savanna, sand, cocoa & cognac. is there any love for them?!

[LaurasOtherHalf]

i'm worryingly attracted to sand beige in the 997's, is it the same as savanna??

does anyone have any pictures of their own interiors in anything other than black or metropole?

[tr7v8]

Yup love it! This is my Boxster interior!



and the outside for reference

[LaurasOtherHalf]

so in the 996/986 the beige colour was savanna, is this different to the sand beige in the 997? it looks more yellow on the earlier cars some how?

[DKL]

I have a theory that the browns in the 996 range were poor. Savanna is just a bit yellow maybe, cinnamon/tan is a bit brown and terracotta is waaay too much. Shame they didn't do linen.

Sand looks better in pictures but I haven't seen one.
What's the story on special orders? There's a car for sale now that looks for all the world like linen but maybe its been retrimmed?

[thegoose]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

so in the 996/986 the beige colour was savanna, is this different to the sand beige in the 997? it looks more yellow on the earlier cars some how?

Yep, definitely different. Sand beige much more widely appealing than savannah.

[cardigankid]

Savannah is not as bad as some people make out. Sand beige is a similar but not the same colour.

[porkyspecialist]

They are very different, sand is a much mellower colour & as such sells much better than the totally marmite savanna.
I like cinnamon, but it's not a great seller.

HTH.

[elliot_holder]

I have sand beige in my 997 - I was relucnant at first, and had looked at loads of 997's with black interiors, but just didnt feel they looked 'special' enough.

As my car isnt a daily driver I can afford to keep the interior clean and to date I'm definitely glad I got the sand beige.

Some nice examples of sand beige interiors below.

[Crimp a Length!]

Yes i have always been a fan, especially if the Pork is Black

[LaurasOtherHalf]

elliot_holder said:

I have sand beige in my 997...
Some nice examples of sand beige interiors below.

You see I like both of those, lovely. Black dash top is probably better for reflections but the full sand is plenty nice enough.

[ontheloop]

I had a lovely C2S guards and sand........

[mollytherocker]

tr7v8 said:

Yup love it! This is my Boxster interior!



and the outside for reference

That reminds me, my daughters nappy needs changing.

[NBTBRV8]

I had a Basalt Black 996T with Savanna interior and absolutely loved it. I'd pick it again any time. I also like the Sand in the 997, it is a bit duller but really lifts a car's interior.

[carsarecool]

Had sand in my Box S, loved the look with midnight blue.

Looks better with black leather dash though, as it breaks it up a bit.

Also the sand leather dash reflects quite badly in the screen in bright light.

[highway]

I love cocoa on a silver 550 or 997.

Current 993 is chestnut red. Another marmite colour.

[erics]

highway said:

I love cocoa on a silver 550 or 997.

Current 993 is chestnut red. Another marmite colour.

+1, had cocoa. Tis superb.

[Geneve]

The problem with Porsche interiors is when there is too much of one colour - and that includes 'black'.

[Ady128]

NO!

[gadgetJunky72]

I'm loving the cocoa interior in my 997. It contrasts well with the slate grey.

Some shots from the dealer website. The interior comes up much lighter in the photos. When looking into the car from outside you'd be hard pushed to notice it wasn't black.

http://www.romansinternational.com/car/727/porsche...

[Not Ideal]

Absolutely love cocoa - looks great.