Comments on: Early look: 2008 Cadillac STS interior; GM interior innovations

By: Manster

Manster — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:05:49 +0000

Nice, but an LCD REARVIEW MIRROR! Now, that is just overkill….just use a regular damn mirror!

An LCD mirror is just one more thing in a technology-laden vehicle to break down. And it will….count on it!

By: DialM4Speed

DialM4Speed — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:16:10 +0000

I don’t understand why rearview cameras haven’t made the rearview mirror a thing of the past long ago. I’ve seen this on concept cars since the late 80’s yet every body still using mirrors.

By: lefthandstratocaster

lefthandstratocaster — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:22:54 +0000

Very classy and elegant. It’s about time that the powers that be at GM finally realized that it’s best to let the engineers and designers build the cars and not let the accountants nickel and dime the products to a point of mediocrity.

If GM does decide to buy Chrysler, I hope that they turn their interior design team loose on the entire product line.

By: camaro king

camaro king — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 22:32:00 +0000

purdy

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:22:37 +0000

bingo lambo, gm is getting credit when credit is due. there is a long way to go for gm still, now the cadillac line and the mailbu is just a stepping stone. when i sit in a cobalt and it is better than a civic then gm has finally succeded, but to their credit they have started.
when all of the old men at gm are finally retired and it is left to our generation then we can really expect miracles from them, the old men have no vision there, they are acting now only because they are (were)failing to adapt.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:20:15 +0000

Syrax: No, people hate on GM when they deserve to be hated on, but when they make good steps forward like with this improved interior, then the hating clearly will cease. They get a lot of **** because they deserve a lot of ****, but not on this article at least.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:53:32 +0000

mabey its time to upgrade to the sts, i was waiting for the awd cts, this young man wants one bad bad bad, im sold forever on the “NEW” cadillacs.

By: Hidden_Hunter

Hidden_Hunter — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:22:09 +0000

I prefer the G8’s interior, the top picture just seems so old man to me

By: Syrax

Syrax — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:49:26 +0000

^^that just shows that we are not GM haters…we give credit were it’s deserved.

By: Kenny W

Kenny W — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:51:51 +0000

I wasn’t expecting this much praise for GM products at this site, but I must agree. It’s nice to see GM continue on its quest for excellence. They’ve had a few missteps in the recent past, but overall they have been improving by leaps and bounds.

By: megator

megator — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:33:04 +0000

this us what gm needs. they need to build cars that are atractive and desirable while at the same time making them more reliable than other manufactrers. u gotta spend money to make money, the acountats in the 70-90s ruined the big 3 with their penny pinching.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:50:08 +0000

This new STS dash REALLY looks like an Acura TL dash. It’s almost the exact same.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:29:08 +0000

someone with the id chevy 490 is supportive of a new GM design? WHAT?!

By: stupid_nut

stupid_nut — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:08:34 +0000

The Caddy steering wheel reminds me of the new Acura wheels.

They key and keyfob is soooo hot! They all need to look that sexy!

By: chevy490

chevy490 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:34:09 +0000

man i like the new desighn keep it up gm ur doing good!

By: NOS2006

NOS2006 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:27:02 +0000

Left to Right, Top to Bottom it looks like:

Saab, Chevy, GMC
Opel, Camaro-based generic?, Buick
Cadillac, Camaro, Hummer

By: v8havoc

v8havoc — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:50:05 +0000

i love the whole camera with an lcd screen where the rear view miror should be idea…now u dont have to continiously clean the rear windhsield just a small camera lens….GENIUS!!!

By: Syrax

Syrax — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:36:45 +0000

the mirror looks like the DivX Player, but in a good high-tech way.

By: Syrax

Syrax — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:35:02 +0000

didn’t like the opel wheel (looks like a diaper in the center compared to the others). and what’s the last one, behind the buick one. looks like it has a screen on the center

By: maximus

maximus — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:16:15 +0000

i never saw a rear view mirror that i admired before. good stuff.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:34:02 +0000

Finally, Way to go GM.
I agree on the steering wheels golf4me . But still headed in the right direction. Keep up the good work.

By: illwill

illwill — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:29:33 +0000

Beautiful!….about friggin time!

By: NOS2006

NOS2006 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:04:08 +0000

homeboy, you define douchebag.

By: golf4me

golf4me — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:52:53 +0000

STS interior = pretty nice
Keyfobs = nice
Steering wheels= just drawings, so can’t judge as materials would have a lot more to do with how nice they are.
Mirror thing = dumb. Can’t we just use a regular mirror anymore? Are we that stupid or careless? What if it breaks? Then you are screwed.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:36:51 +0000

This is a HUGE improvement to the STS interior, a HUGE improvement…but yet it still looks like it lags behind the competition, whereas before it was seriously slaughtered by the competition. I can’t deny it, it’s one of GM’s better interiors, and I’m glad they’re focusing on improving them because interior quality is something I and many others hold in high regard, but like someone else said these changes just come so late.

By: botox

botox — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:30:38 +0000

Looks like GM is finally learning from the Japs on how to design a flowing dashboard.

GM’s current boxy dash’s suck ass.

By: Captain Spadaro

Captain Spadaro — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:26:07 +0000

Please stop with the iDrive style control systems.

By: Bobzooki

Bobzooki — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:58:03 +0000

Nice but not outstanding in any one area

By: Cobradreamer427

Cobradreamer427 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:51:08 +0000

Wow, cool

By: imageWIS

imageWIS — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:39:42 +0000

The problem is that the key and the fob are two separate pieces. While most automakers have moved onto the 1 piece fob + key, GM seems to still make cars using the same rationale that they used in 1983.

Jon.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:24:39 +0000

woah is that really a GM? It looks real sharp! I like the opel steering wheel the best though… to bad we wont see it

By: rumblebee

rumblebee — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:23:56 +0000

I think that the trunaround GM is in the middle of at this point is nothing short of stunning. They have come such a long way, but it should not be forgotten that they still have quite the journey ahead of them. GM is definitely on the right track and if they keep going like this I’m sure they will America’s #1 for a long time. They are not only (as sad as it sounds) rediscovering design but also quality.

By: rodeo40

rodeo40 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:22:56 +0000

The layout has been getting marginally better but I agree, not quick enough. GM can pay anyone ANY amount of money so I don’t see why they still can’t get interiors right. The quality of the plastics that have always been way below the Germans, and Japanese. Why do they keep using this crap? It’s shiny, hard and has an overall low-rent feel. Not to mention the overly soft seats that completely lose their support in 2-3 years. Same with the switches and instrumentation. My wife had an 04 Envoy and the interior was junk…my 01 Landcruiser is WAY nicer…albeit more basic. That said, these designs look nice, I just hope they use high quality plastics.

By: NOS2006

NOS2006 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:11:42 +0000

Cadillac, too, is working on an 8 speed auto.

By: Brendino

Brendino — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:54:53 +0000

These are sharp!

I still don’t think I like the vents on the STS but that’s just personal preference. The quality seems to be much improved.