Alcantara

[br_an]

Not if you wear gloves.

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[Matthewstorm]

PLUS look how cool and not douchy driving gloves can be

So, all race car drivers look like douches?

 

[br_an]

So, all race car drivers look like douches?

No, no, no I said they weren't douchy

 

[FruityJudy]

Never seen anyone wearing gloves while stopped at a redlight

 

[Rael]

I loved Alcantara on my steering wheel when I had it. But then again, I'm a bit of a hand-washing compulsive.

 

[Crowd Hunter]

Not if you wear gloves. Jeez, it's like beating a dead horse.

Please tell me you don't drive with gloves on...

 

[Matthewstorm]

Please tell me you don't drive with gloves on...

Of course I do. I'm not gonna screw up my steering wheel.

 

[Crowd Hunter]

Harry does too!

 

[Bikeman315]

You may not have had Alcantara bunch up your trousers so bad you have to lift your hiney off the seat to pull em back down. Loved the cars, but the seats....not so much.

One of the best things about my GT/CS seats is the Miko suede ( same as Alcantara). Maybe they sucked 7 years ago but mine are great.

 

[opengl]

One of the best things about my GT/CS seats is the Miko suede ( same as Alcantara). Maybe they sucked 7 years ago but mine are great.

Agreed, I have Alcantara seats (came with the carbon sport interior package) and love them. Comfy, heated/cooled, and don't seem to suffer from the sagging/wavyness the leather seat bottoms always show eventually.

 

[Crowd Hunter]

One of the best things about my GT/CS seats is the Miko suede ( same as Alcantara). Maybe they sucked 7 years ago but mine are great.

Alcantara (Miko suede) is like microsuede. It's a synthetic polyester fabric. My opinion is that it makes a really nice substitute for the normal fabrics that are traditionally used in headliners, but I definitely prefer real leather when it comes to seats and a steering wheel.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I bought the GT350 wheel from Steeda. It has migrated across several Mustangs and still looks brand new. Not hard to keep one's hands clean. The mother superior made sure of that .......

I have to believe the amount of skin oils and cleanliness varies a LOT. I had a Boss-302 wheel in my S197 and a GT350R wheel in my 2016 GT from day one. Still looks and feels great BUT I wash my hands before driving and must have dry skin. Not for anyone with oily skin, or who eats in the car or has to drive with dirty hands.

 

[Crowd Hunter]

I have to believe the amount of skin oils and cleanliness varies a LOT. I had a Boss-302 wheel in my S197 and a GT350R wheel in my 2016 GT from day one. Still looks and feels great BUT I wash my hands before driving and must have dry skin. Not for anyone with oily skin, or who eats in the car or has to drive with dirty hands.

My greasy half-Italian ass would have that steering wheel nasty in no time!

 

[dpAtlanta]

The GT350 has an Alcántara steering wheel as standard equipment… but I DON’T believe we get the heated steering wheel option.

Is that because they don’t offer us an automatic?
(I didn’t just type that did I…?)

 

[Crowd Hunter]

I opted to not get Alcantara on my steering wheel, but my entire headliner and sun visors are Alcantara. Here's my steering wheel.

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