Am I the Only One Who Likes the Interior?
 

Aside from the lack of an arm rest, I think the interior is great. Especially considering how much the car costs. The seats are great, the steering wheel is great (Personally don't mind not having radio controls), the dash looks good, there are enough soft touch materials used, and I don't even mind the fake carbon fiber. HVAC controls kinda scream econobox to the touch, but really? Who cares? They look fine.
Anyways, I just wanted to know if anyone else feels this way. And if not, why? What don't you like?

I'm too focused on driving to even care about what the interior looks like

I love the interior, especially on the BRZ limited (toggle switches instead of the Corolla knobs).

I am happy with the interior. No complaints outside of an armrest and better knee rest

I quite like it, its very simple and a bit stylish. Do i have to remind everyone the price of the car?
Its a comfortable place to be in, nothing that great.

Though that fake carbon fiber could of stayed in the bins...

I love the interior. Even though I hate red lol. I love the supportive yet comfortable seats and I love the button-free steering wheel. Oh and I love the manual seat adjustment. :happyanim:

I like the simplicity of it, less things to break and go wrong. The interior is incredibly well done for its price point. Unlike the civic, which has 3ft of room on that dash and enough space to put a second dash on top of it. Or the mustangs dash which was build out of left-over lego blocks.

I'm very happy with the interior of the car. In the past I've always leaned towards leather and figured I'd probably put the Katzkins in when I bought the FR-S. However, I've grown to like the upholstery quality, comfort and appearance.

I love the interior. It's simple and ergonomic. Everything is within reach. I don't miss an armrest either, as I drive with two hands. When I do rest my right arm, I place it on top of the ebrake. Works for me :)

I love it, the seating position is so good. Simple and barebones like a sports car should be, and it's going to age well because it doesn't have a bunch of modern gadgets and funky designs that will look outdated 10 years from now.

my sentiments exactly!

+1

Me too. . not sure what the issue with the missing arm rest is. .

Honestly my arm is never resting that long, if it is the road is *TOO* boring since my arm is idle too long and not shifting :)

Aside from the fake carbon fiber, I love the interior. . I especially like the deep soft dash top and the shape of it. The lines are as sexy as the outside.. .

Seriously though toyota. .what the eff with the carbon fiber. . I have to imagine they picked from a number of one-off options and I would have loved to have been there when they decided to see what got voted down.

ANYTHING would be better. . and I hope the aftermarket gives us better options for those bits.

The rest is perfect. I like it spartan. I own a 2011 Audi S4 as well, which arguably has one of the most gorgeous interiors of any car for sale today, but when I just want to "drive", there's too much going on in that car. Toyota/Subaru nailed it for a "driver's car".

-Rich H.

No you're not alone! I love the interior because the center stack isn't busy like today's modern cars. I dislike luxury cars because of that.

With me there are two issues. One, My driving habits are such that on an extended run I would find a padded arm rest useful. Two, just as I appreciate a door on my glove box, a cover over the cavity in the console would provide additional storage space for various items I would be able to keep covered for both appearance sake and also safe keeping.

I guess there's more of you than I thought there were... Maybe the people who don't like it are just louder??
And for the arm rest issue, like others have said, I normally just use the e-brake and that works fine, but I still don't see why an arm rest couldn't have been standard :(

I like it. Hell, I even like the cupholders in it, and how versatile they are. Don't even mind that there's not an armrest, as they usually just interfere when I'm driving manual (and are next to worthless with racing buckets anyway, so whatever...)

perfect. didnt buy this car for the interior or features.

people are always more motivated to speak out against something they don't like. Doesnt mean they are the majority.

Just the stupid ventilation controls. They are just about an EXACT copy of the ones used in the current model Ford Fiesta. I know the climate controlled ones in the BRZ look better but honestly, they are too bad.

Rest of the car is fine for the money

Personally, I like the simpler controls versus the fancy BRZ limited ones, but that's only because I get super ADD when there's too much going on and I can't focus! (whoa, run-on sentence.) I also like buttons, so I picked the original stereo over the touch-screen one.

Back to the main topic: I'm not mad at the interior design. There were little things that bugged me like how parts of the tachometer were white (a friend with the BRZ said he wished his HAD the white so he could tell if he was redlining... lol) and the red panels in the seats seemed too bright... But I grew to appreciate the whiteness and I eventually got that Katzkin leather installed. :D BTW @whaap I'm loving the leather!

