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Are those gauges straight from BMW and MB

— fatandsassy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/24/2009 10:47:18 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

The instrument cluster is straight out of a BMW Z4, MB R,G,SLK,SL class

— fatandsassy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/24/2009 11:19:43 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

If the instrument clsuter is straight out of so many vehicles I suppose it could be said that I'm using words that are straight out of Shakespeare. And I would be correct. But that does not make it criminal. Would the SL be accused of having its cluster "straight out of" the SLK. Or the R? Or the G? What about the Z4? Nobody owns the rights to bezzeled instument clusters. EVERYBODY is doing it. Why not add Nissan to that list? And Mazda? And Lexus?

But this interior is merely nice though. Nothing particularly pops out at me, and nothing is wrong with that either. I do care for the gated shifter (very classy) and I notice the absence of a central handbrake, indicating the presence of a foot-operated parking brake, something that I actually prefer in an automatic. A very European-looking accelerator pedal is a nice touch as well. One improvement though would be to make the dashboard with stitiching. Faux or otherwise.

— tango (View Profile)

Posted on 8/24/2009 1:01:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

This is rare I find, but the center stack actually recalls the exterior styling. Very cohesive.

— MtlMotors (View Profile)

Posted on 8/24/2009 3:05:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Take off the chrome on the wheel and change the Honda H to a T and you've got yourself the Highlander interior. They even lifted the dual round guages. Korean copyright infringement at its finest.
http://www.auto-broker-magic.com/images/2009-toyota-highlander-interior.jpg

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/24/2009 7:48:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1