Atlas grey with Cocoa leather? Seen one B4?
#16
I agree the OP should not worry about anything but what he likes, but if you think colors like Cocoa Brown have been around as long as the Automobile itself I disagree. Brown or tan have, but dark brown like Cocoa you could not give away 10-20 years ago. I can not recall ever seeing a car in the 90's with Dark Brown leather especially a sports car.
For what it is worth I love Red, I actually love Blue as well, and I owned an M3 with the Natural Brown leather that was my favorite interior color I have owned.
For what it is worth I love Red, I actually love Blue as well, and I owned an M3 with the Natural Brown leather that was my favorite interior color I have owned.
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.
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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...
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#18
I agree the OP should not worry about anything but what he likes, but if you think colors like Cocoa Brown have been around as long as the Automobile itself I disagree. Brown or tan have, but dark brown like Cocoa you could not give away 10-20 years ago. I can not recall ever seeing a car in the 90's with Dark Brown leather especially a sports car.
For what it is worth I love Red, I actually love Blue as well, and I owned an M3 with the Natural Brown leather that was my favorite interior color I have owned.
For what it is worth I love Red, I actually love Blue as well, and I owned an M3 with the Natural Brown leather that was my favorite interior color I have owned.
#20
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.
"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.
#21
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.
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#22
absolutely correct...it's beyond you. ![Smilie](https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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"
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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"
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#23
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.
Patrick.
#25
Cocoa interior
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.
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.
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Hello...Interested in Atlas Grey in a 09-10 S coupe. Has any of you seen cocoa, which looks to be a variation of a rich chocolate brown interior paired with this Atlas grey paint? I am trying to invision the 2 together, have seen some crappy online pics in bad lighting, and im just unsure if this would be considered "desireable" combo? My initial thoughts would be a tan of some sort, as the Atlas seems to cast black and blue also for color family? I really have not seen cocoa in any cars as of yet until now.
Thanks for weighing in.! Happy Easter/Passover holiday to all.
p.s. Also looking at meteor grey... not as dramatic of a color to me...but safe, classic,easy to keep looking clean.
Thanks for weighing in.! Happy Easter/Passover holiday to all.
p.s. Also looking at meteor grey... not as dramatic of a color to me...but safe, classic,easy to keep looking clean.
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.
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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
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
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