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Style and Substance
Chrysler Citadel has "handmade" touches
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Designers equipped the Citadel with B-pillars that move with the rear doors as they slide open for easier access.
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Chrysler Citadel interior designers tried to create the feeling of a European luxury sedan, balanced with touches of art deco in the center vents, center console, radio stalks, steering wheel, and seats. Wood, leather, brushed aluminum, and chrome accents are used. Instrument panel gauge design is influenced by high-end sports watches, with hand-sculpted chrome on the face of the gauges and handmade chrome bevels around the odometer and clock. A "jewelry-like" quality is carried through on the details in the steering wheel, door control modules, pedals, and the folding tray table on the back of the front seats. Another dominant theme throughout the interior is the heavy, tighter stitching with a crafted look similar to that of premium luggage lines such as Louis Vuitton and Coach.
On the practical side, Chrysler designers equipped the Citadel with B-pillars that move with the rear doors as they slide open to make it easy for a wheelchair-bound driver to get in and out of the driver's seat. They wanted people to be able to slide into the front seat, collapse their wheelchair, and store it in the rear passenger seat—all without having to get out of the driver's seat. However, Chrysler believes the convenience would have broad appeal.
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