A perfect interior, for a sport car at least, would have to be a combination of
Al, CF and leather w/t any would what so ever.

My vote goes to wood. But not to "so much wood" like in that rolls in the first post. IMO the ideal interior could look something like this:
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BTW, my car has aluminum trim...

I would agree with that.



Although an Alloy trim can look great too in a sports car.

Yes, true.
But I meant Al as in Aluminium and/or Aluminium alloy.

I've always had so much respect for Volvo interiors...so clean, cut, toned...and no wood, usually...

To my eyes, carbon fiber-trimmed interiors are hideous mates for luxury interiors. Reason being, nobody would ever trim their car like that because it looked good as a trim element - it doesn't.

Instead, it's used because we know that it's expensive, and "race." Is it a genuine aid for weight reduction? If so, this isn't weight reduction a la luxury car, it's the kind of weight reduction a ricer would perform on their Integra-R. If you're mad enough to ruin a perfectly attractive dash with CF, then you're certainly mad enough to toss out the power seats - right?

If carbon fibre didn't carry the connotations of "expensive race trim," nobody would want it within 100 feet of their dash. As is, it's poseur jewelry, with the exception of true featherweight sports cars.

Good argument...speechless...but I'd still choose a Maybach with Carbon Fiber dash over a wooden...

Personally I'm an "old-world" type of guy and love is a sucker for wood. The reason I like wood is that it looks classy and gives the car a warm feeling. Though I have to say that wood can looks pretty tacky and hideous if it is fake and placed in the wrong car. A good example is the interior of the S60 which Giannis has posted. The wood is fake, looks out of place and doesn't really melt in with the rest of the interior.

If I for some reason would want a very luxury orientated car like the Phantom or Arnage to looks more sporty I would go for black wood or piano trim rather than alu trim.

Thanks Osna, stole the words right out of my mouth.
As for the RR, I think the reason the wood fits so well it because that's the Phantom's personality. It's very bourgois. I'd be damned if they started using alu or CF trims.

I'm right there with you. Piano black would be my choice for a sporty look, although aluminum can look very sophistocated when mated with the right interior.

Wood in the Phantom is fantastic, because the car's spirit is firmly rooted in a bygone era. Everything in the car speaks of outmoded ideals - but at the same time, the craftsmanship is from a bygone era. Were it not for the impeccable quality and detal the swaths of wood would be laughable.

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Another thought about wood and interiors - We've jumped into a new era of car interiors, however, I get the distinct impression that we're still coloring these newfangled cars with colors and trim from a bygone era.

Take BMW for instance. Try configuring a E90 3er and you'll be met with choices that would seem at home in cars 10 years ago. Sure there's some interesting exceptions, but for the most part we're offered "good ol' black," "same boring ol' beige" and "off to grandpa's house gray."

It's nice that we're offered Alumium as a no-cost alternative, but the wood options are equally as dull. We've got the real dark, browny wood and some medium-browny wood.

You'd think that with the design revolution/revot that's swept the BMW product range that color and material choice would become just as interesting, but instead most everything is conservative as can be. I pray BMW improves upon this for the '07 model year, because the only thing that interests me in the 3er is the "Terra" colored leather.

Stop letting BMW individual bogart the fresh colors!