Who makes the nicest interiors
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is it understated opulence, where neither you nor the public can tell where the money went?
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But these things are always a matter of taste, which is personal predilection.
That is on my lottery list. I would spec it a little different, but that Bentley is wow. Would love to buy a used Arnage (2005) to replace our Volvo when the lease expires, but girlfriend is not digging the back of it much.
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Quilting probably means nothing to those who dont know it from its past. It's actually purely functional and not aesthetics. The reason its coveted for its looks lately is because it also exhibits craftsmanship.
You know that loose leather on the XK seats that looks like an impression of your bottom in the sand. That would not be there if it was quilted or tufted, both quintessentially British. Course you would look a right pillak in tufted seats in a car, but luxury cars in the 80's in USA had them. Caddies had tufted seats.
You know that loose leather on the XK seats that looks like an impression of your bottom in the sand. That would not be there if it was quilted or tufted, both quintessentially British. Course you would look a right pillak in tufted seats in a car, but luxury cars in the 80's in USA had them. Caddies had tufted seats.
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Yep you would be buying an unrepeatable moment in time, old world English craftsmanship. The feeling it imparts is equally unique.
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Some nice wood trim on the top cover here...
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Jaguars never had quilting in their seat patterns, only straight pleats until this Bentley-induced mania. Elegance is found in simplicity of design and quilting is the opposite of simplicity. Too much pattern.
But again I recognize that taste is an individual thing...and my taste will never allow me to buy a car with a quilt pattern on the seats. That might restrict the choice of Jags a bit for as long as this unfortunate vogue lasts.
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I concur with you 100% Tampa, excellent assessment. Though I'd give creativity maybe a B- as they kept to the original pattern and seat bolsters but my god that is hard for me to take... along the lines of putting a big chrome leaper on the hood or 24-30" wire chrome wheels except those can be easily remedied
I don't mind the quilting when done well. The sealed leather on 99% of cars I am not so digging. Treating the hides is one of the fun things to do as upkeep and it not necessary any more; just keeping them clean is it.
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bentley hands down
Magnolia/Imperial Blue leather everywhere, Birdseye Maple. As I was told at the factory in Crewe " If it looks like leather it's leather, if it looks like wood it's wood, if it looks like metal it's metal."