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If you ask me the 7 series looks old and dated, especially on the inside where the article even says that it's not a luxurious interior. The interior looks like a complete mess when compared to the clean lines of the S, or A8.

i love the a8 interior number one to me. But i feel the only real difference between the 7er and s class is that the sclass copied the 7er and just took away all the buttons. Thats just what i think and thats why i dont like the s class interior at all. It deffiently is not revolutionary or class leading imo.

I agree with that. Having said that the BMW, Jag and Lexus are only 7 points apart which is almost nothing at all if you think about it so the LS geting last is no real concern at all. The fit and finish in the Lexus is up to date and the interior is very modern and can be compared to the germans but the fun to drive factor is where it lacks and do we have to complain about the only "real" weakness a 1980 digital clock Lmao.

This is the most truth that I've heard in a long time!
It bothers me 2 how the S-class gets pray's for copying
the 7ers without any original interior designs. They add 1 or 2 new tech options an act like they re-invented the
wheel! I'm happy to see everyone's not fooled!

That's a difficult claim.

In this class of car, every single car is well-built. The S-Class, which I had the pleasure of driving, feels like a tank. The interior feels incredibly well made. I didn't really get that feeling in the last W220 S-Class I drove.

Lexus build quality is also overrated. People assume that just because they're reliable, they're "well built" as well. There's a big difference between reliability and build quality. Lexus are well-built cars, no doubt, but the competition builds good cars as well.

Our ex-Nissan Cefiro V6 was a very reliable car, but the build quality was a joke. After only 20,000 km, the interior was full of rattles and parts started falling off the rear doors. We sold the car with almost 60,000 km on the odometer. Reliable car, poor build quality.

Good point and i'm not pointing a finger at anyone, but as you said there is a big difference bwteen reliability and quality. I would imagine the LS460 is more reliable than any of the other vehicles here but i wouldn't say it was the best built

As i said before, the three Germans and the Japanese vehicle in my opinion are all equally well built, while it is my opinion Jaguar is behind in this section.

Lexus makes great interiors, but they're also tremendously overrated in some cases (no offense Bruce ).

IMO, the best Lexus interior is the GS, even better than the LS (from what I can make out in the photos). When I sat in a GS at a Lexus show, I was very impressed with the interior. It and the Audi A6 are tied for first place in this class when it comes to interiors.

The cheapest Lexus interiors from what I have seen are the IS and RX.

Agree with you.

Jaguar is ahead of all cars here in one department: STYLE. As much as I love the S-Class, A8 and LS, the Jaguar owns them all when it comes to elegance. Among these cars, it looks the classiest and most old-school.

The Toyota Avensis does have a pretty good interior though. Together with the VW Passat, the best in class.

The Toyota Avensis is actually the only Euro-Toyota I really like. The rest of the Toyota's sold here are boring as hell.

Why can't Toyota export some of the nicer cars it reserves for their home market? I always thought some of the JDM (Japanese-Domesic-Market) models from Toyota looked really hot and stylish. It's the stuff they export I just can't stand.

You know me, no offense taken Christian. I agree the RX interior is highly over-rated and the IS could be better. I really like the LS' and GS' interior though



The Jaguar's not a bad looking car ...i'll agree with that