I didn't say colors like Cocoa have been around as long as the automobile itself, I said Brown.

I agree that Cocoa is more of a modern color for a Brown type of leather, like Cinnamon and Terra Cotta as well. I also agree that Brown's popularity runs in cycles, regardless of the shade (IMO), while Black and Tan/Beige remain constant as popular leather colors. But I really think Brown exteriors are what became very unpopular for a while and are now back in.

Brown interiors have been present in sports cars throughout the past century. For example, the classic 1930's Bugatti sports cars (seen here with dark brown) and the 1950's Mercedes 300SL Gullwing.





With regards to not seeing a color like Cocoa in the '90s, here's Porsche's Boxster concept car sporting a Brown interior color. Cocoa leather was available for the 996 Carrera & 986 Boxster as well. Both cars were introduced in the '90s.





While Cocoa isn't for everyone, I really do doubt in 10 years time people will say "what the hell was he thinking?" OTOH, Brown was so popular in the '70s, perhaps some rejected the color 20 years later, thinking that's my parent's color - no way I'm buying that color... .

 

Got it, I actually like it, but out of the Browns it is the last one I would pick.

Natural Brown to me is timeless.

 

you've seen every car made in the 90's?

 

Where in my post does it imply anything of the sort?

Maybe you need to read it again

 

here you go guy,

"I can not recall ever seeing a car in the 90's with Dark Brown leather especially a sports car"

so how many cars exactly have you seen? I guess if you didn't see, it doesn't exist.

 

Maybe things were different in the schools we both attended.

To me that means out of all the cars I saw in the 90's I can not recall a Dark Brown leather interior.

Nothing says I saw every car and nothing says if I did not see it then it does not exist. How you think my post implies this is beyond me.

 

absolutely correct...it's beyond you.

Kidding

Unless you are an automotive journalist, the fact that you did not see a brown interior car, does not mean they did not exist. In the 90's I had two cars with dark brown interior, I guess I was extremely lucky. That's why I was bothered by your statement.

Right now out of the 4 cars I own, 3 have dark brown leather.

That is all.

Happy "fools day"

 

OP here... Im really enjoying the back and fourth in this thread. Ive found much more civility on this and MB boards, versus the Audi boards ive been accustomed to. Nice to see a few people disagree a bit once in a while and throw an elbow here and there! Meanwhile, Ive got to find one of these cocoa jobs close to me to look at first hand.

Patrick.

 

Love the handle btw. It's been a while since I've seen the name.

"I have to return some videotapes"

 

I've got GT Silver over a Cocoa full leather interior.
Never ever expected that combination to be something I'd have liked.
Wrong. Way wrong.
It's warm and rich, without losing any of the sporting character.
To each his own. There's just no way I think it looks dated or trendy.

 

This is a late reply but I have an Atlas Grey w/ Cocoa Brown leather C2 coupe (see pics). The interior color is what pushed me to buy this particular 997 vs. my other choice (a black/black C2).

IMHO Atlas Grey is a pretty 'safe' color. It looks more blue than grey most of the time. I didn't love the color at first but it's growing on me.

During the day, the cocoa leather looks very dark/almost black to most people from the outside even without tints. At night it's difficult to see that the interior is dark brown from inside the car. I prefer the cocoa over the natural brown interior in my cayenne (955).

I'm afraid the dark brown may not show well during the day with tints so maybe I'll try tinting at 60-70%. I can send you pics next week once the work is done.

SC997

 

With pictures added...

 

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