Mine (picking it up friday!) has the cloth. I thought about having it fitted with alcantara which I strongly prefer over leather, but than I would loose the classic feel and the red accents.... I just could not think of a nice colour combination alcantara that would fit the interior.
I just decided that in the GTI, it must have the tartan. I like the looks, I don't like the sweaty back in leather trim.
Stephan