodels/xlr/images/NM_XLRPopupsImage2.jpg

:nono I'd lose the wood grain look - i never did like it.

hey troy - might want to check the ubb codes - i meant to place the no smile, instead got the no-no one

Originally posted by mikeg826


hey troy - might want to check the ubb codes - i meant to place the no smile, instead got the no-no one

I've found one bug in the software. It stops reading the smilie shortcut when it finds a match. I had : lolg and : lol. I had to change : lolg to : glol.

I'll have to modify the : nonod also. :(

Nice, is that interior just for the Neiman Marcus Edition or will that be the standard interior when it goes full production?:cheers

Originally posted by Nomad
Nice, is that interior just for the Neiman Marcus Edition or will that be the standard interior when it goes full production?:cheers


That's pretty much what it will look like. Not sure about the color combo & woodgrain though.

Here is a shot taken of one that is not the Neiman Marcus edition.

http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/models/popups/zoom/xlr/images/Large_Int1.jpg

Very nice.....looks plush!:thumbs

Originally posted by ddecart
That's pretty much what it will look like. Not sure about the color combo & woodgrain though.

Hmmmm. Nice, I like it. :yesnod

Definitaly sweet:thumbs

Looks good to me, but a little....flat. No curvy organic surfaces. It just looks like the inner door skins and the seats are sort of thin. Of course what matters is how it feels and looks once you are sitting in it. I hope it has the rock solid feel that some of the german cars have. You know...like you could take a sledge hammer to even the softest surfaces, and the structure underneath wouldn't budge. I like that feeling of solidity. Personally I like a little woodgrain in there too. When I was younder I didn't like it, because it reminded me of cars from the 70's and 80's. But now, I like it. In a luxury car at least. It really adds a little bit of warmth to the cabin. Makes it a more inviting place


Scott

The woodgrain is what makes it say 'Cadillac'.. It's still a luxury car so it needs it.. I think it needs more.. Of course, all tastes are different.. I've seen woodgrain inside Vettes and I thought that looked pretty bad... But, that's just me...

Click here (http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=286110&make_type_query=make%3DMercedes-Benz&model_brand_query=model%3DS-Class&tree=Mercedes-Benz%20S-Class) for some classy usage of woodgrain...

Originally posted by Sal Collaziano
The woodgrain is what makes it say 'Cadillac'.. It's still a luxury car so it needs it.. I think it needs more.. Of course, all tastes are different.. I've seen woodgrain inside Vettes and I thought that looked pretty bad... But, that's just me...

Click here (http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=286110&make_type_query=make%3DMercedes-Benz&model_brand_query=model%3DS-Class&tree=Mercedes-Benz%20S-Class) for some classy usage of woodgrain...

Yes, wood grain tastefully done in a luxury car is nice.

The only wood I like in a car is dark red. I can't stand any other color.

How about marble trim? :jester

Originally posted by Scissors
The only wood I like in a car is dark red. I can't stand any other color.

How about marble trim? :jester

Perhaps a few Greek Pillars too? Even a statue or two? :lol

I like everything but the woodgrain. I am just not a woodgrain fan.

I love the seats! I work for the foam supplier in the Product Engineerig Dept.


Dwayne

I'd prefer a more rounded look both inside and out.:D

Originally posted by Troy Roberts
Here is a shot taken of one that is not the Neiman Marcus edition.

http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/models/popups/zoom/xlr/images/Large_Int1.jpg
I love that shot, the whole interior looks very fighter jety to me...VERY:cool :cool :cool Am I the only one who finds that cool?
It would be better if they'd lose the wood though:smash

Originally posted by logansowner
I love that shot, the whole interior looks very fighter jety to me...VERY:cool :cool :cool Am I the only one who finds that cool?
It would be better if they'd lose the wood though:smash

Very cool.

We'll just have to get Ken King of Vette Essentials to make some nice leather replacement parts for the wood. :)

Originally posted by Troy Roberts
Very cool.

We'll just have to get Ken King of Vette Essentials to make some nice leather replacement parts for the wood. :) That would be sweet:cool

In general I like wood in a car, though not in pure sports cars. The XLR is a luxury ride and I think wood fits, but ovarall I don't think they did a great job with the inside - especially not at that price. I think dark wood looks good with dark interiors, and lighter wood with lighter interiors. Here's the inside of my car (a lowly by comparison 3 series), with dark wood and black leather:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid32/pc590f84f1173e671edc7846fac8b1236/fd44ef51.jpg

Here's an interior shot of the XLR's direct competition (Benz SL500), which I think looks a LOT better than the XLR inside:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/spinaroundtown/03.mercedes.sl500/03.mb.sl500.int.500.jpg

And here's the Jag which has a ton of wood, and looks awesome:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/firstdrive/2003/jaguarxk8.xkr/03.jaguar.xk8.int.500.jpg

I have to agree with you. The interiors you posted look better. The XLR interior is a bit too "flat" overall. The wood looks more like an add-on than an integrated design.

My wife's Audi Allroad had nicely integrated wood. It looks like it was designed in from day one.

I do like the XLR interior overall but think that they could have done better for that price range.

It really is a hard choice, both the XLR and SL have nice interiors in their own special way, I do however think that the Benz is better...where as the XLR is kind of "cooler":cheers :crazy

Originally posted by Troy Roberts
The XLR interior is a bit too "flat" overall. The wood looks more like an add-on than an integrated design.

Those are my thoughts exactly. There's just no flow to the design. The curves in the design of the Benz and Jag, particularly when it comes to the wood, create a classier (and more integrated) effect.


My wife's Audi Allroad had nicely integrated wood. It looks like it was designed in from day one.

Those cars are very nice. We're thinking of getting a used Audi A6 wagon for my wife - but the Allroads will be out of our price range a bit. Audi is a master when it comes to interiors.

Originally posted by E46 in Phila
In general I like wood in a car, though not in pure sports cars. The XLR is a luxury ride and I think wood fits, but ovarall I don't think they did a great job with the inside - especially not at that price. I think dark wood looks good with dark interiors, and lighter wood with lighter interiors. Here's the inside of my car (a lowly by comparison 3 series), with dark wood and black leather:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid32/pc590f84f1173e671edc7846fac8b1236/fd44ef51.jpg

Here's an interior shot of the XLR's direct competition (Benz SL500), which I think looks a LOT better than the XLR inside:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/spinaroundtown/03.mercedes.sl500/03.mb.sl500.int.500.jpg

And here's the Jag which has a ton of wood, and looks awesome:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/firstdrive/2003/jaguarxk8.xkr/03.jaguar.xk8.int.500.jpg

I am supposed to go to LA in April and test drive the XLR, MBZ & Jag on the race track for comparison purposes. Now that should be fun :cheers

Originally posted by ddecart
That's pretty much what it will look like. Not sure about the color combo & woodgrain though.

This is a sweet looking car. Are these fiberglass as well?

i like the way the benz gauges look, they kind of jump out at you. they look (for lack of a better word) futuristic. by comparison, the xlr's look plain and boring.

I wonder how close the XLR interior is to the C6 interior.

Originally posted by Troy Roberts
I wonder how close the XLR interior is to the C6 interior.

Good question. They both will have that "Arts & Science" design. They might be similar.

That is a nice interior, Does anybody know what parts from the interior from the XLR will be in the C-6 Vettes?:confused

The XLR dash looks more C5 to me then any of the others. The door panels look flat, plain and unattractive to me for a $75K car.

Way :cool!!!