Quoting James: "Unfortunately, there is always a downside with cost-cutting, and the evidence is there in the material feel. Everything is made from hard plastic which, like I said, looks great generates an unfortunate creaking that tends to occur with so many hard plastic pieces intersecting.
Touch the centre console, creak; hit a bump, creak"
Followed by: " I may have a slightly different opinion in terms of comfort and perception had my tester been a base model, but this EX Luxury version sure does make you wonder why anyone would spend big bucks on a premium brand"
Hard plastic and "creak" is why. Nice double standard there, though.