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LOL the Enclave is not a bottom feeder. And fancy leather does not a quality interior make... in fact, if that is the only improvement they do, then it's a rather cynical and lazy upgrade to try and make that claim. I mean... This is an official Toyota press photo of the Tundra Capstone and I can see flaws in the fitting of the leather... uneven creases. One seat almost has pleats while the other is flat. If you look up photos of people who did reviews, you can see similar flaws. Just scroll through the interior pics to see them all. I'm also not a big fan of the seat styling... it looks like one designer did 2/3s and another designer did 1/3. Aside from the two-tone, they don't look like anything special. That leather wrap on the a-pillar grab handle is just a cheap cynical addition to lipstick over the cheap plastic underneath. Verses the Silverado High Country. I *really* like this new interior. It harkens back to the broad horizontal dashboards of yesteryear. It has a large screen, but it doesn't look like an iPad slapped on the dash with a holder from Wish like the Tundra does. It is far better integrated into the dash and doesn't look out of place. Oh look... it has Super Cruise too... something no Toyota has. Notice no visible flaws in the leather. Then there is the Sierra Denali. Gone are the days of identical interiors between the GMC and Chevy. The GMC moves the central HVAC vents and gets an extra storage cubby. The dash flows into the center console and the HVAC controls are at more of an angle. It has handsomely stitched leather and engraved open-pore wood. Again the screen looks properly integrated rather than an iPad slapped on the dash. Much more handsome seats with tri-tone colors, and the same engraving pattern on the dash is replicated on the seats. That pattern btw is the topographical map of the summit of Mount Denali. The a-pillar and b-pillar grab handles are fully leather wrapped and there is a microsuede headliner. Then there's the Lexus LX..... That's luxury?? The Palisade and Telluride are better than that... easily. or try a Grand Wagoneer or Yukon Denali The days of bad domestic interiors are very much over. Now... these are all the top zoot luxury barges from their respective brands.... so back to the Hornet. This looks perfectly acceptable for a sub-$30k small crossover with performance intentions. I looks remarkably similar to the Mazda CX-30 which is the most likely closest competitor.

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After a few false starts where I started watching it and turned it off because it was tedious and a long movie, I watched "Gone Girl" in its entirety. That movie contains enough material about dysfunction for a handful of doctoral dissertations in psychology. Whew.

My Encore's interior was in perfect shape after 7 years and 113k miles, I got compliments on how nice it looked. I think GM has only gotten better since then. My observation of old Toyotas is that people love to overlook the flaws because it still starts and runs, and Toyota has a bad rep for rust, particularly in trucks and BOF SUV. So sure that old LX might run, but the paint has pealed off, the headlight housings are dark yellow, the dash is cracked, and half the electronics don't work... but sure it runs.

Thank you Drew, Very weird as I did not see any updates on this thread or the others, so refreshed and still did not see any update on this thread but did for the Hornet thread. Checked and I see the emoji's. Thank you for all you do.

I see them now...woo hoo

I would agree on the new Canyon/Colorado vs the current Tacoma since the Tacoma is as ancient as the 4Runner, but they have a new one next year so we'll see what happens. The Tundra Capstone has the same leather from the Lexus LS, that's the best truck interior. I don't think Toyota/Lexus interiors are class leading by any means, but their cars are well built and hold up over time and the Rav4 has a better interior than an Escape or Equinox the Highlander is better than an Explorer/Traverse. Although I think Hyundai/Kia do a better interior than Toyota. The Enclave/Acadia/Traverse are bottom feeders of the 3 row SUV segment.

Glad to see they are keeping the Chrysler brand...will be interesting to see what comes in the next few years.

They’re dull as dishwater and their interiors of the consumer grade (Not LS/LX) models are really cheaped out for the price paid. The Accord has a nicer interior than an ES. Palisade/Telluride is nicer than RX/GX. Etc. Dodge knows this is going to be a niche product, otherwise they would be building them in the US not Italy. They’re not targeting moms with 3 kids who are looking to replace their 11 year old CR-V.

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I just don't get how financially viable it is to have these brands with low volume, niche products like Dodge and Chrysler. The Charger/300/Challenger are dead after this year, the Durango if it isn't, will be dead soon (although they could do a Grand Cherokee clone for a new one). The 2024 Chrysler lineup is the Pacifica and the 2024 Dodge lineup is Hornet and maybe Durango. And the Charger EV and Airflow probably arrive in 2025. Doesn't seem like enough volume to justify either of those brands. Especially since over at Jeep they will fill any market segment they can. Toyota's interiors in general are better than GM, Ford or Stellantis in the same segment, with the exception being the 4Runner vs whatever you want to compare it to since that thing is so dated. And that isn't what they are selling on, it is the cost of ownership, dependability and resale value that sells them. A 10 year old Rav4 sells for about the same as a 10 year old Cadillac or Lincoln that probably cost twice as much when new. Look at prices of a 10 year old Dodge/Chrysler, they are just about worthless because of how they fall apart.