Sponsored

Electric Rivilution

Well-Known Member
First Name
Bill
Joined
Mar 5, 2019
Threads
195
Messages
329
Reaction score
1,314
Location
Scottsdale
Vehicles
2016 Model X P90D
Source: https://www.wardsauto.com/10-best-i...lf-spots-2022-wards-10-best-interiors-ux-list

BEVs Take Half the Spots on 2022 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX List

Rivian R1T R1S Rivian R1T Named One of 2022 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX 13 Rivian R1T


May 10, 2022

This year’s new jointly combined Interiors and User-Experience winners’ list is half made up of BEVs, with a midsize pickup, a CUV, an SUV, a hot hatch and a fullsize pickup capturing the other five slots.

Battery-electric propulsion and charging get all the attention, but it’s clear automakers also are using their blank-sheet battery-electric-vehicle platforms as palettes for interior and UX innovations.

BEVs account for half this year’s winners of the new jointly combined Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX awards, with two of the five from upstart automakers whose vehicles were tested for the first time.

“This year marks a significant milestone for the Wards 10 Best Interiors and UX awards,” says WardsAuto Editor Drew Winter. “With 50% of our winners being battery-electric vehicles, this tells us the interiors of these models now are as awe-inspiring as their 0-60 mph performance time. Automakers are creating beautiful cabins in these vehicles that combine great new ideas with timeless designs from the past, plus packing them with great advanced technologies such as augmented reality.”

The BMW iX and Kia EV6 CUVs, Lucid Air and Mercedes-Benz EQS sedans and Rivian R1T pickup truck make the cut this year, the first time we’ve had such a large proportion of BEVs on either of our 10 Best Interiors or UX lists. It’s a solid reflection of the number of new BEVs entering the market right now – and the amount of innovation that is going into creating them.

This year’s list also marks the first appearance of BEV upstart automakers Lucid and Rivian.

The five BEV models are joined in the winners’ circle by a midsize pickup (the Ford Maverick), a sleek luxury midsize CUV (the Genesis GV70), a blinged-out 3-row SUV (the Jeep Grand Wagoneer), a hot hatch (the Volkswagen Golf GTI) and a fullsize truck (the Toyota Tundra).

Beginning May 23, we’ll post a profile each day of one of our winners. A full list of winners and nominees is posted below.

While they may be powered differently, all of the 2022 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX winning vehicles have the common thread of excellent interior design, high-quality and distinctive interior materials, great fit-and-finish and comfortable seating, as well as in-vehicle technology that excels in its appearance and user-friendliness. Dazzling displays made up of easy-to-navigate menus, stress-free phone pairing and well-performing voice-recognition and advanced-driver-assist systems also were captivating features. Although there is no price cap for the competition, winning vehicles must provide a good value, another metric we evaluate closely.

After 11 years of Wards 10 Best Interiors and six years of Wards 10 Best UX we’ve merged the two competitions. Both interior design and in-vehicle electronics play such a critical role jointly in creating the overall user experience that we believe it now makes the most sense to judge, and reward, these vehicles in a more holistic way.

Wards editors selected our 2022 list after evaluating 22 vehicles with new or heavily redesigned interiors and user-experience technology. Evaluations took place from mid-February through late April in which judges experienced the vehicles during their daily driving.

The 2022 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX trophies will be handed out at our awards ceremony on June 9 during the AutoTech: Detroit conference, beginning June 8 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI.

2022 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX nominees list (asterisk denotes winner)

Audi e-tron​
BMW i4​
BMW iX *
Ford Maverick *
Genesis GV70 *
Hyundai Ioniq 5​
Hyundai Santa Cruz​
Infiniti QX60​
Jeep Compass​
Jeep Grand Wagoneer *
Kia Carnival​
Kia EV6 *
Lexus NX 350 F Sport​
Lincoln Navigator​
Lucid Air *
Mercedes-Benz EQS580 *
Mini Cooper SE Hardtop​
Rivian R1T *
Subaru BRZ​
Toyota Tundra *
Volkswagen Golf GTI *
Volkswagen Taos​
Sponsored

 

OverZealous

Well-Known Member
Joined
Oct 19, 2021
Threads
8
Messages
581
Reaction score
1,459
Location
Louisville, Kentucky
Vehicles
2022 R1T LE, 2023 R1S Quad-Adventure
Occupation
Product Manager / Front-End Developer
I haven’t sat in a Ford Maverick, but is it really that good? I’m skeptical…
I think you have to take price and usage into consideration. Doug Demuro has an in-depth video on the Maverick, and he makes some good points about the interior being nice for the money.

It's very practical and focused on functionality over "premium" materials. The materials they do use, while inexpensive, are designed nicely and quite utilitarian.

 

Max

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2021
Threads
35
Messages
1,534
Reaction score
2,346
Location
Maryland
Vehicles
Nissan Truck
Yellow looks orange here
 
Last edited:

Sponsored

lostpacket

Well-Known Member
Joined
Dec 4, 2021
Threads
25
Messages
735
Reaction score
2,184
Location
Vermont
Vehicles
Crosstrek, R1T
Occupation
Software Engineer
Filter or not I want that orange color!
 

lostpacket

Well-Known Member
Joined
Dec 4, 2021
Threads
25
Messages
735
Reaction score
2,184
Location
Vermont
Vehicles
Crosstrek, R1T
Occupation
Software Engineer
I haven’t sat in a Ford Maverick, but is it really that good? I’m skeptical…

I would personally love a Maverick-like EV. Small size, practical materials. But I would want premium infotainment, sound system, features (vented seats, heated wheel + seats), good range, etc.
 

rraj2k81

Well-Known Member
Joined
Apr 25, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
761
Reaction score
1,126
Location
Burlington, Ontario.
Vehicles
2022 Tesla Model S LR
I want to see how they come up with the winners.
Personally, I have a hard time believing a Ford Maverick beating out an i4 and an Etron, for interior and UX.
Despite the Etron being 4 years old its interior and UI is one of the best IMO, and no way a Ford Maverick can beat that.
And the BMW i4 with iDrive 7 and its interior should have been on the winners list too.
 

mabowden

Well-Known Member
Joined
May 3, 2022
Threads
13
Messages
1,115
Reaction score
1,508
Location
Socal
Vehicles
2022 Rivian R1T, 2021 Kia Seltos SX
Occupation
Toby Flenderson
... 2 days later- Rivian recalls passenger seat. Hush hush
 

electruck

Well-Known Member
Joined
Oct 6, 2019
Threads
69
Messages
3,495
Reaction score
6,454
Location
Dallas, TX
Vehicles
2023 Rivian R1S
... 2 days later- Rivian recalls passenger seat. Hush hush
reliability wasn't a criteria for the award so what's your point?
Sponsored

 
 




Top