I like the interior just fine. The red shoulder panels on the seats are a nice racy contrast to the Raven colour. Not so sure with Hot Lava though that is a very minor thing. Agreed the HVAC controls look like the rest of the Scion econo style but they are easy to use. The soft plastic on the dash is better quality than most all Toyotas except the new Camry with the stitched leatherette cover. I like the "T" pattern too as it reminds one of the 2000 GT. same logo as Toyota used on earlier models.

I just want wider wheels and stickier tires as well as 50-100 extra HP putting it into Cayman performance territory.

It's not necessarily fake cf, it's just a print they chose and to me it's not bad. I personally like the print a lot more than the silver in the brz. The print blends the pieces into the dash rather than highlighting them the way the brz does. Also people don't get that cf really doesn't do a lot for cars. It's more form over function 90% of the time. If Toyota had actually made a print that was supposed to look like cf but wasn't (let me point you towards the carbon look package on the e92 M3) I would be bummed. This is t supposed to be so close to real that you question the authenticity of the material.

Best interior I ever owned actually. I love the soft materials all over the doors and dash.

Close second would be my 94 celica GT-S I had, cool layout.

I actually like it a lot. It reminds me of the interior in the Integra type R. I only wish they would not have made the upper corners of the seats red. I would have preferred all black with red stitching.

These 3 people nailed my feelings exactly; I couldn't agree more.

I like the interior well enough, but here are my complaints:
1. No panic handle for the passenger.
2. The cruise control location is a bit funky.
3. Multi-function and odometer display buttons are in a strange place (hidden behind the steering wheel) and aren't illuminated.
4. Analog speedometer is oriented in an inexplicable manner and the numbers are tiny, making it useless.
I could also do without the red interior accents.

Certain parts of it are great (sporty white face tachometer, digital speedometer, great seats, small steering wheel, shifter) and certain parts are just ok (radio/bt, climate control, switchgear).

Thankfully Toyota/Subaru got the important parts right. There's just a retro 90's theme going on with the rest :D

I love the interior, especially the pedals and kick guards on the door. I like how they look almost aftermarket, but come stock. I also really like the steering wheel, and shift knob stock. They both feel like really nice quality under my hands. Also, the lack of an arm rest doesn't bother me. My arm actually rests perfectly on the edge of the open area and it's not uncomfortable at all.

My only complaint would be the touch screen on the Bespoke radio. I'm not sure if it's just me, or what, but I have a bit of difficulty changing the station, skipping songs or anything like that while moving. I guess it's harder to hit a touch screen than press a raised button. Other than that, I love the interior. It doesn't seem to be cheap to me.

Yes I have to admit the toggle switches are nice but not worth the $2200 just for those buttons lol

Add me to the list of people who love it. It's all business in there and the seats are excellent.

i really like the interior. i like the darker panels over the silver on the brz. i wish i had an armrest but NBD. i like the old school clock, brings out that old AE flair. I really like the head rest, nice cushion

1. I hate having panic handles because everyone starts hanging on them and they are only anchored by a screw and a plastic plug generally. I have seen how poorly reinforced they are as I have stripped the interiors on a number of race cars. So clean with no handle is much better imo.
2. Most of the cars I have owned have the cc in the same location.
3. I like that they have their own location and are not integrated into a button on the blinkers. This makes accessing/ resetting them MUCH easier.
4. Yeah the analog seems pretty useless, but I don't know how much of that is based on my dependency created by the large digital gauge.

Oh, and red accents are sexy. :burnrubber:

You know...if this was a Porsche the red stiching is called deviating stiching and would be a several hundred dollar charge!

I love the idea of the interior. The execution bothers me a bit.
Nice and spartan and clean is great. Love the buttonless steering wheel!

The freaking rattles are driving me nuts!
The HVAC controls feel cheap and just scream 90's Corolla at me.

When we are talking about rattles in the cockpit...

People say you should expect them because it is a sports car- WHY would a sports car be assembled in a way that parts would be loose and rattle?

What are the specific rattling parts we are talking about?

I have a popping sound in my car, but no rattles.

More details please.

No rattles or weird sounds in my 5,000 mile BRZ.

It's kind of cheap but it's comfortable enough. The carpet is really bad and the floormats are shit. Maybe I drag my heel too much but I've got 3000mi on my car and there's already a significantly worn spot under the clutch. Lack of an armrest doesn't bother me at all, I just lay my arm down on the center console and rest my hand around the e-brake. I have long arms though I guess.

yeah and my only sound (the popping) comes from the defect my car had. Other than that, I am good.

the only thing that bothers me is that we got stuck with the "plain" e-break. why couldn't they have put the red stitching on it like in the brz? it would make a big difference.

I like it, reminds me a bit of my 1992 Corolla.