They Don’t Make Car Interiors Like This Anymore and That’s a Shame
What happened to car interior design? When did we decide as a collective that what we want in our cars is the most sterile, mundane, uninspired design possible? Yes, you can call it "clean" or "minimalist" but what's the fun in that? Todays electric cars are taking the whole "boring" thing to a whole new level: "Who needs a dashboard? here's an iPad and nothing else". I miss the 80s design esthetic where the wheel could look like a fighter jet flight stick, the dashboard looks like its designed to send spaceships to mars and the upholstery is so loud there is no way you could fall asleep at the wheel.
These cars' design told of a future that never arrived, as if in just a few years the cars would sprout wings and start blasting off into space. Instead the cars became slower and safer and the whole interior design language went from "You know what would be cool?" to "Do we really need a Hand break?"
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1985 Nissan 300ZX
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85' Subaru Alycone
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1983 Buick Questor
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1986 Oldsmobile Inca concept car
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1980's Aston Martin Lagonda
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1982 Opel Monza
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1983 Honda City Turbo II
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1980 Lancia Beta Trevi
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1984 Nissan Skyline 2000 RS-X Turbo C
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1986 Mitsubishi Starion
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1980 Citroen GSA
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1986 ItalDesign Orbit
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1984 Italdesign Together
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1984 Toyota Carina SE Extra
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1984 Toyota Corolla SR5
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1985 Toyota Carina ED
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1985 Volvo 780
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1987 Opel Kadett GSi
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1986 Cadillac Cimarron
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1987 Nissan Gloria Brougham
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1988 Holden Commodore Concept
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1987 Buick Pipboy... ehhh... Riviera
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1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
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1980 Zender Mercedes-Benz 280 T-E
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1986 Citroën Zabrus
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1984 Ford Maya
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1989 Subaru SRD-1
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1984 Mercedes-Benz SEL 1000
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1985 Nissan CUE-X
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1981 Isuzu Piazza
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1984 Peugeot Quasar
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1985 Mazda MX-03
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