drcollie

Yes, it' worth it. We even went to the Club Leather which is much nicer. The standard leather is a basic finished leather in a Porsche, the Club leather moves it up to Semi-Aniline and you can see and feel that difference.

Biue jeans will dye transfer, but you can pre-soak them in Vinegar when new that will mitigate that effect.

Staining on ALL leathers can be avoided if you clean and condition properly.

I've been selling leather upholstery for thirty-five years now, its my business.

MrMarco

HA Sadly disappointed by the Bose. Sounds just like the Bose system in the Cadillac I traded in. Not a total letdown, but certainly "lower resolution." Additionally I don't care for the color of the Leather Package, however it's perfect for not showing the dirt/barf from my kids and dog, so...

MAPC

I had a Boxster S with Agate/Pebble interior, where the seats were Pebble (also known as off-white!). I had no problems.....and it looked great with my Aqua Blue exterior.

MAPC

Yes---to me the leather dashboard and tops of the doors are HUGE improvements. My GTS, as part of the GTS package, includes the leather dashboard (with contrast stitching). I wish it also had leather (and stitching) at top of the doors but I didn't think the upgrade was worth it since it already had the leather dashboard.

If I was going to not get leather, I'd opt for Black interior as it looks 'less cheap' than the others when not in leather.....but that is just one man's opinion.

NC TRACKRAT

Ladies' jeans with metal rivets on the back pockets can ruin leather seating. Also, belts with metal designs on the backsides can do likewise. My wife knows not to wear items like these in the Porsches.

Bmarques

what do you guys use to condition / clean leather and how often to avoid cracks?

Terry Adams

No affiliation, except used it last 30 years or so.

http://www.leatherique.com/

Brett - 1996 C4

I tried this in the configurator on a GTS. When switching between a two-tone interior with Standard w/Leather Package vs. Leather Interior/Leather Seats, the only section that changes color is the door panel segment below the handle, plus the door top loses the stitching. The armrest still retains the stitching in both selections. I assume the section below the dash (below steering wheel, glove compartment) is plastic in both cases? So it looks like the only difference might be you lose the leather door top in the Standard Interior?

Petza914

Historically on other models, the front surface of the dashboard changes to leather with stitching for full leather and is vinyl or plastic without it. Not sure if that applies to the macan as well. On a 997, the side panels to the center console too.

sonicworld

Hmmm, sounds like you tried it with the Black/Mojave Beige which will not fully illustrate the additional leather. Try it with Black/Garnet Red and you will see a lot more changes. No one confirmed if the trick is accurate but after finding this video it seems it is...

Victor C3

Just to throw another opinion out there...

I have the base/standard black interior. To me, it looks and feels just fine and it doesn’t look cheap at all.

I’m sure the full leather option is nice, but in my opinion it isn’t necessary. For my next Porsche purchase, I’m going to stick with the base/standard black interior.

smohr33

On my full leather (GTS package), the whole dash is leather, including the section below the dash and glove compartment, you can see the stitching on the corner in the second photo below.

The piece around the center console buttons and the entire upper door to the armrest are leather, and the lower doors are covered in a thicker grain leather, they are not plastic. The only plastic is the cupholder surround piece and the piece below that. Everything else is covered in leather.

Brett - 1996 C4

Thanks, that's very helpful.

segascott

Full leather wasn't on our list of must-have options for our CPO Macan S, but the car we found that our desired options also came with the $4900-at-the-time Espresso Natural Leather option.

We love it, but it definitely requires more care. We had a Q5 before that was our workhorse, we'd throw long wood pieces or furniture bits in the cabin without much worry. But now in our Macan we do it with blankets and foam because every surface appears to be coated with easily-scratched leather. That being said, it feels much more luxurious than our old Q5, which was a Prestige model as well.

I'm in the slow process of trying to coat all leather surfaces with Gyeon Leathershield (their 'ceramic' leather coating) in the hopes of giving it a little more protection from stains/chemicals/beverages and whatnot.

jwagman99

I just posted my similar scenario. I just received my 2022 GTS with lack leather with chalk stitching. I forgot to choose the full leather! I agree that the door tops would look better to match the dash. h well, I saved $2600