It always seems that those who criticise leather are the ones who would like it but wont/cant afford it.
All my future cars will have leather, £2k well spent IMO.
Nothing like a sweeping generalisation of forum members
I used to thing leather was the be all and end all but I do not like leather seat centres, never really liked the leather which VW gave me for free on the R and much preferred the cloth on my rental R I had for a few years and on the wife's.
Now I am slumming it in the Up GTI I am loving the cloth seats in it, for me on the GTI it would be cloth or the art velour, always loved the way our Pirelli seats felt.
M2 came with leather and not a fan, M2 Comp cam with leather so order cancelled. I particularly hate that VW shove leather on the run outs as if its something they assume in the UK everyone wants.
Fortunately there will not be a leather seat centre in sight on the 718 GTS.