There are many things that people look for when buying cars; speed, power, handling, and looks are some of the main factors that people consider before parting with their hard-earned money in exchange for a car. Luxury and comfort also play an important role, especially for people with a larger budget to work with.
While most marques claim to produce luxurious vehicles, only a select few have been known to excel in this area, producing unparalleled quality cars. The following are ten cars that combine stunning design, high-quality materials, and clever use of space to give some of the most luxurious interiors available today.
10 Pagani Huayra
Pagani is known for making some of the fastest hypercars in the world. Still, with the Huayra, the Italian automaker went a bit further and created an interior that's every bit as luxurious as you'd get in any car on this list. The lightweight carbon fiber dominating its interior is matched with expertly-stitched leather seats and exquisite aluminum detailing.
The seats resemble space-age saddles and are fitted with leather that's not only soft but also durable. What makes gearheads go crazy when checking out the interior of the Huayra is its metal shifter that's made up of 67 exposed parts, giving drivers a view of the inner workings of the mechanism every time they shift gears.
9 Maserati Quattroporte Collezione Cento
Although the Maserati Quattroporte Collezione Cento is more than a decade old, it's still regarded by many as the most luxurious car the Italian automaker has ever designed. The car paid homage to the past motorcars with its comfortable leather seats with Chesterfield style studs and a wooden accented steering wheel.
The Quattroporte was clearly made for people who were more about being driven, which explains why so many gizmos were seamlessly installed into the rear seating area. Among the gizmos in the rear seating area was a center armrest with an auxiliary input jack, an iPod docking station, a USB port, and a pair of huge touchscreens mounted on the front seatbacks.
8 Spyker C8 Aileron
Spyker is not among the well-known car brands in terms of luxury, but few automakers can top what they do when it comes to cabins, especially with the C8 Aileron. Inspired by fighter jets from the 50s, the cabin is designed to look like a cockpit with unusually open and airy surroundings for a sports car.
The interior has an elegant swirled-aluminum dash, a panoramic sunroof, and Hushlof leather wrapped around everything. The aluminum dashboard has gauges, switches, and a start/stop button that looks like those found in jets.
7 Bentley Mulsanne
Bentley's answer to the Rolls-Royce Phantom is the Mulsanne, which, apart from providing magnificent power and adroit handling, comes with a gorgeous handcrafted interior that defines true luxury. Only the most exquisite veneers and finest hides are used throughout the cabin, and, according to Bentley, it takes more than 150 hours to tailor the leather precisely into place.
Both the front and back seats offer electrical adjustment and include lumbar support, adjustable heating, and two memory positions for ultimate comfort regardless of where a person sits in the car. The air conditioning system can be adjusted from any seat and features four separate zones, allowing for custom temperature and fan speeds for each occupant.
6 BMW 7 Series
The BMW 7 Series interior makes it one of the top luxury cars globally with its exclusive, high-quality materials and clever features. The seats are made of high-density foam and covered with exclusive leather 'Nappa' with extended stitchings. The rear seating area offers the highest comfort level with massaging seats, more than enough legroom, and touchscreens for entertainment control.
One of the more unique features of the 7 Series is the "Ambient Air Package" that lets occupants choose from 8 different fragrances to give the interior smell an update. It also has adjustable accent lighting and an optional black headliner with tiny LEDs that evoke a starry night.
5 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
The interior of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio can only be described as traditional in concept, but modern in execution. The car has an attractive cabin full of leather surfaces and faux-suede accents, with attractive front seats that offer more than enough support without being restrictive.
The flowing dashboard maintains a perfect balance of traditional and modern features; it has hardware controls for climate and instruments and an 8.8-inch touchscreen that makes accessing media and other key tools easy and convenient. In keeping with the current times, the car also comes with a wireless charging dock on the dashboard.
4 Audi Q7
When designing the Q7's interior, Audi designers had two main things in mind; space and luxury. Actually, make that three and add comfort in there. The Q7 has three rows of leather seats that can be easily adjusted or rearranged to suit different needs. The front seats come with standard heating but can be upgraded to include a built-in massager.
The interior has ambient lighting that makes the Q7 look like a spaceship at night, and with its 23 high-quality speakers, drivers will never get bored. The dashboard is also tastefully designed with a healthy combination of hardware controls and touchscreens.
3 Range Rover SVAutobiography LWB
Range Rover always aims to epitomize the pinnacle of luxury travel with all its cars, and the SVAutobiography does just that. The luxury SUV delivers a peerless combination of technology and craftsmanship, making every journey a special experience for both the driver and passengers.
Central to the appeal of the luxurious SVAutobiography is its executive-class rear seats that offer hot stone massage function, 40-degree recline capability, heated calf and footrests, 22-way adjustment, and legroom of 1.2 m. Integrated rear entertainment screens and electrically deployable rear tables ensure that occupants can work or relax in pure comfort.
2 Rolls-Royce Phantom
The Rolls-Royce Phantom has an interior like no other with sumptuous leather perfectly complemented by handcrafted wood, glass, lambswool, and artworks, creating a rare unit of luxuriance. Although the front is unmatched in terms of luxury, the rear seating area, or 'Privacy Suite,' is where Rolls-Royce takes things to a whole new level.
The Privacy Suite combines the rear seat comfort that Rolls-Royce is known for with the indulgence of a completely isolated cabin that offers maximum privacy. The icing on the cake is the Phantom's celestial canopy of 1,536 individually placed stars that shine through tiny perforations in the leather roof lining m
1 Rolls-Royce Dawn
The Rolls-Royce Dawn is a masterwork of craftsmanship designed to heighten the occupants' senses, focus their passions, and foster unforgettable driving experiences. The Dawn's most notable feature is its striking convertible roof that transforms every element of its cabin in 22 seconds.
Like other Rolls-Royce cars, Dawn's interior is made of stunning quality materials, including natural grain leather, open-pore wood trim, and aluminum finishes. Rear-hinged doors provide glamorous access to Dawn's spacious cabin where occupants will be dazzled by butter-soft leather and real wood trim.