Alcantara regrets

[Tim718]

Hi

Does anyone with experience of Alcantara have an opinion/the power of hindsight to advise whether it was a better choice over leather?

I test drove a car last week with the Alcantara steering wheel (but leather seats) and it felt really nice. But then I watched this video https://youtu.be/aebUNgMhQV4 which kinda suggests it's not a wise medium/long term choice due to how quickly it wears.

Reason I'm asking is I'm fancying a 718 GTS and understand as standard it's going to be heavily Alcantara'd out - and then if I option the leather could it get pricy?

[Tim718]

Bennachie said:

I would NEVER have another alcantara steering wheel...

Why is that?

[Tim718]

PhantomPH said:

bcr5784 said:

The one downsize of specifying the (free in the 981) smoker package for the extra power point it provides is that it may convey the wrong impression...

I must admit, that was a red flag for me until I realised that Porsche owners (from new) tend to specify this option quite often and it has no reflection on their habits at all. Tough to train that out of my mind, tho!

The smokers pack put me off when I was searching for a used car (as I didn't want one that had been smoked in). I then realised you have to spec this if you want a lid on the cubby on the centre console to finish it off nice (which is annoying) - why don't they just make the lid standard - and the smokers bit inside the optional extra.

[Tim718]

alan718s said:

You got offical news from Porsche about the GTS version?

Nah not yet