Originally Posted by BzzzBom

Doesn’t plug in CarPlay come as a standard option?

Originally Posted by sonicworld

...In the U.S. yes

Originally Posted by StormRune

I first thought: Hey this is wrong! But then I looked on OP's configuration page and see that is true. It's another one of those things that does NOT come standard on a GT4, we get the honor of paying extra for it - Grrr. (Not sure If Spyder is in that same boat).

Originally Posted by sonicworld

Forum member hf1 has one (albeit the leather is darker) which gave me the idea. He has another pic in his forum signature which looks lighter but still works IMHO.

Originally Posted by Dan Nagy

It looks nice to me, but don’t be afraid of the Bordeaux. It’s really beautiful and the space is quite small in there. Brakes? You can always paint them later if that bothers you. For me, the leather trim is just okay. If my only choices were leather trim and standard interior options, I would do the standard and use the $1K for something else.

This is a very focused build and congrats to you.

Originally Posted by StormRune

Your build strikes me as a wisely-configured build for trying to make good use of your money. If eventual resale is a thought of yours: All of the money many of us - myself included - pour into options often doesn't show back up at trade-in or sale time.

The red calipers looks great against the silver regardless of the interior color choice. I think that concern about caliper color/interior color is overthinking it on a hard top; which is admittedly easy to do. I can see it being more a concern on a Boxster or Spyder. This becomes even more true if you end up tinting the windows.

I think the Luxor/Black combo looks great! And I love GT Silver for showing off the lines and curves of a Porsche. In my current avatar it almost looks liquid. I had it on my most recent 911 and strongly reconsidered it on my recent order. (I'm only going to a different color this time since I've always wanted to do a brighter color choice at least once!)

Originally Posted by Dyim

IMO, red from calipers, top, and interior doesn’t have to match 100%. I am biased though. My Macan in the background has black/ garnet interior. Doesn’t match 100% with brakes either. Red calipers is different red from brake lights anyways.

Having said that, I personally would pick black/chalk over Luxor with GT silver, if red is no go with you. Of course, I picked all red in my Spyder, but black belts and gauges.

Originally Posted by slilley

I think your build looks great! Although if I'm being honest, I think the Black/Bordeaux Red interior (or even Black/Chalk) complements the GT Silver better than the Black/Luxor interior. All of these choices get the nice contrasting stitching, which really looks good to me.

After lots of teeth-gnashing, I ended up with the Black Leather/RaceTex interior since I wanted the seats to be extra grippy when I do AutoX and track events. But no contrast stitching, since I couldn't justify the extra cost. I considered the bucket seats (even drove to a dealer to try them out), but lack of a heated seat option in North America took them out of contention...funny that you can get heated bucket seats in Europe, but not here in the US.

Instead of the interior-colored leather trim that you went with, I went with the Brushed Aluminum trim to brighten up the interior a bit and replace the stock plastic trim.

Don't worry about the red brake calipers - they look good with every exterior color, imho!

Originally Posted by GarrettGTS

Your options are very similar to mine, which is GT Silver with full Bordeaux. I went with the free standard trim in the interior, and it looks fine, plus the finish matches on dash, steering wheel, shifter, etc. unlike many here, I am not a fan of the leather interior trim. I think it makes things look like there were too many pieces stuck together to build the dash. And doors. I almost ordered the free silver wheel, and I like the look. I stuck with the regular headlights but spent money on Carrera Sport wheels in GT Silver to pretty much match your MSRP.

For other small things to consider, the light design package puts lights in the foot wells and visor mirror, which would be nice if you drive in the dark with those fancy headlights. The multifunction steering wheel gets rid of the somewhat awkward wand to control car functions, plus it’s heated, if that matters to you. I’ve only had my car a short time, so I can’t say how important some of these functional choices are to me.

For colors, all of the two-tone interiors look great to me, and I think your color choice looks totally fine. Plus Luxor is more practical than chalk. I see soooooooo many cars with black interiors that I feel like we should get something else when there is a choice.

Originally Posted by Goodwood

All I will say is my only regrets about my $103k build is not opting for LED headlights and contrasting stitch with my full leather interior. You have the LEDs chosen already. Contrasting stitch adds so much richness and depth to the interior.

Originally Posted by Paiceyfan

I have a 981 with luxor beige interior, which looks lighter than it does in these photos. I love it, as it looks classy. The red calipers do not have anything to do with the interior in my mind...they look great. However, my exterior is Basalt Black Metallic, which works well with the luxor beige. As has been commented many times, you should only please yourself...advice is good...but ultimately ensure you do what YOU want. Your choices are well informed and unusual...which in my book, is good.

Originally Posted by SpeedySpidey

See if your dealer has paint and leather swatches though, then you’ll be sure if they match rather than relying on a pic.

Originally Posted by StormRune

I first thought: Hey this is wrong! But then I looked on OP's configuration page and see that is true. It's another one of those things that does NOT come standard on a GT4, we get the honor of paying extra for it - Grrr. (Not sure If Spyder is in that same boat).

Originally Posted by sonicworld

Good point, they didn't, two Dolomites but no GT Silver, I thought my SA was kidding. Would it be cool for me to visit another dealer and just walk into their sample area?