488 Pista Interior Choices - Alcantara Or Leather?

Alcantera all the way!

 

I've had all three options in the past; Technical Fabric, Alcantara and Leather. Without a doubt I will go with Alcantara for my Pista. It's not about weight savings but more about look and feel. It definitely belongs in a vehicle of this class.

 

So these questions are like asking if someone like vanilla or chocolate ice cream.

I'm with @petretta - for a car such as this, I prefer Alcantara. In general I don't like how leather looks in these cars, but I could see using leather for some details such as a stripe. I feel about the same with technical fabric, but I think it is a little more suited to these cars and you could possibly do some interesting things with technical fabric.

 

Alcantara. At the Geneva show the alcantara interior was by far a more suitable option than the higher specced leather one. Simply fits the car.

 

Leather for me. It's a very personal choice, and I get how nice alcantara can look, but I keep thinking that it will not look as nice when it gets worn out. Leather can get a patina (before it goes real ugly), but you dont really get a patina stage with alcantara. I also have the feeling alcantara is more difficult to clean because of its rugosity, and it tends to absorb humidity at a faster rate. Lastly, alcantara is a manufactured product, why leather has a more natural touch to it. Deep inside, I have the feeling Im getting more for my money with leather than with alcantara. Very personal opinion of course!

 

The seat material in my Scud is a combo of Technical fabric on the seating surfaces with alcantara on the perimeter sections of the seats.
Looks and wears fabulously.

 

Alcantara of course !

 

I tossed up leather for my Speciale but was told the 3D technical fabric was only offered for the Scud and Speciale and that it was kind of ‘special’ and unique to the ‘sports cars’ so dealer recommended it. I went with 3D and Alcantara and I’m very happy. As the factory designers has envisioned I guess. I’ve seen leather in Speciale’s and I don’t think it works. ‘Sport’ and ‘Luxury’ don’t go IMO. All the best with your allocation [emoji1303]


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If you don't care about resale go with leather.

 

I have a feeling that in 15 years they will look back on the "alcantera years." Like brown shag rugs and wood paneling of the 70s.
I'll likely go leather, or combo leather with alcantera accents.

 

I can report I tracked my Scuderia over several thousand miles on track and another several or so on the street with full Alcantara interior, did nothing to really clean it, aside from not spilling things in it, and it always looked fantastic. FYI they do make Alcantara treatments and cleaners and they work very well.

It's interesting regarding the LaFerrari. I actually think it has a little bit broader purpose as the flagship/ supercar. The HY-KERS points to the future and its very much a street car. I actually think the special series cars, like the CS, Scuderia, Speciale, and now Pista, are a little more focused. They are about taking a street car and making it go faster and be more fun to drive for the occasional track day. A street car that brings you more of the track experience. Whereas the supercar is more about showing you what's possible with even more exotic and expensive solutions.

I'm not sure if that will make sense to anyone else who reads it, but that's how I see it. So leather in a LaFerrari doesn't bother me at all. But its not my preference in these cars.

Regarding leather being natural, it is, but I find most street car leathers are so heavily treated, they no longer really feel natural, like a really nice leather jacket or leather chair, so to me I don't see them as being much more natural than anything else. However, I will take this trade off because I like the ease of use these treated leathers provide us.

 

That is exactly right! Though I think your seats are sporty

 

Yes! What is not sporty about that? They are very sporty! The only thing I don't love about these seats is how the driver's seat has a deeper bucket, they must have a reason, but I wonder why they would make the passenger seat flatter. I want my passenger to have just as much "anti-submarine" function as I do. I do love these seats and I love the pattern.

 

Considering the theme of Pista IMO majority of the interior is best suited with Alacantara
But adding some leather bits will accentuate the interior especially if one intro's a
differentiating color on the leather. Tough to put together but can be very satisfying

 

The most disappointing thing about my Speciale, in fact the only disappointing thing about it...is when getting in there is no olfactory wow...it smells like chemicals.
Every time I get in my leather-drenched F12...I sit there for a few seconds breathing deeply and I smile...pure Italian leather fragrance bath.
To me Ferrari's are about performance, beauty, sound....and smell.

 

Alcantara. But I'm going to order the wild caught Alcantara, not the generic farm raised stuff.

 

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