Originally Posted by dtremit

I would be hard pressed to recognize any of the leather in these new Avalons as genuine. It is some of the cheapest looking hide I've ever seen, and seems unusually prone to showing dirt.

The seats in the Taurus are much better. Really, on the upper trim levels, nearly everything in the Taurus seems of much higher quality. But the Avalon feels much roomier compared to the almost claustrophobic Ford.



Odd -- I've never had an issue with UConnect and my iPhone -- it's worked flawlessly on several recent rentals.