Tacky or tasteless combos ain't something new. The Bentley CGT is probably one of the most customizable cars out there since you could make thousands of unique combinations which inculdes ugly ones as well like the one below. The choice of wood is my main problem since it just doesn't look good with the blue and creme leather.
And here is an exemple of how the right choice of wood and make the car look luxurious instead of vulgar.
The reason why people want wood panels in their cars is because they cars are hard, and cold metal objects. Therefor they want to domesticate it by putting wood panels in them.