Hyundai Venue, Nissan Sentra Among This Year's Best Interiors List

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Wards Auto has gone digital in choosing this year’s 10 Best Interiors.

In normal times, the American-based organization that has covered the automotive industry for over 80 years, would spend a day or two just fiddling with the knobs, trying out the seats, touch the materials and so forth before handing down the keys to another editor. However, since that’s not possible, they’ve instead resorted to using live video while discussing features relevant to the judging criteria while other editors would be watching or asking questions via a conferencing app.

With no restraint on pricing, these 10 vehicles bested 25 other nominees based on the following criteria: aesthetics, comfort, ergonomics, materials usage, fit and finish, and user-friendliness.

The most affordable winner in this year’s list is the Hyundai Venue. Wards cited the sub-compact SUV’s interior color scheme and surprising level of technology on what’s essentially an entry-level car.

On the other end of the spectrum, there’s the Bentley Flying Spur. And while owners can specify up to 15 color combinations, Wards fell in love with the red-hued “Cricket Ball” color. This year marks the third Wards 10 Best Interiors trophy for Bentley, having won with the Bentayga and Continental GT previously.

Other notable winners this year include the Kia Telluride which have “features and materials at par with luxury brands costing twice as much,” and the Nissan Sentra which delivered an experience that’s big on luxury and style

Here they are 2020 Wards 10 Best Interior winners (alphabetical order):

1. Audi e-tron
2. Bentley Flying Spur
3. BMW X6 M
4. Chevrolet Corvette C8
5. Hyundai Venue
6. Kia Telluride
7. Lincoln Aviator
8. Mercedes-Benz GLB
9. Nissan Sentra
10. Toyota Highlander

For reference, here are the nominees:

1. Alfa Romeo Giulia
2. Audi e-tron
3. Bentley Flying Spur 
4. BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe
5. BMW X6 / X7
6. Buick Encore
7. Cadillac CT4 / CT5
8. Cadillac XT6
9. Chevrolet Corvette
10. Ford Escape
11. Ford Explorer
12. Honda Passport
13. Hyundai Palisade
14. Hyundai Sonata
15. Hyundai Venue
16. Jaguar XE
17. Kia Seltos
18. Kia Telluride
19. Land Rover Discovery Sport 
20. Lincoln Aviator
21. Lincoln Corsair
22. Mazda CX-30
23. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
24. Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class
25. Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class
26. MINI Cooper 
27. Nissan Sentra
28. Nissan Versa
29. Range Rover Evoque
30. Subaru Legacy
31. Subaru Outback
32. Toyota GR Supra
33. Toyota Highlander
34. Volkswagen Arteon
35. Volkswagen Atlas Cross

Source: Car Guides PH