slc4s

pity those options screw up the deviated stitching.

halfmonkey

For the record, I don't have sweaty hands, a sweaty back, nor sweat behind my knees unless it's like 100F with 75%+ humidty but we all do have naturally occurring oils on our skin; some more than others. With time, a little bit of oil will still make the alcantara look less than brand new and will require at least a little more care to clean them to bring it back to original luster whereas leather just requires a wipe down.

After all, alcanatara is still a fiber although synthetic.

TXshaggy

If you go with a no cost non leather interior you’ll be fine going leather...but to your point if leather deviated the leather wheel will look out of place. —- and no deviated on the leather wheel.

halfmonkey

Alcanatara definitely helps with movement around in your seat and that's primarily why they're used in racing applications. Race cars are not worried about longevity and appearance because they want the function of being held in place and replace for the next race.

In a street car, there will be give and take between both surface options. It just really depends what you're most concerned with.

Leather:
1. gives the appearance of luxury
2. easy to maintain and clean
3. will slide around on seat but not a concern if you have the LWBS
4. can be hot under the sun
5. more color options and stitching patterns available

Alcantara:
1. gives the appearance of being sporty and racy
2. will not slide around in the seat
3. can wear down and matte down with dirt, grime, and skin oils
4. might irritate your skin if you're sensitive to the "fabirc"
5. generally an additional cost on many cars

VVG

I think each has it's advantages. Alcantara won't develop creases, for instance, and is never too hot or too cold. If you have heated seats, they are more effective through Alcantara. It does take more effort to maintain, although from an actual time perspective, no more time than putting leather cleaner and conditioner on a full leather interior. With Alcantara, only the seats and steering wheel require any type of maintenance. Alcantara traps less odor than leather. With leather, you have to at least apply conditioner to all the surfaces to keep them from drying out. I usaully "scrub" my Alcantara surfaces with an interior cleaner and a microfiber towel, then vacuum. It you want to restore the "fluffiness", try like 400 grit sandpaper. I wouldn't recommend alcantara for a steering wheel on a daily driver. As others have pointed out, it will get just too matted down in this application.

hf1

Leather wheel and shifter with alcantara seat and low touch surfaces seems to be a nice compromise solution for a backroads carver (smth between a DD and a garage queen) — the middle way, enjoying a bit of advantages of both alcantara and leather, OCD stitching inconsistencies notwithstanding.

Westcoast

Do not scrub or sand Alcantara fabrics, you will do irreparable damage to the material!

Like any surface proper cleaning is essential and so is using the right product to do the job. 8+ years with Alcantara on the steering wheel and shifter, seats as well, no problem what so ever taking care of it, IMHO just like leather there is a process, no harder but like leather requires the right products!

I recommend Sonax cleaner with a clean microfiber towel, their brush will restore the fluffy surface, check out the additional info tab at this link: https://www.sonaxusa.com/upholstery-...a-cleaner.html

Personally I like the look and feel of Alcantara, warm when it is cold out, never hot like a leather wheel in the sun and has been mentioned the supplemental heat systems work well with it.

slc4s

I do with there was a nice carmelly brown leather or leather/alcantara option for the spyder. Red spyder with rich brown leather would be killer.

RennlistTomE

Thanks very much for such complete info RE deleting the alcantara. I’d not thought of recovering the inserts in the LWBS.

Does anybody have any Inside info (or informed speculation) about new / expanded interior choices on these models? Cheers.

Puggz

There isn't any. Only change for 2021 is the addition of PDK and possibly a replacement for Miami blue.

Westcoast

And from what I saw a slight increase in the base price but from my build comparison from 2020 to 2021 the option prices remained the same.

Jim Rockford

I love me some Alcantara... grips like cloth and then some, balances out OD’ing with all-leather on an interior.

Have a tough time comparing this to **** carpet...

RennlistTomE

[QUOTE=Jim Rockford;16967730] I love me some Alcantara...

Hey Jimmy
You still got your place on Paradise Cove, over by The Sand Castle? I’d love to see that decorated in soft gold alcantara. Way better than ****. You’re right about that.
Anyhow, I left a message on your answering machine. I’ve got a line on some hot TVs. Gimme a call.
Angel.